"The significance of the arrest is not lost on the Wolfeboro Police Department, both locally and regionally.' "While refusing to comment on the investigation, the Wolfeboro Police Chief, Stuart Chase, said there should be a presumption of innocence unless there is a conviction."
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"Jim is a very good, upstanding citizen, very civic-minded. I've known him since the late 1960's, and he's never had problems."
"Jim Lowy has always shown compassion and consideration for other people, and regularly assisted during town elections."
"...the last time I saw him was on election day in March of this year and he was, as always, cheerful and helpful."
"He's a very good man. I just can't believe this is true," she said.
Wolfeboro town clerk - Pat Waterman
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"Lowry's colleagues at the Coldwell Banker real estate firm, where he worked for many years as a residential broker, also were stunned by the charges but none wanted to speak for publication."
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Excerpted from today's
www.unionleader.com, May 3, 2009, page A5, by Roger Amsden