E E R F Thursday, december 29, 2011
Body found in Barnstead
Former police officer had been missing for more than 2 weeks — P. 9
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Gilford gives non-profit another year to come up money to buy lot By gAil oBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILFORD — Selectmen voted unanimously to extend the purchase and sales agreement between the town and senior housing development company Gilford Village Knolls until the end of next year. Should the agreement be executed, it allows the senior housing complex to purchase the Potter see GILFOrd page 8
Dana Ross, an employee of Concord-based Energy Improvements, cuts a piece of insulation destined for the exterior of the Laconia Athletic & Swim Club. In the background is Dana’s son Matthew, waiting to install the insulation. The club received a grant and low-interest loan package worth $500,000 to make improvements. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
Half a million in stimulus money lands in city to envelop fitness club in energy saving shield By AdAm drApcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The Laconia Athletic and Swim Club is undergoing a significant weatherization project this winter, one which should save the business about $30,000 per year in heating fuel and electricity costs. The project is one funded and financed using federal tax dollars and is intended to fight unemployment, reduce energy consumption and illustrate to
lending institutions that similar projects are worthwhile. The Swim Club building was constructed to be a YMCA. One section of the building dates back to 1956; in 1980 an addition including the indoor pool was completed. Tom Oakley has owned the building for 20 years and for every one of those years has operated his business under the burden of an antique boiler coupled with a poorly-insulated building.
It costs Oakley about $100,000 per year in heat and electricity for his 25,000-squarefoot facility. “Needless to say, we’ve been spending a lot of money on energy for a long period of time,” Oakley said. He’d known that the “big, monster, old boiler” was inefficient and at times problematic but acquiring conventional financing for a modern replacement was not a possibility. Then, see ENErGy page 8
Gingrich remains popular in local Tea Party but Romney has support, too By roger Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
MOULTONBOROUGH — Less than two weeks away from the date of New Hampshire’s “first in the nation” Presidential Primary, House Fuel Oil OIL & PROPANE CO., INC. Speaker Newt Gingrich 10 day cash price* Laconia 524-1421 subject to change won a straw poll of Lakes
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Region Tea Party voters at the group’s regular monthly meeting held at the Moultonborough Library Wednesday night. Gingrich topped former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney by taking 17 votes to Romney’s 12. Ron Paul was the only other candidate to garner any votes, polling three. It was the second straight month that
Gingrich has won the straw poll. Last month he picked up 16 while Ron Paul and Herman Cain each had five votes and Romney four. Cain had won the October poll but fell out of favor as reports of sexual harassment charges and an extramarital affair circulation. He has since suspended him campaign for the Republican nominasee tEa Party page 9