CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Hearings on whether the Lakes Region Greyhound Park in Belmont should lose its license will begin May 3.

The Pari-Mutuel Commission met Monday to discuss the issue and set a hearing date.

Attorney General Kelly Ayotte says the Belmont track was intimately connected to an illegal gambling ring that has led to several federal indictments.

Two track executives were charged and have pleaded innocent. The track’s owner has denied the business was connected to the illegal enterprise.

Track spokesman Rick Newman said this month that betting has dropped by about 30 percent since the indictments were announced. Several staff members have been laid off, including the two executives who were charged.

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ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – Rokon International now can brag that its motorcycles are fit for a king.

The company recently shipped 100 partially built motorcycles to the king of Jordan, who likely will present them as gifts to visiting dignitaries.

The motorcycles will be assembled once they arrive in Jordan. A team from the Middle Eastern kingdom recently finished a 10-day training course in Rochester to learn how to put the machines together.

The motorcycles are designed for rough terrain.

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Sen. Lou D’Allesandro says his plan to expand gambling in New Hampshire would include a strict application process to prevent fraud and abuse.

He told the Concord Monitor the troubled Lakes Region Greyhound Park probably wouldn’t pass the process.

Two former manager of the track have pleaded innocent to federal charges that they were part of an illegal gambling ring with Mafia ties.

Attorney General Kelly Ayotte has called on the state Pari-Mutuel Commission to pull the track’s racing license.

D’Allesandro is sponsor of a bill to add nearly 4,000 computerized gambling machines at racetracks across the state and almost 2,000 at three hotels in Coos County. He believes the machines would earn the state $252 million a year.

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A 22-year-old Lee man who pleaded guilty to weapons and drug charges has been sentenced to 1 years in federal prison.

Prosecutors said Peter Gourgue was arrested last May when his car was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving and officers found a handgun and illegal drugs in teh car. Federal law prohibits drug users from having guns.

Once Gourgue finishes his prison term, he will be on probation for three years.

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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – A 43-year-old Manchester woman accused of assaulting a diner’s waitress and patrons with pepper spray, has been charged with robbery, assault and disorderly conduct.

Police said Angele Chabot first tried to rob a cab driver and sprayed him with pepper spray before going into the Chez Vachon diner Monday and spraying a waitress and patrons who tried to stop her.

Police said several customers followed her out of the diner and held her until police arrived.