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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.
“This festival has been a Lett family tradition for 23 years, and so we’re looking to hand it off to the next generation of youth who will keep the cultural pillars intact,” says Sudi, currently in the thick of planning for the Aug. 19 annual celebration of culture, diversity and togetherness taking place at Veterans park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“I don’t pretend to be Frank Sinatra, but we do musical arrangements in the spirit of Sinatra – you might say we Sinatrafy the songs,” said DiMare, who will be at the Spotlight Room on Hanover Street on July 22 Sinatrafying the heck out of not only classics like “Fly Me to the Moon,” but perhaps something more contemporary, like “Hit Me Baby, One More Time.”
Police Chief Allen Aldenberg says politics is a poor excuse for exploiting the murder of a child.
A man was arrested Friday in connection with a report of gunshots fired on Bodwell Road Thursday night.
The NH Attorney General’s office made the announcement of the arrest by Manchester police on July 3, alleging that on or about January 17, 2023, Murtadah Mohammad caused the death of J.R., a person under 13 years of age, recklessly under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of his life, by subjecting him to abusive violence and not obtaining timely medical assistance for his injuries.
“I’ve been dreaming of a space like this my whole life,” said Doan, a 2006 Central High School graduate who thought her conceptual coffee house was going to be located somewhere in Vegas.
Both GOP candidates Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis were in New Hampshire Tuesday to win the hearts and minds of the First in the Nation Primary GOP voters – Trump appeared at the NH Federation of Republican Women’s luncheon in Concord while DeSantis held a town hall-style meeting in Hollis about an hour earlier.
After more than two decades in fire service – and a fast trajectory from lieutenant to chief of the state’s largest fire department, Cashin has to be focused on how to lead Manchester forward. That’s why he has sanctioned the development of the city’s first-ever master plan.
