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  • Jimmy Kimmel Delivers Scathing Christmas Day Message: ‘Tyranny Is Booming’
  • ‘Shadowhunters’: How Katherine McNamara Feels About Clary’s Ending Today
  • Bari Weiss Defends Pulling ‘60 Minutes’ Segment in Christmas Eve Memo
  • ‘Made in Korea’ Stars Share Predictions for Season 2
  • ‘The Lion King’ Child Star Imani Smith Dies at 26 & Boyfriend Is Charged With First-Degree Murder

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+2 Santa Camp teaches fundamentals of holiday cheer

Santa Camp teaches fundamentals of holiday cheer

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Santa’s not a businessman — he’s a business, man. And in New Hampshire, business is booming.

Council votes to formalize Human Relations Committee

Skating returns to Franklin for 1st time in 30 years

Meredith Selectboard appeals to Lang, Coker about reduced state revenue share

School rate drives 2.1% rise in Northfield tax rate

Tilton driver charged with felony drug possession after traffic stop

Granite State News Collaborative partners raise more than $77K for local journalism

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+4 Pub Mania tops $400K for Children's Auction
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Pub Mania tops $400K for Children's Auction

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+4 Former Harris Family Furniture lot now part of Irwin Motors
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Former Harris Family Furniture lot now part of Irwin Motors

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Christmas Village celebrates 50 years
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Christmas Village celebrates 50 years

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+5 Nor’easter dumps snow over the Lakes Region Tuesday morning, more weather expected
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Nor’easter dumps snow over the Lakes Region Tuesday morning, more weather expected

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+12 Marching Sachems lead parade of holiday cheer
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Marching Sachems lead parade of holiday cheer

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Community

+2 Knights of Columbus hold final fall practice of Special Olympics Young Athletes program

Knights of Columbus hold final fall practice of Special Olympics Young Athletes program

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LACONIA — Laconia, Meredith and Belmont Knights of Columbus Councils hosted their last fall practice of the Special Olympics Young Athletes Program on Dec. 20. They had special guests State Deputy Mark Messier, Grand Knight of Belmont Council Aarron Clark, and Grand Knight of Meredith Counci…

Gilford library offers fitness programs during the new year

Belmont Public Library offers programs for all ages in January

Winnisquam Regional Middle School students face off in popsicle-stick bridge competition

Prospect Mountain girls varsity basketball dominates Winnisquam Regional

Campus Notes & Notable People

Pease library, Last Chair Brewery team up for program

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READER pics, reader-submitted shots of people, places, events, and scenery from around the Lakes Region

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Reader Pics highlights reader-submitted local photos of people, places, events, scenery, or even breaking news. Follow The Laconia Daily Sun on Instagram to see daily Reader Pics. Have a great shot? Email it to us for consideration at [email protected]. Please include as much in…

Obituaries

Steven T. Holly, 51

Steven T. Holly, 51

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Steven Thomas Holly of East Bend, North Carolina. He passed from this world on Dec. 2, 2025, at the age of 51, at the W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center, surrounded by the love of his family.

Margaret J. Stillings, 80

Jennifer R. Swain, 48

Joyce B. Elliott, 80

Mark E. Cartier, 66

William F. Firth, 87

Andrew Bourassa, 76

Opinion

Gregg Hough: Objections to the Laconia Human Relations Committee

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Russ Greene: Writing to express concerns over HB 155’s Jan. 7 vote

David F. Brochu: Shutdown as seizure: How power expanded in the dark

Charles H. Bradley III: ‘It’s time to say something’ about Democratic disasters

Carol Pierce: There are no new plans for resettlement of refugees here

Richard Littlefield: Thanking Laconia/Gilford Lions Club

Shayna Hughes: Education system in New Hampshire is failing all children

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David M. Shribman: Keep your hat on

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MONTREAL — Time for a holiday-season break from the divisions of the day. Surely you can read about war, protests, economic strains, cultural disputes, AI, cryptocurrency, the White House ballroom and Donald Trump elsewhere.

Stephen Moore: Why Johnny can't read

Jeanie Forrester: Proposed 2026 Meredith town budget 5.5% higher, with noteworthy increases

Salena Zito: Girls' wrestling now the fastest-growing sport in the country, and it starts young

David M. Shribman: Canadians have already answered this question

Salena Zito: Bedford Springs delights with small-town Christmas charm

Andrew Cline: NH surged to 4th in public school spending growth while posting nation's largest enrollment decline

Business Feature

+3 Comcast’s Xfinity makes it easy to get the nation’s best WiFi with new internet plans with 5-year price guarantees
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New everyday price plans launch nationwide — now all Xfinity Internet packages have simple, predictable pricing1-year and 5-year price guarantee available with no contractsAll plans include Unlimited Data and the Xfinity WiFi Gateway with the ultimate WiFi controls and cybersecurity protecti…

Business

Kim Wilson wins Mill Falls Marketplace raffle

Kim Wilson wins Mill Falls Marketplace raffle

  • Dec 22, 2025

Winner of Mill Falls Marketplace’s annual …

Meredith Hannaford store to remain open with modified hours during remodel

  • Dec 22, 2025

MEREDITH — Hannaford Supermarkets will rem…

Gary Dionne retires from Ameriprise, after serving Laconia residents for 32 years

Gary Dionne retires from Ameriprise, after serving Laconia residents for 32 years

  • Dec 22, 2025

CONCORD — Gary Dionne announced his retire…

Belknap County appoints Carina Park as new county administrator

  • Dec 22, 2025

LACONIA  — The Belknap County Board of Com…

MVSB recognizes President Marcus Weeks on his 30-year anniversary

  • Dec 22, 2025

MEREDITH — Meredith Village Savings Bank r…

Irwin Automotive gives back during holidays

  • Dec 15, 2025

LACONIA — The Irwin Automotive Group is us…

Real Estate

Forest Society offers unique opportunity to cut Christmas tree

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Last Friday, Nancy and I decided to do something different. Instead of going to the Gilford Rotary Christmas tree sale, which we’ve enjoyed for many years, we said let's head North and cut our own tree. My sister Donna many times mentioned The Rocks Christmas Tree Farm in Bethlehem as a fun …

A look at affordability, inflated asset classes, and the national debt

NH offers all kinds of winter activities, sports

Author, illustrator Ashley Wolff visits Southwick School

Shop local on Small Business Saturday, support Toys for Tots

Gilmanton: A timeless community rooted in history, natural beauty

Seven years of Laconia condominium sales show fluctuations

National Sports

Cowboys trade Micah Parsons to Packers

Cowboys trade Micah Parsons to Packers

Health and Wellness

Speare Memorial Hospital awarded grant to create transitional housing for health care staff

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PLYMOUTH — Speare Memorial Hospital has been awarded $500,000 in federal funding through the Northern Border Regional Commission to renovate a hospital-owned building into three transitional housing units for health care staff, addressing a critical workforce housing shortage in the Plymouth area.

Granite VNA introduces StrongerMemory program designed to help improve brain health and mental recall

Cate, Capron join Speare Memorial Hospital board of directors

Granite VNA to offer caregiver programs in January

2026 Magnify Voices art contest open for entries

Concord Hospital Laconia, Franklin Regional Council hosts donor reception

Universal home design offers seniors at-home independence

National Entertainment

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

What it costs to live in America’s iconic holiday movie towns

What it costs to live in America’s iconic holiday movie towns

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

25 times LGBTQ+ artists made music history

25 times LGBTQ+ artists made music history

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+13 Space scientists’ cosmic calendar has 12 out-of-this-world wonders

Space scientists’ cosmic calendar has 12 out-of-this-world wonders

+3 Study claims teens who smoke weed have worse grades

Study claims teens who smoke weed have worse grades

+2 Earth’s winer solstice captured from outer space

Earth’s winer solstice captured from outer space

Mental health strategies for co-parenting during the holidays

Mental health strategies for co-parenting during the holidays

Online Features

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  • Jennifer R. Swain, 48
  • Tilton driver charged with felony drug possession after traffic stop
  • Without a car, how do residents access Gilford beach?
  • Employee credited with extinguishing midnight fire at Tilton manufacturer
  • Felony deepfake case against Gilford social media star going to trial
  • Steven T. Holly, 51
  • Laconia business owner settles for $300K in Medicaid fraud case
  • Jay Lucas, former candidate for NH governor, charged with embezzlement
  • Skating returns to Franklin for 1st time in 30 years
  • Mark E. Cartier, 66

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  • Christmas Village celebrates 50 years
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