Adam Drapcho

GILFORD — The Department of Public Works doesn’t get the attention police, fire or schools do. Instead, they stay in the periphery, doing the dirty work necessary to keep everything

While much of the marketing around the weekend after Thanksgiving seeks to direct shoppers toward national brands, the so-called “Small Business Saturday” movement seeks to steer some of that business

LACONIA — The middle school robotics program could get a jolt worth nearly $7,000, if school board members agree to accept a grant at its meeting on Tuesday night.

Two of the possible solutions would be to construct a new road for parents to use to pick up their children, and a third would carve out a dedicated turning lane on Elm Street

LACONIA — The robotics education at Laconia Middle School, seen as foundational for students who hope to study advanced manufacturing during their high school years, now has funding to continue thanks to the acceptance of a grant at a school board meeting Tuesday.

A plow left the roadway in Gilford Thursday at 3:30 a.m. on Belknap Mountain Road. The driver was not injured, and no other vehicles were involved. (Courtesy photo)

Snow covers buildings on the former Laconia State School property, on Friday morning. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

The 217-acre parcel, located between North Main Street, Meredith Center Road and Lake Winnisquam, was for decades the site of the Laconia State

LACONIA — The city’s school board has a strategic plan but such a document is a waste of effort if it isn’t followed. At a meeting on Tuesday evening, the board will hear a presentation about how the plan is being implemented in the district.

LACONIA — The problem of food debt for students is a sticky one, but a proposed solution that would have made sure students feel the pressure of the debt was