Motorcycle Week starts strong
Cynthia Makris waves as she rides on a three-wheeled motorcycle driven by Paul Goodwin at the start of the 15th Annual Peter Makris Memorial Motorcycle Run on Saturday. Alan MacRae / Laconia Daily Sun
Alfred Morin IV, of Sanbornton, gets his first COVID vaccination shot from a New Hampshire National Guardsman on Saturday. Guard members are staffing a vaccination clinic for the duration of Laconia Motorcycle Week, which runs through Saturday. Michael Mortensen Laconia Daily Sun
Published: 6/15/2021 6:08:53 PM With the cloud of COVID largely lifted, motorcyclists returned in droves over the weekend to mark the start of Laconia Motorcycle Week.
New Hampshire’s Division of Fire Safety confirmed the death of one person in a housefire in Laconia, New Hampshire Wednesday. Firefighters were first called to a blaze at a two-and-a-half story duplex structure in Laconia around 2 p.m. Wednesday, where they learned that one person was trapped inside. Officials said a person was discovered inside unconscious and not breathing.. coronavirus Aug 12, 2020
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu this week issued a new executive order that will require people to wear masks at scheduled gatherings of more than 100 people. It’s the first mask mandate issued by Sununu, who has resisted calls to require the use of face coverings to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Here’s what to know about.
Mother-in-law of state legislator dies in Laconia fire
Firefighters responded to a house fire on Highland Street in Laconia Wednesday that left an elderly resident dead. Courtesy
Firefighters responded to a house fire on Highland Street in Laconia Wednesday that left an elderly resident dead. Courtesy
Firefighters responded to a house fire on Highland Street in Laconia Wednesday that left an elderly resident dead. Courtesy
Laconia Daily Sun
Published: 4/8/2021 2:28:19 PM
A mother-in law of a state legislator died after being rescued from a fire in Laconia Wednesday afternoon.
Sue Higgins said the victim was her mother, Virginia Higgins. The elder Higgins lived in the first-floor apartment at 169-171 Highland St. She was 89 years old and blind, her daughter said. Sue Higgins and her husband, state Rep. Gregg Hough, who live on the second floor, were not home at the time.
First responders getting COVID vaccine
Laconia Fire Capt. Chad Vaillancourt gives COVID-19 vaccination shot to Laconia Firefighter Rick Farrell. First responders have begun receiving inoculations against the coronavirus under the state 1A vaccination program.
(Courtesy photo/Laconia Fire Dept.)
Modified: 1/6/2021 9:25:25 PM
New Year’s Eve was special for Laconia Police Chief Matt Canfield. That’s when he got his COVID-19 vaccine shot.
For just over a week now, firefighters, EMTs and police officers have been getting vaccinated against the coronavirus that, as of Monday, had infected 20.9 million Americans, 47,328 of them in New Hampshire.
First responders are part of the state’s first phase of vaccine distribution. Health care workers and people associated with long-term care facilities have already begun receiving their shots.
Fire destroys memorabilia from Laconia Motorcycle Week Follow Us
Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, December 30, 2020
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) - A building fire destroyed old photos, magazine articles, and other memorabilia from the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association that were collected from the 97-year-old bike rally in New Hampshire.
The office also lost its beloved mascot in the Christmas Day fire, a cat named Ashland.
“Everything is gone. It was a bad, bad fire,” Charlie St. Clair, executive director of the association, told The Laconia Daily Sun.
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Laconia Fire Chief Kirk Beattie said it was likely that an electrical problem may have been the cause. He said the fire had probably been burning for hours before it was discovered. One firefighter was treated for minor injuries.