Posts by Andrew Sylvia
Residents living near a piece of property sold by the city last year gathered at the May 1st Manchester Planning Board meeting to voice their concerns about the subdivision request placed for that property.
Following variance approval from the Hooksett Zoning Board, Chelmsford Hooksett Properties LLC representative John Cronin took feedback from the Hooksett Planning Board regarding the proposed re-development of what could become up to 160 new units of housing at 2 College Park Dr.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte joined members of the New Hampshire Department of Safety this week to unveil a new donation program providing engines from retired state vehicles to high school automotive training programs, including Manchester School of Technology.
Diabetes management company Sequel Med Tech on Wednesday celebrated advancements on the company’s upcoming Twiist automated insulin delivery (AID) system.
The City of Manchester Department of Public Works announced on May 1 that the South Manchester Rail Trail restoration project has been selected as the American Public Works Association (APWA) 2025 Public Works Historical Restoration/Preservation Project of the Year in the Less than $5 million division.
Although it is not in Ward 3, Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais will be holding a town hall meeting for Ward 3 at the Bishop O’Neil Youth Center on May 5.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (8-12) fell in its series-opener against the Portland Sea Dogs (12-6) at Delta Dental Stadium, 9-5. Despite trimming a 6-1 deficit to 6-5, Portland plated three unanswered runs to pull away and slugged three homers en route to its fifth-straight win.
From May 1 to 12, a dozen restaurants in Manchester will have specialized vegan menu offerings as part of the Vegan Chef Challenge, a month-long event by Vegan Outreach that has challenged chefs in generally medium-sized cities to create new vegan dishes.
While discussion over the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 budget dominated the Monday, April 14 Board of School Committee (BOSC) meeting, a review of the district’s paraprofessional educators was also presented on that night.
There’s an old baseball adage: good pitching beats good hitting. But when with good pitching you need at least some hitting of your own (as well as adequate fielding) to ensure wins. The Fisher Cats weren’t able to consistently add that hitting and fielding to their strong pitching in this week’s series against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
Once known as a key component of New England College’s urban campus, 88 Lowell St. is currently undergoing renovations to become the city’s newest center for helping those struggling with the disease of addiction.
Inside the former home of C.A. Hoitt Furniture can be found one of Manchester’s key tools in the fight against addiction and a man who not only knows that struggle firsthand, but knows what it takes to overcome that struggle.
On Monday, April 28, Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais that the city has reached tentative agreements with all ten city unions that had expiring collective bargaining agreements. The current agreements are set to expire at the end of June, the end of the city’s fiscal year, and the new agreements came only after several months of negotiation.
Prior to the concerns put forward by Manchester School District leadership followed by the lengthy discussion by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, the Manchester Board of School Committee’s Committee on Athletics roundly rejected the concept of instituting a “pay-to-play” system for school athletics as a way to make up for school budget shortcomings.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Manchester School District is holding a discussion about mental health in schools on Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Manchester School District Welcome Center at 148 Concord St.
A new scoreboard has been installed at Parkside Middle School thanks to a donation from the Zoo Manchester Health Club Co-Owner Ed Baroody.
Leaders from SolutionHealth, Southern New Hampshire Health and Elliot Health System gathered at the Carol M. Rines Center on the night of Wednesday April 23rd to take questions from community members regarding the proposed disaffiliation of Southern New Hampshire Health, Elliot Health System and Home Health and Hospice Care from SolutionHealth.
Sidewalks! But not just any sidewalks. Sidewalks that make you know that you’re in Manchester. That, and other ideas, concepts and other discussion points on how to improve the heart of Manchester’s downtown area in a charette at the Palace Theatre’s Spotlight Room.
Manchester School District Superintendent Dr. Jen Chmiel held a question-and-answer session at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Office on Hanover Street on Tuesday morning, seeking to serve as a resource for local business leaders looking for knowledge about the current state of Manchester’s public schools.
On Monday, April 21, Minor League Baseball announced New Hampshire outfielder Jace Bohrofen was named Eastern League’s Player of the Week for April 14-20.