Aldermen okay allowing funding to be used for upcoming Elm Street shelter

Friday, March 6, 2026Wednesday, February 18, 2026

With just days before the expiration of the current agreement between the City of Manchester and the operators of the homeless shelter and engagement center on Beech Street, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved funding requests from Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais related to a more streamlined version of the shelter located at 200 Elm Street.

Malafronte continues trend of positive MHT reports

Wednesday, February 18, 2026Wednesday, February 18, 2026

In the annual presentation on the airport’s year in review to the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s Special Committee on Airport Activities, MHT Airport Director Tom Malafronte provided a positive report, echoing past positive reports from former MHT Airport Director Ted Kitchens in 2021, 2022 and 2024 among others.

Planning Board gives positive reaction to shift from rooming house to apartment building

Wednesday, February 18, 2026Tuesday, February 17, 2026

A proposal to convert a former office building at 22 Hazel St. into five apartments moved forward at the Manchester Planning Board’s first meeting of February after the property owner withdrew an earlier plan to create a 14-unit rooming house that drew significant neighborhood opposition last fall.

A reborn Caesario’s reopens on Elm Street

Tuesday, March 3, 2026Monday, February 16, 2026

With decades of history serving pizza on Elm Street, customers have been treated to a soft opening of the reborn Caesario’s with an official grand opening coming on the 23rd of February.

Garrity set for School Board confirmation

Sunday, February 15, 2026Sunday, February 15, 2026

On Tuesday, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold a vote to confirm Stan Garrity as Ward 9’s member on the Manchester Board of School Committee.

House committee forwards negative recommendation on bill designed to save $10 million in Manchester school aid

Friday, February 13, 2026

In a 10-8 vote on Feb. 10, the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on Education Funding approved an Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL) recommendation on HB 1831, a bill that would prevent approximately $10 million in state aid cuts to the Manchester School District.

MHT announces record cargo year, new flights to Nashville

Friday, February 13, 2026

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (IATA:MHT) announced more good news this month following the start of new non-stop Breeze Airways flights to Myrtle Beach last week.

Manchester gets just over $2 million in SAFE grants

Friday, February 13, 2026

The Public School Infrastructure Commission has awarded a total of $8 million in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 appropriations to fund 259 school safety projects statewide, including just over $2 million to Manchester.

School superintendent expects layoffs if Aldermen do not pass baseline budget

Friday, February 13, 2026Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Manchester School District has long expected a difficult budget season this year and that season has finally come.

Shaheen announces $9.6 million in federal funding for 11 Manchester projects

Tuesday, February 10, 2026Tuesday, February 10, 2026

As Congress approved appropriations for most of the Fiscal Year 2026 budgets of several federal departments, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced a total of $43 million in Congressionally Directed Spending projects in New Hampshire.

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