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Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais has held town hall meetings in Ward 1, Ward 3 and Ward 11 and on Wednesday he continued the trend with another meeting with residents in Ward 9. Here is a recap of what was discussed.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced on Wednesday that the New Hampshire Executive Council has approved $1 million in funding to assist the construction of the Mark Stebbins Community Center in Manchester’s West Side.
New Hampshire State Representative Ross Berry (R-Manchester) has announced his resignation from the New Hampshire House of Representatives. According to the New Hampshire House of Representatives website, the resignation became official on May 15.
U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) has been named by The Lugar Center – McCourt School Bipartisan Index as the most bipartisan Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives and third most bipartisan House member overall.
This week, the City of Manchester’s Department of Planning and Community Development officially announced a draft of a new proposed zoning map for Manchester.
On Monday night, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) held a discussion with New Hampshire Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Frank Edelblut centered around concerns over proposed changes to the state’s minimum standards for public school approval, also known as the “Ed 306 Rules.”
New Hampshire Department of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut is on the Manchester Board of School Committee’s (BOSC) agenda for Monday, May 13 with a presentation on proposed ED 306 amendments.
Just under two weeks after Arbor Day, representatives from Eversource were on hand in the parking lot of JFK Colisseum to provide Manchester residents with free trees.
Near the end of Tuesday’s Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) meeting, two of Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais’ key initiatives – to dissolve the Department of Housing Stability and sell off surplus property – received approval.
Over 80 meetings, hearings and other events have also been held with city employees to create an overarching analysis. While that analysis is largely complete, Drabik said that she would need until at least the end of the next fiscal year (June 30, 2025), if not longer, to create a set of recommendations on any possible improvements to the compensation and hierarchical structure for those over 400 different types of city employees. Drabik also noted that comparable studies of this type take approximately 18 months to complete and this one began in August 2023.
On Tuesday night, Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) have voted to change their rules to prohibit the use of banners, signs or other items during meetings that might create a security concern or obstruct the views of others along with limitations on public comment.
On Tuesday morning, Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais announced the beginning of a new weekly resource fair and at the Engagement Center inside the city’s Homeless Shelter on Beech Street.
One day human beings may travel to distant planets, but in the meantime, there are always the distant planets being created at Parkside Middle School.
As thousands of people walked up and down Elm Street enjoying their tacos, the Manchester Planning and Community Development Department sought to provide awareness about upcoming proposed overhaul to the city’s zoning ordinances.
The Office of Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais announced on Friday that Ruais will be holding a Ward 12 town hall meeting on Thursday, May 9 at Northwest Elementary School.
This year marks the 20th season since the New Hampshire Fisher Cats arrived in Manchester and over that time it has become a constant source of enjoyment for many dedicated fans.
If there’s one word to describe Russell Prescott would use to describe himself, it’s experienced…or maybe it’s conservative…. or entrepreneurial…or maybe even consensus-builder if hyphenated words count. Yes, there are many words to describe Russell Prescott, but for the next few months one word definitely describes him: candidate.
On Tuesday, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) approved a 79-E tax relief request for 959 Elm St., also known as the Dunlap Building.
