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31 OUR STORY
The Weirs Times was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert. The newspaper, then named Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette, was published until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902.
One of the most remarkable features of the publication was a map of Lake Winnipesaukee which occupied the center spread of the paper. Readers will find the same map reprinted on the center pages of this, and every issue.
The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and vicinity.
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Locally owned for over 19 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people and places that make New Hampshire the best place in the world to live. No, none of the daily grind news will be found in these pages, just the good stuff.
30,000 copies are distributed every week in the Lakes Region/Concord area. 15,000 delivered to
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communities along the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee and another 15,000 to neighboring cities and towns. An independent circulation audit estimates that over 60,000 people read the Weirs Times every week.
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Comic Book Day Success
To The Editor: For those who passed through downtown Roch- ester last Saturday, you may have noticed many costumed individuals with bright blue bags roaming throughout the downtown area. Last Saturday was National Free Comic Book Day and Rochester’s cel- ebration was sponsored by Jetpack Comics and the Rochester Main Street Pro- gram. Participants were able to visit 20 local busi- nesses on a passport to comic book day to receive a complimentary comic, and visit with creative art- ists and authors. With over 5,000 people attend- ing, the Rochester Cel- ebration is one of the larg- est in the northeast. On behalf of Jetpack Comics
and the Board of Directors of Rochester Main Street, we would like to thank our sponsoring partners: Norm Vetter Foundations (who sponsored the Roch- ester Public Library), Hol- iday Inn Express, and Simply Green Bio-Fuels, along with the corps of volunteers who passed out the passport maps, staffed the exhibition hall at the Knights of Columbus, as- sisted the participating businesses, ran the Ma- jix Gaming Tournament and staffed the concession stands. Brian Sylvester, Librarian at the Rochester Public Library reported that it was a stupendous day for them as the door count was 2,640 people (six people per minute that they were open on Satur- day). Last, it wouldn’t have been possible without all
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of our participating busi- nesses: AJ’S Billiard Par- lor, artstream studios & gallery, Carney Medical, Cocheco Equipment Com- pany, Fat Tony’s Italian Grill, Happy Pappy’s Coun- try Store, Jenny-Wren Gal- lery, Jetpack Comics, Lilac City Grille, Project Pride, Rochester Public Library, SAT-NET Prepaid Wireless, Studley’s Flower Gardens, Sweet Kuppin’Cakes/20 North Main Street, Tri-City Bicycles, The Governor’s Inn, The Postal Center, The Portable Pantry and Union Street Antiques Group. We all look forward to next year’s event on Saturday, May 4, and thank you all for helping to bring this event to downtown Roch- ester!
Ralph DiBernado, Owner, Jetpack Comics
Michael Provost, Executive Director, Rochester Main Street
Wisconsin Votes Restaurant Week NH
Friday, May 18 – Friday, May 25, 2012 Dine with us...
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To The Editor: Voter turnout in Wiscon-
sin’s primary on May 8th is an indication of how a majority of the public there view “right to work” legis- lation, freedom of choice and the need to keep a lid on the high wages and benefits of those working in the public sector. The people of Wiscon-
sin recognized and sup- ported Republican Gover- nor Walker by giving him more votes than his top two Democrat opponents combined. Most notable was the difference in totals votes given to the union favorite, Democrat Kath- leen Falk who garnered fewer than 230,000 votes versus Governor Walker’s 625,000 plus votes. The Wisconsin voter turn-
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out in support of worker freedom indicates that the public rejects union van- dalism and supports the freedom to choose to join
or not to join a union. Gov- ernor Walker along with several other governors has taken the position that belonging to a union should not be a condition of employment.
David Scott Dover, NH.
Voter Fraud
To The Editor: As someone who was a
VICTIM of voter fraud of the kind that was exposed last March by James O’Keefe in NH, I am outraged at the audacity of Governor Lynch who attempted to subpoena the young in- vestigative reporter when it was thought he would be in NH this week. After years of having
Kelly Ayotte, and the cur- rent AG refusing to pros- ecute MOST voter fraud that happens in NH, the Governor and the State of NH now have the nerve to try to arrest a young film- maker who merely showed how easily fraud can be perpetrated at the polls. Governor Lynch has ab-
solutely NO grounds to arrest this man. No illegal votes were
made or intended to be made. I actually believe that
Governor Lynch himself is quite possibly breaking the law by doing this. This must stop now. The
citizens of NH have had enough of his buffoonery on this matter. Attempting to arrest
someone for showing us the faults in our voting system is sheer corruption on the Governor’s part. Perhaps the Governor
himself should be the one to be arrested. He is the one who has been allowing fraud.
Jane Aitken Bedford NH.
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, May 17, 2012
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