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On Monday night, the Manchester Board of School Committee approved a recent recommendation to accept a $7.6 million federal grant that is expected to provide support for students around mental health, substance misuse and school safety.
At Monday’s Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) meeting, Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig announced that school lunch prices will not go up for students in the upcoming 2023-’24 school year.
AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire recently hosted an Employment Resource Event at its Wellness and Opportunity Center, located at 25 Sundial Ave in Manchester. This free event was open to the public and provided attendees with resources and tools to aid in finding work and overcome barriers to employment.
In the flurry of recent candidate filings for the upcoming Manchester Municipal Election this fall, a new candidate has joined the race to become Ward 11’s new Board of School Committee Member.
On Monday, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) participated in a discussion within the confines of Girls at Work’s Bedford Street facility to talk about the non-profit program’s connection with Manchester’s Adverse Childhood Event Response Team, or ACERT.
On Tuesday, Manchester Mayoral Candidate Will Stewart announced the endorsement of twelve small business owners in Manchester.
As June Trisciani’s event was occurring across town last Friday night, At-Large Board of School Committee Candidate Peter Argeropoulos was kicking off his campaign with an event at Shopper’s Pub.
Former New Hampshire Attorney General and U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte launched her gubernatorial campaign at The Goat Restaurant on Monday night.
With the filing period now complete, Manchester Mayoral Candidate June Trisciani took to the West Side to talk with supporters and area residents in an event at the home of Democratic State Representative Jane Beaulieu.
In addition to the first and second groups of conservative candidates that arrived at City Hall to file for local office at roughly the same time, a third group of conservative Board of School Committee candidates officially got on the ballot in the waning minutes before the 2023 Manchester Municipal Election filing period closed.
While he fell short last fall for a chance at being a state representative, Brandon Lemay hopes that experience will help prepare him this fall in his quest for a seat as Ward 8 Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
With time running out on the filing period, former Ward 6 Board of School Committee member Dan Bergeron ensured a return to the ballot this fall after missing the filing period deadline in 2021.
On the final day of the filing period, a newcomer decided to give Ward 9 voters a second option for alderman on their ballots this fall.
After last week’s filing period, most wards will not have a contested race for their aldermanic seat. Ward 5 though will not only have a contested race, but also a race that may become somewhat heated as well.
On Wednesday, former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Ambassador to the UN held a roundtable with local leaders to discuss the issue of fentanyl.
Last week, Constance Spencer put her name on the ballot to become the second BOSC candidate in Ward 2, following the sign up of incumbent Sean Parr on the first day of the filing period.
This fall, Jim Burkush will seek his first full term as Ward 9’s representative on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Pat Long (no, not the new one) is an institution in Ward 3, but he will have a challenger in Ward 3 this fall.
