Gilmanton News

Police took a father and son into custody after a homeowner allegedly caught the duo burglarizing his home Thursday afternoon.

A father and son were arrested after a man arrived home Thursday to find two people burglarizing his house, police said.

With little hesitation the Budget Committee approved the school board's administrative budget and operations and maintenance of facilities budget at $8,270,526 and $1,882,464 and commended board members for "doing their homework" before the meeting.

In a surprise announcement, Dr. Harry Fensom of Nottingham was appointed the Interim Superintendent of SAU #36 at Monday night's school board meeting.

A year ago the Lakes Region was covered in ice and experienced numerous power outages, some that lasted for several days and prompted local officials to open emergency shelters.

More than 70,000 power outages have been reported throughout Northern New England as a result of a wind storm Saturday with gusts reaching over 45 mph.

The last of five people who conspired to rob the Franklin Savings Bank at gunpoint and get away on snowmobiles was sentenced in U.S. Federal Court yesterday.

A little more than 50 years after she shook the nation's literary world with her blockbuster novel "Peyton Place," Manchester native Grace Metalious will be honored with a bobblehead.

Land clearing for the proposed outlet mall in Merrimack should begin by April, according to town officials The 135-store outlet mall was approved in September 2008 and construction was expected to begin last year.

If you're crazy for Cabot Cheddar, you may be interested to know that it's made right in your backyard.

Courtesy photo UNH students Mercedes Dones-Patricelli and Lamisse Amiz, an international student from Oman, unloaded drinks for volunteers and workers at the site of a house being rebuilt by "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." DURHAM A group of students taking a class on active citizenship at the University of New Hampshire put the theory in motion ...

Officials from Barnstead, Belmont and Gilmanton, as well as a representative from the Belknap County Commissioner's office, gathered at the Gilmanton Academy Building on the evening of Sept.

Moments after the Merrimack County Attorney's Office rested its aggravated drunken driving case against Adam Lamothe yesterday, Lamothe's attorney asked Judge David Sullivan to dismiss the matter for lack of evidence.

In almost any town, Main Street is the thoroughfare of commerce and community, lined with shops and stores that supply the needs of its citizenry.

Mother Nature wasn't exactly cooperative with Barnstead's Old Home Day celebration on Saturday, Aug.

An estimated 5,000 people turned out for Project Economy Statewide Job Fair and Career Expo at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Thursday.

As a new member of the Belmont Historical Society, Christine Fogg decided to put her artistic skills to use by creating four pen-and-ink drawings of historic Belmont landmarks, which are now being sold as note cards, recipe cards and framed pictures to enhance the society's fundraising efforts.

A family of six was displaced after a fire at a home on White Oak Road in Gilmanton.

A family of six was displaced after a fire at a home on White Oak Road in Gilmanton.

Sunday, August 9, 2009 Send listings to communityweekly@fosters.com . One of their own WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Fire Department recently responded to help one of their own after Capt.