Aug. 1: National Night Out – fun, games, giveaways, Chaos & Kindness, and community

Sunday, June 16, 2024Monday, July 31, 2023

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.

NH nurse working in Haiti kidnapped, along with her child, amid escalating gang violence

Monday, June 10, 2024Monday, July 31, 2023

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.

NH inmate placed on ‘escape status’ from Calumet House last week shot and killed by Miami police

Monday, June 10, 2024Friday, July 28, 2023

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.

Manchester, NH: The (official) Chicken Tender Capital of the World (for real!)

Saturday, October 5, 2024Thursday, July 27, 2023

MANCHESTER, NH – There were probably a few fleeting moments over the past three years when Nick Lavallee wondered if

Mill Girl makeover: New accessible surroundings for historic city landmark

Sunday, June 16, 2024Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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.

Perseverence pays off: Student scholars earn $1,000 each toward higher education

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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.

Sold Out: You can still watch the Aug. 23 Manchester Mayoral Forum live via MPTV

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, July 24, 2023

UPDATE: Aug. 15, 2023 – Tickets for this event are sold out. You can watch it live on Manchester Public

Community meetings identify needs – and a vision – for inner-city neighborhood

Sunday, June 16, 2024Saturday, July 22, 2023

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.

2 arrested for ‘lewd acts’ while naked in a rowboat on Dorrs Pond

Monday, June 10, 2024Friday, July 21, 2023

Two men were arrested on Thursday for lewd acts while boating on Dorrs Pond.

Cold case solved, closed: Suspect named in 1981 Portsmouth murder using DNA evidence died in 2005

Monday, June 10, 2024Thursday, July 20, 2023

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.

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