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Reps will not consider county attorney candidate who lives in Wolfeforo LACONIA — The Executive Committee of the Belknap County Convention decided yesterday not to accept the application of Assistant Carroll County Attorney Stephen Murray because he was not a resident of the county when he applied. Executive committee member Frank Tilton, R-Laconia,
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Consultant has plan for ‘corpse in the living room’ Locals interested in performing arts center told to get Colonial Theater open again & take it from there By Michael Kitch LACONIA — “Having a dark theater on Main Street,” consultant Duncan Webb told almost 100 people gathered at the Belknap Mill last to hear his report on the Colonial Theater, “is like having a corpse in your living room.”
But, instead of suggesting the body be removed and buried, Webb sketched a strategy for bringing it back to life. Webb, whose firm Webb Management Services, Inc. has consulted on 263 similar projects, did not minimize the challenge, but stressed that the reopening and renovation of the theater would play “a profound
role in the development of downtown.” Webb described the market for a performing arts venue in the city as difficult. Noting that educational attainment is a leading indicator, he noted that only a fifth of Laconia’s residents have a college degree, compared to a third of the state’s populasee COLONIaL page 12
CONCORD (AP) — The New Hampshire farmer serving a mandatory minimum threeyear sentence for brandishing a handgun at a trespasser who refused to leave his property is pinning his hopes for an early release
in part on finally being able to publicly attack the credibility of his accuser. Ward Bird, 49, of Moultonborough, has been behind bars since Nov. 17, after the state Supreme Court upheld his conviction for crimi-
nal threatening with a handgun of a woman who had passed several “No Trespassing” signs and come onto his hilltop property. Bird’s supporters say his defense was see BIRd page 23
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Congressman Frank Guinta (center) joined a group of well wishers who visited the WEZS radio studios in Laconia on Saturday morning to help celebrate the start of Niel Young’s 15 year on the radio. The conservative activist (front, left) broadcasts his program, “The Advocates” for four hours each Saturday morning and can also be heard each weekday morning, starting at 9 a.m. Guinta will be back in Laconia on Wednesday. He is scheduled to host a town hall-style meeting at Laconia City Hall at 6:30 p.m. and all New Hampshire voters are welcome to attend and participate. Joining the congressman on Saturday were (l-r) former Franklin Mayor Tony Giunta, Franklin Mayor Ken Merrifield, City Councilor Bob Hamel, NH State Rep. Harry Accornaro and Rep. Paul Hopfgarten of Derry. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun) No better IRA anywhere in the Lakes Region! IRA ~ 5-10% Premium Bonus Guarantee of Principle Call DAK ~ 279-0700 or 533-0002 (cell)
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