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THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — A city man is being held on $100,000 cash bail after trying to hide 60 oxycodone pills betwixt his buttocks during a police search. Police affidavits said officers had been getting information that Michael B. Smith, 31, had been selling oxycodone — a power-
ful narcotic — in the area and that he had been known to store his pills in the crease of his buttocks. Police knew Smith was on parole and, although he has no valid drivers license, had been known to drive. The past Monday morning, after they learned Smith had just gone to Lawrence, Mass. to procure more drugs, police notified his parole officer,
Seifu Ragassa, who went to Smith’s home but was unable to locate him. The parole officer told Laconia Police that if they found him they could detain him and at 1:37 p.m. Det. Christopher Noyes saw Smith drive from his house at 149 Valley St. Apt. 2. Noyes stopped him and took him to the police station. see OXYCODONEpage 10
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BELMONT — “On Saturday you can bet the Belmont Stakes in Belmont,” says Rick Newman, general manager of the Lakes Region Casino. Less than two years after abandoning simulcast wagering in November 2010, thoroughbreds and greyhounds have returned in the form of telecast races and online betting. Newman explained that dozens of television sets at see BET page 8
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Janet Brough reatcs as she realizes she is the 2012 Annette P. Schmitt Unsung Hero Award winner. Brough was working video recording system for last night’s Laconia School Board meeting at the time. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Gail Ober)
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Janet Brough: Unsung Hero BY GAIL OBER
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LACONIA — She’s led the School District’s efforts in recycling. She volunteers as a photographer when students can’t afford their senior pictures. She rings the bell for the Salvation Army on the coldest of nights and now Superintendent Office Administrator Janet Brough is the recipient of the 2012 Annette P. Schmitt Unsung Hero Award. When she realized she was the surprise recipient of the award given at last night’s School Board
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meeting, tears welled her eyes but she never missed a beat as she continued to operate the video system recording the meeting for later broadcast. “Words simply cannot describe her value to our community and how she impacts the lives of so many children, youth and families throughout Belknap County,” read Kathy Calvin, who along with Alan Robichaud of the Lakes Region United Way, presented the annual award. Brough is ubiquitous. This morning she’ll be leading a group of people as they walk along the see HERO page 10
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LACONIA — The City Council has begun taking the first steps towards setting limits to the increase in the 2012-2013 municipal budget and with it the amount to be raised by property taxes and the projected property tax rate while seeking to ensure the success of planned improvements at Laconia High School. Meanwhile, the School Department is seeking to close a deficit between its plans for expanding the Huot Technical Center as well as adding new science laboratories and playing fields at the High School and the funds available see COUNCIL page 8
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