Posts by Andrew Sylvia
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.
Earlier this month, the Hooking Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 4-1 to approve variance requests allowing Chelmsford Hooksett Properties LLC to construct 160 residential units in the former Cigna building at 2 College Park Drive, a large step in what could become a significant addition to the Greater Manchester area’s available portfolio of housing.
While the Queen City has already had a month of spring, the weather is finally (fingers crossed) getting a little better for baseball. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats’ bats are heating up too, here’s a recap of their April 15-20 series against the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals: the Harrisburg Senators.