Belknap County News

Torrential rain continues falling on already soaked New Hampshire, prompting flash flood warnings over much of the state.

Unlike several neighboring Belknap County municipalities that have voiced support for regionalization during their talks with the county commissioners, Tilton may not be quite as gung ho for such integrated services.

Nearing the end of their trip to all their county towns, the Belknap County Commissioners encouraged Gilford officials to talk to other towns and exchange ideas.

A Superior Court judge has ruled to freeze the money in a medical malpractice fund until she makes a final decision on who the assets belong to.

WE MAY HAVE a two-year budget, but it could wind up with a big hole in it. Balancing the budgets for the year that ends Tuesday, and for the coming fiscal year, hangs on the idea of taking $110 million in surplus from the medical malpractice insurance fund run by the Joint Underwriting Association.

New Hampshire is one step closer to finalizing its budget for the next two years, although a final plan may still be a long way off.

Health care providers are taking the state to court to block what they call a legislative budget raid on their surplus malpractice insurance funds.

Lawyers are wrangling over how the statute of limitations applies in two civil lawsuits that allege an Exeter High School administrator sexually molested two female students over 30 years ago.

Gilford resident Doug Lambert and former Laconia mayor Tom Tardif are questioning the Justice Assistance Grant that six county police organizations are applying for.

The board of selectmen joined forces with Fire Chief Scott Williams Monday night in an effort to urge visiting members of the Belknap County Commission to keep funding for the Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Association in place at the county level.

The risk of developing Lou Gehrig's Disease is 25 times higher than the norm for people who live around Mascoma Lake, according to researchers studying the possibility of a link between lake bacteria and neurological illness.

The state was just beginning to ramp up efforts to inspect electrical systems at county fairs in 2004 when a carnival worker was electrocuted while setting up a ride in Belmont.

New housing regulations may mean that Gilford and surrounding towns have to build in order to keep inside the law.

After decades of giving to others in need, long-time Alton resident Dorothye Wentworth found herself a recipient for a change, as family and friends gathered at the Main Street Cafe on April 30 to celebrate her selection as the Alton Business Association's first Citizen of the Year.

A Laconia woman who shattered her pelvis several years ago after she said her boyfriend pushed her out a window has pleaded guilty to breaking her toddler's legs.

The Belknap County Attorney's Office is reviewing an accident at the home of Northwood Police Chief Glen Drolet last month in which one of his officers was driving and Drolet and another officer were seriously injured.

A Belknap County judge sentenced Kirkman Cassavaugh III yesterday to at least 40 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, though he had already received life without parole for murdering her brother.

"What you did is a slap in the face to law enforcement. You have shown no remorse.

A former Belknap County jail superintendent who was tackled outside his home by members of a SWAT team has filed a lawsuit against the town of Hillsboro and six law enforcement officers, charging that the 2006 incident wrongly cost him his career and caused him personal harm.

The annual Belknap County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Cruise is set for May 29 on the Mount Washington.