Posts by Andrew Sylvia
Ward 3 Alderman Pat Long decided not to run for re-election in 2025, leading to what will be his departure from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) in 2026. However, wanted to provide his colleagues with one parting comment regarding a recent incident with a business in Ward 3.
Near the conclusion of the Dec. 16, 2025 Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) meeting, Ward 8 Alderman Ed Sapienza voiced his frustration with the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC), stating that they need to show more leadership moving forward.
During their Dec. 16, 2025 meeting, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the new zoning ordinance, marking the first such update since 2001 and its third rewrite since the original zoning ordinance was released in 1927.
The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen have concluded their business for the year of 2025 and the item that highlighted their final meeting of the year was approval for a $2.5 million bond earmarked for a new skate park on the city’s west side.
A set of four school buses purchased by the Manchester School District are expected to cost more each than originally thought due to tariffs put in place by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Central Suds co-owners and long-time friends Tina Moulis and Jordan Tsiaras were looking to establish a new business in the building, which had been home to the Nixon Law Firm for approximately 60 years until Tsiaras’ family purchased the building next door and this building as well.
Following recent PFAS-related news from Manchester, the Queen City’s representative in Congress also provided a PFAS-related announcement.
Manchester Central High School students gathered at the Dec. 8, 2025 Board of School Committee meeting to voice their frustration with a lack of cleanliness in their high school’s bathrooms.
The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is appealing a permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued to the City of Manchester that allows the continued discharge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS into local waterbodies.
Residents of an eastern Manchester neighborhood gathered at the Dec. 4 Manchester Planning Board to share their concerns about a development and site plan application for a proposed 30-unit townhouse development on Mammoth Road.