This spring has been a busy one for New Hampshire’s wildland firefighters.  The drought that made last summer the driest in 130 years has kept soils and forests parched into this spring, the conditions contributing to wildfires that have burned dozens of acres in central New Hampshire to the North Country in recent weeks. The […]

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Ward 6 City Councilor Tony Felch, center, prepares and serves hot dogs with Laconia Police Lt. Gary Hubbard, left, and Capt. Allan Graton at N…

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Meredith probationary firefighter Keith Makar carries a dummy down a ladder during the search and rescue portion of a live fire training at th…

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Laconia firefighters use the former Faith Pointe Church building for a live training exercise on Old North Main Street on Monday morning. (Dan…

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Laconia firefighter Taylor Lodge exits the building during the search and rescue portion of a live fire training at the former Faith Pointe Ch…

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Laconia Fire Lt. Heidi Beaulac carries a hose during a live fire training at the former Faith Pointe Church building in Laconia on Monday morn…

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The Faith Pointe Church building burns during a live fire training in Laconia on Monday morning. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)