Posts by Carol Robidoux
The following arrests were reported by Manchester Police Department through a narrative compiled by officers involved in the arrests. All those arrested and charged are considered innocent until due process through the court system.
Durham Police continue to investigate the stabbing death of Alexander Talcott, 41, who was pronounced dead inside his home Saturday morning. As of Monday, no further update has been issued by the NH Attorney General’s office, which is assisting with the investigation.
Once again it’s cheap movies for everyone thanks to Cinema Day 2023.
A man who was stabbed at a city-operated high-rise apartment complex walked to a nearby hotel for help. The investigation that followed has closed off traffic at a busy city intersection.
A three-day feast-ival is one way to describe the annual Mahrajan Middle Eastern Food Festival, which is a food-centric celebration held each year at Our Lady of the Cedars Melkite Church on Mitchell Street.
Dance the night away – for fun and also for mental and physical health, every second and fourth Tuesday at The Shaskeen Pub.
More than 45 vendors filled the perimeter of Veterans Park creating the perfect setting for hundreds of attendees of this year’s We Are One Festival. Under mostly clear skies people gathered to dance and drum, do group Zumba, sample a variety of foods and catch up with neighbors and friends.
Next week’s Ink Link Mayoral Forum at The Rex Theatre will provide a first look at the four mayoral candidates side-by-side. Tickets for the free event “sold out” quickly at the 300-seat Rex Theatre, which will provide a perfect setting for an event that will bring the community together around the most pressing question to be answered on Election Day: Who will be our next mayor?
Appealing to traditional and progressive acoustic music fans alike, The Ruta Beggars combine bluegrass and early swing to create intricate vocal harmonies, fiery instrumentals, and plenty of fun. They have been praised for their creative yet tasteful arrangements and charming performances, winning Thomas Point’s band competition in 2019.
It’s near impossible to catch an unobstructed view of the colorful new mural on Hanover Street, what with trees and parked cars. But if you could, you might detect the familiar curves of Mt. Uncanoonuc within the geometric rainbow.
The Holt Avenue neighborhood that for the past three years has come together to celebrate summer and have fun while doing good did it again.
Gin joint: check. More excitement to come: you bet – but for now, you can check out the Manchester Distillery and pick up some craft gin and vodka!
The 31st Annual Trinity High School Golf Tournament sold out and exceeded its goal of raising $25,000 for the school’s Trinity Fund, which benefits students in need. In addition to the proceeds from the tournament and silent auction, the school this year accepted a $125,000 contribution from downtown business owner Ed Baroody, who attended the event to present an actual big check and say a few words in the spirit of community.
An estimated 5,000 walkers and runners participated in Thursday’s Delta Dental Elliot Corporate 5K – the fastest race in New Hampshire. The event is a fundraiser for Elliot Hospital’s Solinsky Center for Cancer Care.
A nurse from New Hampshire and her child, kidnapped nearly two weeks ago while working with a faith-based educational mission in Haiti, are safe and have been released, according to an update on the organization’s website, El Roi Haiti.
Seven weeks ago a group of friends who belong to the Safari Youth Club got busy cleaning the streets, sidewalks and parks around their neighborhood. Under the guidance of Hamisi and Sandra Juma, the teenagers have learned that many hands make light work.
“At that time the majority of our gigs were family parties and nursing homes. We ended up rehearsing over Zoom and eventually started playing outside while socially distancing, but we’re excited to finally be playing out again,” says founding Ukeladies member Kate Boisvert.
If you’ve never seen a conveyor belt of cats and dogs being unloaded from a chartered airplane into the waiting arms of animal lovers whose job it will be to find them forever homes, it looks a lot like hope. On Aug. 2 that hopeful scene unfolded at Wiggins Aviation at the Boston-Manchester Regional Airport.
