Posts by Carol Robidoux
There’s something new brewing this weekend at Cat Alley Cafe, and it’s not just coffee: Sketch & Sip Sundays are now a thing – an art-builds-community thing that Cat Alley Cafe owner Tom Puskarich is hoping will catch on.
The Manchester Special Olympics Ski & Snowboard Team is hosting the inaugural Peter J. Fleming Memorial Ski Race on Feb. 5 at McIntyre Ski Area!
A Salem man is in custody, charged with the shooting death of a Manchester man. Police say it appears a dispute between the two inside a bar led to the shooting.
This time Joselito Carmona was held on preventative detention, police say.
As storm chasers for Eversource, they are among the hundreds of contractors who made their way here to restore power for the nearly 200,000 electric customers left without power over the past 24 hours. They’ve been working around the clock.
“I’m grateful that the meeting occurred and I think it was eye-opening for the state to hear directly from the mayors, and what we are encountering in our communities,” Mayor Joyce Craig said of the Jan. 20 meeting with DHHS interim commissioner Lori Weaver and others in Concord.
January is not messing around when it comes to winter weather. A wet, heavy snowstorm earlier this week has left people around the state without power, although according to utility companies crews are slowly making progress. That’s the good news. Less welcome news is that another storm system is brewing, resulting in a Winter Storm Warning for Wednesday.
According to a police narrative on January 22, 2023, at approximately 10 p.m., officers were dispatched to McDonald’s, 907 Hanover St., for a report of a man who was causing trouble at the drive-through window.
The city on Tuesday learned that it had prevailed in a court challenge to its vacate order by the ACLU, which allowed the city to follow through with dismantling the makeshift campsite of some 40 tents at the intersection of Manchester and Pine streets.
During Tuesday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting Manchester Fire Chief Ryan Cashin reported to the board that after exploring all vacant buildings in the city, 39 Beech St. was identified as the best option for standing up a full-time shelter. Cost for a three-month lease, utilities, insurance and fitting up the building is $518,000.
On Jan. 17 Amanda Robichaud is on the agenda of the Special Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Youth Services. Robichaud intends to lay out a proposal for the city to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness and drug addiction in the city.
Police are looking for a dark-colored hatchback in connection with a hit-and-run accident early Sunday that has left a man seriously injured.
Building community happens when people come together and discover where their missions intersect. Such was the case when Dr. George Jumpp, president of Manchester Rotary Club happened to meet Michael Blair, a Central High School junior who serves as Editor-in-Chief of the school’s The Little Green newspaper.
In the end, Judge John Kissinger did not render a final decision. He instead asked the city if it would hold off on the Jan. 17 vacate order if he could deliver his ruling by end-of-day Tuesday. After hearing arguments from Gilles Bissonnette, ACLU Legal Director, and Attorney Mark Rouvalis, representing the city, Kissinger said he needed time to consider all the information presented.
The city on Thursday was put on notice by the ACLU that its “vacate order” for the homeless encampment issued Monday was a “rushed” decision that raises legal concerns with the civil liberties organization, perpetuates the practice of “chasing” the homeless from location to location, and should not be carried out on the Jan. 17 deadline.
An electrical malfunction was the cause of a fire Thursday on Portsmouth Avenue – the third electrical fire attended by Manchester Firefighters in as many days.
The announcement came Wednesday afternoon from Manchester Fire Chief Ryan Cashin, who also serves as the city’s Emergency Management Director. The City will partner with YWCA New Hampshire to provide staffing and wrap-around services at the facility.
Both fires were determined to be electrical and no injuries were reported in either fire.
The meeting, organized by the city’s Economic Development office, was billed as a “sit down” with Adrienne Beloin, Director of Homeless Initiatives, to talk about the “impacts of homelessness” on downtown businesses and properties.
Hudson Fire Department Lt. Todd J. Berube died from injuries sustained in the crash, which happened Jan. 9, 2023 at about 6 p.m. in the area of 297 Derry Street, Route 102. The accident involved another vehicle, identified by authorities as a 2018 Mazda 3 sedan. The driver of the Mazda was not injured. Lt. Berube was wearing a helmet, and police said drugs nor alcohol were factors in the accident, which remains under investigation.