Posts by Carol Robidoux
Once again Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is in the running as “Best Small Airport” in an online poll circulating by USA Today.
If all the world’s a stage, then comedian Colin Mochrie’s the guy doing sight gags and sound effects, pulling one-liners from his imagination like a magician’s sting of endless handkerchiefs and savoring every improvisational moment.
Superintendent Jenn Chmiel Gillis on Sunday addressed the school bus driver shortage announced Friday and what it will mean to families whose children rely on city buses to get to public charter schools.
Londonderry Superintendent of Schools Daniel Black on Friday announced the decision to suspend the high school cheerleading program until further evaluation following allegations of “a toxic and pervasive culture of bullying.”
The Primary election is Sept. 19 and we’ve been gathering information from the candidates to help you make an informed decision when you go to your polling places to vote.
Big news here at the Ink Link. After what feels like a long and round-about journey, we’ve launched our online Ink Link SHOP with a very special collection: @lovemanchester by Jen Drociak.
“As our Sam, Nicole Jones said beautifully to me, The Mad Ones is a nesting doll of grief;” said Director Katelin Garland. “What’s so unique about the show is the audience gets to experience the journey of grief with Sam, while reflecting on what that journey looks like for themselves. Theatre can be enlightening, emotional, and entertaining; The Mad Ones is a perfect amalgamation of all three.”
On September 5, 2023, at approximately 8 p.m., the Manchester Police Department responded to the area of Weston Road and Hoyt Street for reports of a traffic accident involving a motorcycle.
This year’s festival, a week-long series of arts and music events from Sept. 11-17 including dance and art classes, and improv, at loctions around the city, will again culminate in an open-air street fair where artists and artisans will be set up to show their work and sell their wares. There will also be live performances and a chance to connect directly with many local artists and performers.
There were more than 1,000 classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and even a trio of DeLorean time machines as car enthusiasts spanned out across several city blocks between Lake Avenue and Bridge Street to take in the sights.
But a treasure hunter with a good eye picked up a painting in 2017 for $4, stacked with other unwanted items at the Manchester Savers on South Willow Street. She was searching for frames to reuse, something many thrifters do to salvage or repurpose castaway art. The signature on the painting read N.C. Wyeth – for Newell Convers Wyeth, patriarch of the famed Wyeth family of painters.
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.
