E E R F Thursday, december 22, 2011
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VOL. 12 NO. 144
LacONIa, N.h.
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Inmate on the loose after escaping from county jail LACONIA — A Belmont man escaped from the Belknap County Jail late Wednesday afternoon and at press time, police had still not located him. Superintendent Daniel Ward said Joel Barlow escaped by jimmying open a window in the medium security block of the jail, dropping down two stories and scaling a chain-linked fence. Ward said it doesn’t appear Barlow was injured in the escape, but investigating officers beleive he was see EsCaPE page 10
Mitt & Ann Romney serve-up spaghetti supper in Ashland Mitt Romney and his wife Ann serve up a plate of spaghetti to Wendy Kirker and her daughter Maddie of Laconia during last night’s campaign event in Ashland. In the background is Common Man owner Alex Ray. See story on page 11. (Alan MacRae/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Family believes Barnstead Gilford Town Clerk appealing man has now been loss of 1/2 position to BudCom missing for a full 2 weeks By Gail OBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
BARNSTEAD — More than a week after he was reported missing and two weeks since he was last seen there is still no sign of Paul Barnet, 54, the former Rochester police officer and resident of Winwood Drive in the Locke Lake Colony. On December 14, the day after his daughter Hayley reported her father missing, the Barnstead Police Department issued a statement to media with a description and photograph of Barnet, stating that he was last seen by a neighbor, who is a New Hampsee MIssING page 12
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GILFORD — Town Clerk Tax Collector Denise Gonyer this week wrote a letter to members of the Budget Committee explaining that her department was more that willing to make some internal cuts to help offset the cost of a 17th officer for the Police Department but that she was dismayed to learn of the selectmen’s decision involved the elimination of one full-time assistance as of April 2012. “Removing 40 hours as of April 1, 2012 (if the employee stays that long) will result in a review of services,” wrote Gonyer. She requested that the Budget Committee would fund her original request for a 24-hour position in stead of the total reduction of
the position. She said the cost to employee this person for 24 hours a week would be $12,200 which would cost each taxpayer about $2 per $250,000 of annual assessment. She said she was told the reason the position was eliminated was because there were no lines at her counter. “I wish all we had to do was to wait for someone to come to the counter to be considered busy,” she said adding the Town Clerk Ta Collectors Office processed $35-million in taxes involving about 18,000 transaction, registered 10,000 cars both on and off line, registered 1,600 dogs and handles elections. She also said there are four scheduled elections in 2012 including a presidential primary and election. see GILFOrd page 10