Tilton News

Concerns about the economy and skepticism about the motives of town officials were widespread among voters during last week's marathon deliberative session on the town of Alton's 2010 Warrant.

A Winnisquam Regional High School senior who was charged with selling marijuana to a younger student on a school bus is free on $3,500 personal recognizance bail following his arrest.

COURTESY PHOTO Gail McGraw, LNA II, is the February 2010 Above & Beyond Award winner at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton.

Police have charged two Sanbornton residents in connection with a string of burglaries that targeted at least 31 homes in Tilton and Sanbornton.

After a lengthy investigation into a number of area burglaries, Tilton and Sanbornton police jointly executed a search warrant for stolen property at 399 West Main St., only to discover the inhabitants smoking marijuana.

Acting on a tip from a probation officer, Franklin Police arrested a Franklin man and a Tilton woman and charged them both with multiple counts of heroin possession.

After weeks of discussion on whether or not the town should continue to plow the Gilford Community Church's parking lot, the Board of Selectmen voted to continue doing so during Wednesday night's meeting.

Jan. 26, 1928: A recent fire tragedy in Laconia might have been averted had the victim foreseen the disaster by studying astrology.

Supervising Judge Kathleen A. McGuire heard the following cases in Belknap County Superior Court: The day a jury trial was to begin against a Tilton man charged with showing a pornographic movie to minors, indecent exposure and lewdness, the County Attorney dropped - or nol prossed - the charges.

The members of the Northfield Fire Services Committee told a packed house at Tuesday's selectman's meeting that a stand-alone Northfield Fire Department could provide similar services at a reduced price and recommended dissolving the current fire district the town shares with Tilton.

They came looking for a lake house but instead bought a colonial-style building along Route 3, and instead of moving the family in, they brought in all the accouterments needed for a new ice cream and sandwich shop.

Courtesy Graphic AN ARCHITECT'S rendering shows a possible design of a new life safety building in Tilton.

A subcommittee of the Belknap County Delegation restored $13,000 in community action money the county commissioners had removed from the budget.

A Belknap County Superior Court grand jury returned more than 70 indictments against 43 defendants when it met Jan.

Police in Tilton have arrested a man and are searching for another in connection with an armed robbery outside a supermarket.

The arrival of a new business is trumpeted with grand openings and ribbon-cutting ceremonies.

Public safety officials and other community-minded organizations gathered at the town docks in Meredith Sunday to raise money for Special Olympics.

Having asked department heads to join them in working toward a flat budget, so far the selectmen are seeing success in their request.

A state official told a gathering of farmers Tuesday that they will play a big part in the push for energy efficiency as climate change affects New Hampshire.

Roy "Butch" J. Gilbert, 76, of Shaker Road, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at home.