NEW HAMPTON — The Winnipesaukee Playhouse is staging its latest interactive performance, “Witness for the Prosecution,” an Agatha Christie murder mystery where the audience will be right in the middle of a court case held in the historic New Hampton Town House.
Brianna “Bri” Heney, owner of Bernini Pizzeria and Wine Bar, has been unusually busy.
High winds, lightning strikes and trees coming down on houses and roadways kept Laconia and Gilford firefighters busy Tuesday evening. Their chiefs commended their collaborative work, responding to high call volume in a small timeframe.
The Lakes Region Planning Commission is using an $87,300 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote food waste composting to reduce materials going into solid waste landfills. The program, which includes providing Jora compost tumblers for home use, is being rolled out in Ashla…
LACONIA ― There’s a small group elevating the occasion of Earth Day with their second annual Love Our Earth Day Festival, a large vendor fair intended to educate and celebrate the Lakes Region. Martha “Muff” Kruse hopes eventgoers will leave better informed about the local environment.
BRISTOL — The town has approved an agreement with the Challenge Partnership Group to move forward with construction of the Pemi Path, a multi-use trail alongside the Pemigewasset River, between downtown Bristol and Profile Falls on Smith River.
MEREDITH — Rising costs, some from tariffs, of everything from fuel prices to groceries and supplies, are affecting businesses and consumers alike, including farms across the Granite State.
A grin pressed Luna Nazariah’s almond eyes into guileless crescents, widening even more as she gripped her “dot maker” — known to unimaginative adults as a Q-tip — and squished magenta spots into her piece of plywood.
NEW HAMPTON — A police raid at the home of selectboard Chair Michael Drake last month targeted his 34-year-old son, Thomas Drake, wanted as a fugitive.
FRANKLIN — A house fire on Sanborn Street on Monday afternoon displaced a family of five, and their two dogs, but no injuries were reported.
BELMONT — Voters at Town Meeting declined an article to relocate Town Hall to the Belmont Mill, and now, the Town Hall boiler needs to be replaced. The expense will be discussed at the selectboard meeting this Wednesday, according to the agenda.
ALTON — Voters declined to pass the proposed operating budget for the third straight year at Town Meeting, which put town governance in a bind. Now, a revised budget town leaders hope is more palatable will be up for a vote in June.
Former Dover state Rep. Bill Conlin is running for the Democratic primary nomination to Congress, and his campaign is as much for other candidates as it is for the constituents he'd represent.
ALTON — The Alton Parks and Recreation Department is shorthanded, and on Tuesday night, the selectboard voted to cancel the annual 5K road race scheduled for the Saturday ending the town's Old Home Week.
MOULTONBOROUGH — Police are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins, including one where one of the robbers may have had a gun, and are asking for the public’s help with surveillance footage and information.
GILFORD — After some roadblocks in previous years, and the project essentially being scrapped, the trail system at Lakes Business Park is entering the preliminary design phase, following the selectboard’s approval to spend money on contract.


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