Posts by Carol Robidoux
Nobody in New England understands the nuances of snow plowing like the city’s award-winning Department of Public Works.
Police Chief Allen Aldenberg is hard to read sometimes – he’s stoic and focused in most situations. But Tuesday night he couldn’t conceal his excitement as a Black Hawk helicopter hovered over the field next to Beech Street School.
The city’s Director of Homeless Initiatives returned to the Board of Aldermen Tuesday with a presentation outlining accomplishments so far in the city’s quest to move people from homelessness.
Police summaries of recent crime-related events.
This year the annual event is promised to be “bigger and better than ever,” according to Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg, with 55 community partners involved – plus the NH Army National Guard helicopter, Seacoast United Soccer, Laura Boyce from Rock 101 and Chris Ryan from WGIR-AM and a special appearance by Chaos & Kindness. Attendees can expect games, giveaways and much more – especially a chance to connect with neighbors and friends.
A nurse working with a faith-based educational mission in Haiti has been kidnapped along with her young daughter, according to a statement posted on the mission’s website, El Roi Haiti.
A New Hampshire who was being held in minimum security at the Calumet House in Manchester and escaped by walking away in the early morning hours of July 21 was shot and killed on Thursday by police in Miami Florida, after a shoplifting incident led to a hostage situation.
The 10-foot-tall representation of a female mill worker has been a fixture in the mill yard for more than 35 years. What’s new – and what drew a crowd of more than 100 to Commercial Street Wednesday – is her environment.
The three young women were among a group of 10 Manchester School District 2023 graduates who were guests of honor at a dinner to celebrate their individual determination. All of them received a $1,000 scholarship from Deo Mwano Consultancy based on essays describing their personal journey of perseverance and getting to the high school graduation finish line.
It’s a task accomplished by brainstorming sessions known as charettes in which attendees break into small groups to tackle the issue at hand. The information gathered is then distilled into a report containing recommendations that, ideally, can be the first step toward action, and change.
Two men were arrested on Thursday for lewd acts while boating on Dorrs Pond.
New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella and Chief Mark Newport of the Portsmouth Police Department on Thursday announced that a cold case homicide from September of 1981 in Portsmouth has been solved. No arrest will be made, and no prosecution commenced, however, because the perpetrator died in 2005.
The grand opening is set for July 21 at Woodstacker’s Elm Street retail shop, 850 Elm St., where you can sit down Thursday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m., and try a couple of beers and purchase your favorites to enjoy at home. He does all the brewing offsite at his beer shed in Derry.
Manchester Fire Chief Ryan Cashin described the constant demand for services Sunday after a busy day of emergency operations related to flash flooding. As of 5 p.m. various city personnel had responded to more than 80 calls, all relating to water problems.
Sunday’s torrential downpour created flash flooding around the city stopping traffic and overloading storm drains. It also took a toll on Derryfield Country Club, making the golfing greens look more like Derryfield Island.
That means the air above us is holding a record amount of water vapor so whenever it rains it will be torrential. Some locations could pick up 3-4 inches in a short period of time and since the ground won’t soak up any more water, it has to go somewhere – hence, flash flooding.
All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Griffin Free Library programming.
A man suffered a gunshot wound to the foot at a residence on Front Street Wednesday afternoon, and the man identified as the shooter is wanted by police.
