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Laconia beats Boston to launch first social district in New England

On March 21, Laconia launched New England’s first social district, a designated area where drinking is allowed in public under tightly regulated conditions.  With Motorcycle Week looming, critics on social media mockingly predicted disaster.  A week later, Joia Hughes, Laconia’s economic development and housing director, summed up the damage. “No problems,” she said. Mayor Mike Bordes, a state representative who voted for the bill allowing socia…
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THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY broke the news on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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