Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Holiday Parade marchers sought; must have shovel LACONIA — When Larry Frates was selected to be the grand marshal for the 2011 Holiday Parade, he knew he had to do it in his style. Which, it turns out, involves a choreographed group of people carrying snow shovels. “I really didn’t picture myself in the back of a car, waving,” said the vertically-challenged Frates. “They’d have to put a bunch of pillows underneath me to people would be see PaRade page 12
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New plan envisions 2-way traffic around downtown loop By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The Planning Department yesterday unveiled a plan that if adopted would open both Beacon Street East and Beacon Street West to two-traffic. Meanwhile, Dubois and King, Inc., the engineering firm planning the reconstruction of the Main Street bridge over the Winnipesaukee
River, is incorporating the prospect of the changed traffic pattern into its design. The city commissioned TEC, Inc. of Lawrence, Massachusetts to study traffic patterns in the center of the city, bounded by eight intersections — Main Street and Court Street/Union Avenue, Main Street and Beacon Street East/Beacon Street West, Main Street and Pleasant Street,
Beacon Street East and Church Street, Veteran’s Square, Pleasant Street and New Salem Street, Beacon Street West and Water Street — to assess the impact of two-way traffic on Beacon Street East and Beacon Street West. Although the full study is not yet complete, TEC undertook a separate analysis of see LOOP page 12
2 for 3: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough claims Div. VI football crown
Inmates happy to help city stretch its budget for park maintenance By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
Inter-Lakes-Moultonborough assistant football coaches Keith True (left) and Jon Francis (right) congratulate Inter-Lakes senior Vanya Noordergraff as he leaves the field for his last time during the NHIAA Division VI championship game against Epping-Newmarket in Meredith Saturday afternoon. The Lakers capped an undefeated season by beating the Blue Devils 29-7 for their second title in three years. (Daryl Carlson/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
LACONIA — “It’s a win for the city, the county and above all for the inmates,” said Mike Seymour of the Parks and Recreation Department, who supervises crews from the Belknap County Jail sprucing up public spaces throughout the city. “They’re good workers who would be an asset to any business.” “It’s not a bad gig,” remarked Jarod Leroux, who with two fellow inmates was raking leaves at Opechee Park this week, “especially with weather like this.” He said that the opportunity to work outdoors provided an opportunity to contribute to the see INMates page 10
Morgenstern gets 2nd 5-year term on Gunstock Commission By Gail OBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA - The Belknap County Convention last night voted 11-to 4 to return Gunstock Commissioner John Morgenstern to the governing board for a second 5-year term. Morgenstern was named commissioner during the second of what he called two of
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the worst snow years in New Hampshire (2005 and 2006) and has been a part of the commission that expanded Gunstock into an all-season resort. The appointment was also sought by former Laconia City Councilor David Gammon — a life-long skier who has now made three unsuccessful tries at becoming Modern Woodmen
a Gunstock commissioner. Initially, there were four candidates but Gilford attorney Phil Brouillard withdrew his name for consideration, said delegation Chair Alida Millham, because he didn’t realize he was running against an incumbent commissioner, and Gilford engisee GuNstOCK page 12
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