Byline: Andrew Sylvia

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Manchester Board of School Committee Vice Chair Jim O'Connell

School District independent audit memorandum gets support

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As the budget season for Fiscal Year 2026 begins to come into focus, a memorandum of understanding between the Manchester School District and the City of Manchester for an independent efficiency audit was recommended by the Manchester Board of School Committee’s Finance Committee on Wednesday night, part of a larger initiative by Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais to proactively find budgetary efficiencies in local government budgets.

School board agrees short-term high school footprint changes would not be beneficial

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For years, there have been rumors that the Manchester School District would somehow realign the city’s public high school students away from its long-standing configuration. In their first regular meeting of 2026, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) held another discussion looking at just such a realignment that recommended no immediate action.

Bryce Kaw-uh, Ward 1 Alderman.

Manchester’s elected boards set rules on public participation and committee membership

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Per Queen City tradition, following the conclusion of Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais’ inaugural address at the Palace Theatre, members of the newly sworn-in Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen and Manchester Board of School Committee walked a few hundred feet down Hanover Street toward City Hall for their biennial organizational meetings.

Ruais sets out vision for second term during inaugural address

read more…: Ruais sets out vision for second term during inaugural address

During the first term of Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais, he possessed a clock in his office counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until that term would conclude. With Tuesday’s inauguration ceremony at the Palace Theatre, Ruais’ clock has begun to countdown once again as a reminder of the urgency he hopes to have toward making Manchester better over the next two years.  

Alderman Long says downtown landlord could lose tax relief following water damage incident

read more…: Alderman Long says downtown landlord could lose tax relief following water damage incident

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.

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