E E R F Tuesday, sepTember 20, 2011
Municipal primary election day in Laconia The polls are open in all 6 wards from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
VOL. 12 NO. 78
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State advises Meredith it has no money to reconstruct Neck Rd. By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILFORD & BELMONT — The campaign to found a cooperative football team between the Gilford and Belmont high schools seems to have official legs now as administrators from each district confirm that they’ve been in contact and plan to begin discussions. The drive has been spurred lately by a pair of parents – one in Gilford, the other in Belmont. Belmont High
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MEREDITH — Officials of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (DOT) told the Board of Selectmen last night that the prospects of significant improvements to Meredith Neck Road in the foreseeable future are dim. “We use whatever the Legislature gives us for our budget,” said Nancy Mayville, municipal highway engineer at DOT. “Unnumbered state roads are at the low end of our priority list and will get the short end of the stick.” As an unnumbered state road, Meredith Neck Road qualifies for a program by which the state contributes two-thirds and and the municipality one-third toward the cost of reconstruction. But, the annual budget for the program is $1.7-million, which with the local match provides $2.55-million for projects across the state. Moreover, once the road is reconstructed it is commonly transferred from the state to the municipality. At least four and perhaps five miles of Meredith Neck Road require what DOT calls “heavy reconstruction,” including reclaiming and resurfacing the roadway as well as improving the ditching and drainage, which cost approximately $1-million per mile. Meanwhile, since 1993 the State Aid Highway Program has accrued $461,372,53 for the project, which includes the local matchsee MeRedItH page 14
Looking back, local man sees divine intervention in his rescue of youngsters from Atlantic riptide By adaM drapcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
Barbara and Bill Zeckhausen (foreground) are among dozens of walkers taking part in the 2011 WOW Fest “Take the Trail Fun Walk” on Saturday morning in Laocnia. Nearly 500 people participated in various hike, bike and run activities that centered on the Laconia Athletic & Swim Club, raising about $20,000 toward future WOW Trail development. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)
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LACONIA — While a beach full of sunbathers relaxed just a short distance away, a Weirs man struggled to hold on, then for a second time slipped off a boogie board and sank into the saltwater flowing back into the Atlantic Ocean. “I’m not going to make it,” was the thought that went through his mind. His next thought was a realization that he was walking out of the water and toward the beach chair where, only minutes earlier, he watched see ResCue page 12
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