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Two years after her father s homicide, daughter keeps asking ‘Why?’ >Natashia Guzman appears on the screen of a smartphone during a recent interview, the first time she has spoken publicly about the death her father Wilfred Guzman Sr. who authorities allege was murdered. Friends on hand for the interview, from left are: Katie Hand, Jayme Roy, and Karen Vaillancourt. Michael Mortensen / Laconia Daily Sun >Wilfred Guzman Sr., left, and Hassan Sapry pose for a photograph while on a hike in the White Mountains. Sapry has been charged with killing Guzman in April 2019. Courtesy
Published: 6/30/2021 5:01:09 PM
Just hours after Natashia Guzman learned on April 19, 2019, that her father, Wilfred Guzman Sr., had been found dead in his Blueberry Lane apartment after an obviously brutal struggle, she reached out to her friends to share the tragic news. One of the people she called was Hassan Sapry.
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.
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.
Police taking steps to better serve vulnerable and at-risk residents
Alyssa Raxter Courtesy
Published: 3/10/2021 6:20:52 PM
Police Officer Alyssa Raxter recalls a few years ago when the department responded to a report of an elderly woman walking aimlessly along busy Route 11A. The woman told the officer who responded that she lived in Massachusetts but was otherwise vague and seemed confused. The woman agreed to go with the officer back to the police station, where police were able to determine – after an hour of more questioning – she was a local resident who suffered from dementia and had wandered away from her home.