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NH Man Charged With Driving Drunk, Crashing Into Barriers With Baby in Car
A New Hampshire man is facing drunken driving and other charges after crashing his car into multiple concrete barriers on Interstate 93 on Tuesday morning with an 8-month-old baby riding in the back seat. Nathan Rabbitt, 35, of Laconia, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence, endangering the welfare of a child, operating after suspension and disobeying an officer….
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After Scaled-Back 2020 Event, Riders Descend on NH for Laconia Motorcycle Week
A year after the coronavirus pandemic impacted the Laconia Motorcycle Week, the annual New Hampshire event is getting back up to full speed. Hundreds of thousands of people are descending on the city in the Lakes Region this week for what’s considered the world’s oldest motorcycle rally. There was a scaled-back version last year, but this year, the event...
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Laconia Faces Sky-High Rates for Port-a-Potties as Bike Week Nears
City leaders in Laconia, New Hampshire, are in a stinky situation, forced to pay five times more than in years past for port-a-potties to accommodate huge Bike Week crowds next week. “It was interesting, the price was up five-fold,” Laconia City Manager Scott Myers said. The price to rent 34 port-a-potties has gone from an average of $5,000 to nearly…
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Rent Jumps for Port-A-Potties in Laconia, NH, Ahead of Bike Week
The cost of Port-a-Potties is five times higher for the city of Laconia, New Hampshire, ahead of Bike Week this year.
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Armed Man Remains at Large After Laconia, NH, Shelter-in-Place Order
Police searched for an armed man in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Tuesday afternoon, but have yet to arrest him. Laconia police had searched in the area of Country Club and Perkins roads. Residents were urged to avoid the area and shelter in place for hours, though an incident that prompted road closures was over by early evening. Police said the…
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Fire Kills 1 in New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s Division of Fire Safety confirmed the death of one person in a housefire in Laconia, New Hampshire Wednesday. Firefighters were first called to a blaze at a two-and-a-half story duplex structure in Laconia around 2 p.m. Wednesday, where they learned that one person was trapped inside. Officials said a person was discovered inside unconscious and not breathing....
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New Hampshire's New Mask Order, Explained
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu this week issued a new executive order that will require people to wear masks at scheduled gatherings of more than 100 people. It’s the first mask mandate issued by Sununu, who has resisted calls to require the use of face coverings to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Here’s what to know about...
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NH Begins Requiring Masks at Large Gatherings
Anyone who attends an organized gathering of at least 100 people in New Hampshire must wear a mask under a new order from Gov. Chris Sununu.
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Sununu Orders Masks Be Worn at Large, Organized Gatherings in NH
Gov. Chris Sununu is now requiring people to wear face coverings when they’re part of organized gatherings of 100 people or more in New Hampshire, a change that comes ahead of a large annual gathering, Laconia Motorcycle Week. Images of people ignoring social distancing measures at another major motorcycle gathering, this weekend’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, factored...
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2 Injured By Homemade Fireworks in New England
Officials say two men were injured when what appeared to be homemade fireworks detonated in Laconia, New Hampshire. Fire Chief Kirk Beattie said the explosion happened on the Friday night before the Fourth of July, and both victims were taken to Lakes Region General Hospital with leg injuries. One of them had to be flown to another facility for further…
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Christmas Eve Death of NH Boy, 5, Determined to Be a Homicide
The death of a 5-year-old boy on Christmas Eve was caused by blunt force trauma to the head and neck, and the manner of death is homicide, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Dennis Vaughan, Jr., of Laconia, died at a hospital. Police arrived at his home to find him unresponsive. Several other family members were with...
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NH Bike Week Postponed Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
The event known as Bike Week, which draws thousands of motorcycle riders to New Hampshire each June, has been postponed because of the coronavirus. The Laconia City Council voted Monday to move the event from Aug. 22 to Aug. 30. It had been scheduled from June 13 to June 21. Charlie St. Clair, executive director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week…
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Authorities ID 5-Year-Old Victim in NH Suspicious Death Investigation
Officials have released the name of the 5-year-old boy whose Christmas Eve death has sparked a suspicious death investigation in New Hampshire. Dennis Vaughn Jr. was found inside a home on Blueberry Lane in Laconia on Dec. 24, according to the attorney general’s office. The child was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. An autopsy has been…
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Suspicious Death of NH Child Being Investigated
New Hampshire officials are investigating the suspicious death of a young boy in Laconia, according to a news release.
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NH Lottery Commission Signs Sports Betting Contract With DraftKings
A state advisory board has voted to approve a sports betting contract between the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and DraftKings Inc. The Executive Council voted 3-1 on Monday to approve the six-year contract with the possibility of two two-year extensions.
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Last Survivor of the Hindenburg Disaster Dies in New Hampshire at Age 90
The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, Werner Gustav Doehner, has died at age 90. His son said a church service was held Friday for Doehner, who died on Nov. 8 at a hospital in Laconia, New Hampshire.
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Biden Answers Questions at NH Town Hall
Former Vice President Joe Biden answered voters’ questions Friday at a town hall in Laconia, New Hampshire. “What are you going to do about dark money in politics?” asked one Laconia resident, a woman named Bernadette.
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Biden Answers Voters' Questions in the Granite State
Former Vice President Joe Biden campaigned in New Hampshire Friday.
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Patriots' Patrick Chung Declines Comment on Cocaine Charge, Focused on Giants
New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has nothing to say regarding his legal situation in New Hampshire. “My mindset is on the (New York) Giants,” Chung said as he met with reporters at Gillette Stadium on Monday for the first time since news broke last Thursday that he had been indicted on a charge of cocaine possession.
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‘Dangerous' Suspect in Laconia, NH Killing Arrested
A suspect has been arrested in the murder of a New Hampshire man. Authorities said Friday that 21-year-old Hassan Sapry of Laconia had been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 57-year-old Wilfred Guzman Sr.