After unrest, N.H. pumpkin fest aims for jack-o-lantern mark

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — The annual New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival will try to scare up a world record a year after violence and scores of arrests soured its relationship with its longtime host city. Laconia police Chief Chris Adams said this year's event was a peaceful success — a change from last year, when alcohol-fueled parties in during the event in Keene led to more than 100 arrests.

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — The annual New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival will try to scare up a world record a year after violence and scores of arrests soured its relationship with its longtime host city. Laconia police Chief Chris Adams said this year's event was a peaceful success — a change from last year, when alcohol-fueled parties in during the event in Keene led to more than 100 arrests.…