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🌱 Two Laconia men indicted on fentanyl charges in Concord

Laconia, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Two Laconia men indicted on fentanyl charges in Concord
  • In Laconia, honoring veterans means more than a day's tribute
  • Grocery warehouse strike slows deliveries as Thanksgiving approaches

Also on today's calendar: Annual Christmas Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Rain most of the time, with a high of 42 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Friday: Intermittent snow and rain, temps: high: 39, low: 32.
  • Saturday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Laconia Man, With Several Priors, Faces 3 Fentanyl Charges: Merrimack County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com) — Two Laconia men are among those indicted by a Merrimack County grand jury on fentanyl charges stemming from alleged offenses in Concord. Dominic A. Ferrari, 29, faces three felony counts, while Safet Dinarica, 37, faces two possession counts. The indictments are accusations, not convictions.
   

2. Veterans honored in Laconia with poems, speeches, appeals for services (laconiadailysun.com) — Poetry and calls for year-round support for veterans shaped Laconia’s Veterans Day gathering at Veterans Square. Retired Army Master Sgt. Eric Marsh read poems about service and friendship, while VFW commander Charles Reynolds urged accessible mental health care and help with toxic-exposure claims beyond the annual tributes.
   

3. Teamsters Strike at New Hampshire Grocery Warehouse Disrupts Deliveries to Independent Stores in New England and New York (newsbreak.com) — A strike at Associated Grocers Northeast’s Pembroke warehouse has delayed deliveries to independent grocers across the region, but disruptions at Laconia’s Vista Market have not been confirmed. The company owns that store, and more than 255 Teamsters walked out Nov. 2 over a dispute centered on retirement benefits.
   

4. Mady Savary wins NHIAA D-III golf player of the year (concordmonitor.com) — Bishop Brady senior Mady Savary earned Division III golf Player of the Year honors after winning the girls’ individual state championship with a comeback at Beaver Meadow. The season recap also identifies Laconia junior Caleb Skoog as a leading competitor to watch next year alongside Chase Connor and Hazen Weathers.
   

5. City council approves naming of community center gym, skate park (laconiadailysun.com) — Laconia residents can now put trash bins out at 1 p.m. the day before pickup, instead of waiting until 7 p.m. The City Council unanimously approved the change as part of a solid waste ordinance update that also clarifies accessory dwelling units do not qualify for their own containers.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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