Center Harbor News

" Ken Miller first started having doubts about Financial Resources Mortgage when a fellow investor tried to cash in her account, but the company wouldn't let her.

Before its sudden implosion last month, a Meredith financial firm suspected of bilking millions of dollars from its investors was regularly cutting big checks to a little white church in Center Harbor.

Scott Farah, the Meredith man accused of running a vast Ponzi scheme that took in as much as $100 million, wasn't in court yesterday to defend himself.

In Tilton, stores at the Tanger Outlet Center were offering nearly 60 percent off items at midnight on Friday.

With the holidays approaching, it is a season for giving but also a season of greater need, which is why local food pantries, kitchens, churches and other organizations' volunteers have stepped up to the plate this year.

Is your tax refund lost in the mail? The Internal Revenue Service is trying to locate New Hampshire taxpayers owed more than a total of $283,000 in refunds.

Center Harbor Christian Church Pastor Robert Farah said yesterday he is concerned for his son Scott D. Farah after the sudden closure of a Meredith mortgage firm.

The proposed location and cost for a new police station came under fire by town residents, though most agreed the police department was in need of more space.

Inter-Lakes students took a trip to Narnia with this year's senior play production of "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe." C.S. Lewis' tale of four siblings who find their way into a magical yet dangerous world was brought to life at the Inter-Lakes Auditorium on Saturday and Sunday.

Lake Waukewan will be lowered starting in November after discussions between the owner of the Waukewan Dam, the Department of Environmental Services, and lake residents.

Residents will be able to see and discuss plans for a new police station. On Saturday, Oct.

Property impacts and concerns about lake levels on Waukewan and Winona were addressed during two public informational hearings, part of a process that will lead to state officials taking informal steps to regulate water levels.

The champ has brought the speed to New Hampshire. Reigning Camping World East Series champion Matt Kobyluck of Montville was fastest in practice for the division's Thursday afternoon practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The Center Harbor Food Pantry started in a closet in a church basement, but the need for meals has grown so much that it's undergoing its second expansion in nine months.

Selectmen are looking into the best options for an upcoming review of the town's boundaries.

An official with a New Hampshire group that wants to develop an aquatic center is attempting a double-swim crossing of Lake Winnipesaukee.

The town is working to make the land around the bandstand into a public park, reassuring residents that the land will be protected from development.

MOULTONBORO/CENTER HARBOR - Two neighboring boards of selectmen met last week to discuss issues that jointly affected them, including shared roads and the shared problem of non-resident beachgoers.

MOULTONBORO/CENTER HARBOR - Two neighboring boards of selectmen met last week to discuss issues that jointly affected them, including shared roads and the shared problem of non-resident beachgoers.

Let the snark fest begin! Ahh, I know, I shouldn't be putting it down already, but well, the new season of Top Chef is in Vegas for one and there's an inordinant number of Faux Hawks on these contestants.