Adam Drapcho

Craig Clairmont, Belmont Department of Public Works director, left, and Brian Jackes, assistant director, are shown with a 2024 Western Star plow truck, which was paid for through a state fund created as part of a settlement with Volkswagen in 2017. (Courtesy photo/Alan MacRae)

Fewer families applied for free or reduced meals, reducing amount of a state grant

Chris Green, manager of Concord-based New England Dustless Blasting, cleans the exterior wall of one of the downtown businesses defaced by graffiti late Wednesday or early Thursday. Police have charged two people with felony criminal mischief. (Adam Drapcho/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

With only one-in-five NH residents volunteering frequently and only about 30% participating in social groups, Granite Staters are at risk of becoming socially isolated. This may lead to fewer Granite State volunteers.

New England Wolves athletes, from left, Zach Spicuzza, Andy Trottier, Michael Mandaa, Baron Trimble, Alan Urbis and coach Herb Zeibots prepare for a matchup against the Boston Dukes for the 10th annual JBT Game, which raised $62,000 to fund cancer research on Jan. 11. (Courtesy photo)

Ben Wisniewski of Concord executes a trick on the ramp at Wicked Skatepark in Ashland. (Adam Drapcho/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Laconia firefighters and police work together to rescue two occupants of a cabin at Sun Valley Cottages on Tuesday night. (Gary Geoffroy photo/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

With only one-in-five New Hampshire residents volunteering frequently and only about 30% participating in social groups, Granite Staters are at risk of becoming socially isolated. This may lead to fewer Granite State volunteers.

LACONIA — The city’s school board will meet for its first public meeting of the calendar year at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the district office at 39

Gilford firefighters drive a UTV out onto Lake Winnipesaukee on Saturday morning in response to a report of a building fire on Welch Island. No fire was found, but the UTV broke through ice, weakened by a pressure ridge, on its return to Glendale Docks. The firefighters were uninjured. (Gary Geoffroy photo/for The Laconia Daily Sun)