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VOL. 12 NO. 103
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LACONIA — The City Council last night voted four-to-two to change the planned traffic signals at the intersection of Main Street and Oak Street. City Manager Scott Myers told the councilors that the intersection will include a dedicated lane for vehicles traveling northbound on Main Street to make left turns on to Oak Street when signaled by a green arrow. Councilor Bob Hamel (Ward 5) asked why left turns would be permitted see GReeN page 8
A New Hampshire Marine Patrol Honor Guard escorts an urn containing the cremated ashes of Department of Safety Services Director Dave Barrett to a memorial service aboard the M/S Mount Washington at Weirs Beach on Monday afternoon. The Honor Guard came by boat from the Marine Patrol’s headquarters in Glendale (Gilford). (Alan MacRae/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Marine Patrol headquarters to bear Dave Barrett’s name By Gail OBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
WEIRS BEACH — Two tolls of the M/S Mount Washington’s bell announced the arrival of the ashes of Dave Barrett and two more tolls of the ship’s bell announced their arrival on deck. Barrett, the director of N.H.
Safety Services who died last week at age 64, was honored yesterday afternoon by family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers who packed the Mount to say their final goodbyes. His ashes arrived a Marine Patrol vessel escorted by two other Marine Patrol vessels,
their blue lights flashing as they made the turn on Lake Winnipesaukee, coming north from the agency’s headquarters at the Glendale docks. People clustered on the starboard side of the Mount while uniformed police officers from all walks of law enforcement, including the Department of
Fish and Game in the bright red and green official uniforms, lined the port side to await the honor guard. A Marine Patrol Honor guard bore his ashes to a table aboard the Mount that adorned with flowers and pictures of Barrett portraying see BaRRett page 12
Gilford selectmen going after strip club’s liquor license Board met at Mardi Gras minutes after Oct. 18 drug raid; letter to Liquor Commission suggests club involved with manufacture of methamphetamine; entertainment license will be discussed Wednesday By Gail OBer
men, meeting in an emergency session just minutes after the October 18 raid of a local strip club voted to ask the N.H. Liquor Commission to temporarily suspend the Mardi Gras North Cabaret’s liquor license. Homemade Dough and Homemade Sauces The raid, conducted at 9 p.m. OPEN 7 DAYS on a Tuesday night, resulted in Fuel Oil FOR LUNCH AND DINNER OIL & PROPANE CO., INC. three dancers being arrested 10 day cash price* Rt 3, Weirs Beach • heatpizza.com • 366-2110 Laconia 524-1421 subject to change on the premises each for allegTHE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILFORD — Citing information from police and the N.H. Drug Task Force, select-
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edly drug sales and four other people being arrested in the homes by police in Tilton, Holderness and Franklin. The letter included the statement that “employees (of the Mardi Gras) were arrested on the premises upon execution of search warrants for the sale and possession of illegal drugs, including but not limited to marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other narsee MaRdI GRas page 10