LACONIA — The city has received an award for the fluoridation of its drinking water.

LACONIA — One of Laconia’s more historic churches will reopen this weekend after being closed for six months for major renovations.

LACONIA — The Laconia High School Auditorium will get a major upgrade after the Laconia School Board approved spending almost $120,000 for a renovation.

GILFORD — On the exterior of the Shaw’s Supermarket, the big orange Osco Pharmacy sign is gone and soon the CVS sign will be gone from the Belknap Mall in Belmont.

LACONIA — The city constructed its $3 million water treatment facility in 1989, the same year Ben Crawford was born. Now, 30 years later, Crawford has the job of running the city’s Water Department.

NORTHFIELD — One month after being convicted of aggravated driving while intoxicated, Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard announced on Wednesday that he will be resigning, effective March 31.

NORTHFIELD — Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard announced today that he will be resigning, effective March 31.

TILTON — When Madison Kirker was 5 years old, she heard that elderly people were having trouble buying the medicine they needed, so she took it upon herself to begin a nonprofit called Maddy’s Meds to help solve the problem.

LACONIA — A record number of people are coming through New Hampshire’s Doorway system for those with substance use disorder, and the Lakes Region is a major factor in that statistic.

LACONIA — The Faro Italian Grille has a new owner – someone who already owns property at Weirs Beach.

GILFORD — Paw prints in the snow at Stonewall Park on Monday showed that a dog had been there recently.