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Surf ‘n’ turf with a side of gratitude for District Fire Chief Gamache, as he calls it a career

Monday, June 10, 2024Tuesday, September 29, 2020

After 37½ years, Gamache is retiring as District Chief. He was joined at the table by his dad, retired District Chief Normand Gamache, his son, Lt. Chad Gamache, a fourth-generation Gamache firefighter, as well as his daughter, Tori, who chose a different path of service as a nurse – and more than a dozen members of his Central Station Shift 3 crew. Jim Langley was in charge of the flame-broiled surf and turf, cooked to perfection in the kitchen where night after night firefighters prepare meals family-style and then break bread together.

Assistant Police Chief will fill-in as interim Chief starting Oct. 1

Monday, June 10, 2024Monday, September 28, 2020

Assistant Chief Ryan Grant will serve as interim Police Chief starting Oct. 1.

Bullet enters Green Street bedroom where kids were sleeping

Monday, June 10, 2024Thursday, September 24, 2020

Police are investigating two reports of gunshots fired which they believe are related, one of them in which a bullet penetrated a bedroom window of a residence on Green Street where children were sleeping.

Body pulled from Merrimack River in Hooksett

Monday, June 10, 2024Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Police say there’s no evidence of foul play.

Chandler House, Saved! Currier inks deal with Diocese for purchase of historic mansion

Monday, June 10, 2024Wednesday, September 23, 2020

A purchase and sale agreement was signed Wednesday. Once the property is subdivided, the Currier Museum will begin restoration of the historic mansion.

Ready! Set! Register for NH Writers’ Project 603 Writers’ Sit & Click virtual conference

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Pence returns to MHT after Air Force Two strikes bird during take-off

Monday, June 10, 2024Wednesday, September 23, 2020

After a Vice Presidential campaign stop in New Hampshire Tuesday, Air Force Two departed with Vice President Pence on board – but quickly turned around and landed again, after a bird strike forced the plane to return to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

To Trick-or-Treat or not to Trick-or-Treat: That is still the question in New Hampshire

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The state Department of Health and Human Services has yet to render a decision on Trick-or-Treating in NH.

Man reports robbery of cell phone at Victory Park while waiting for city bus

Monday, January 20, 2025Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Police are investigating an alleged assault and robbery at Victory Park on Monday.

It’s National Voter Registration Day! Here’s how to register in Manchester

Monday, June 10, 2024Tuesday, September 22, 2020

City Hall is open until 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

Weekend police blotter: Union Street burglary; stabbing victim mum; armed robbery on Pine Street

Monday, June 10, 2024Monday, September 21, 2020

Police are working on solving three cases thin on details.

Sept. 21-25 is GEAR UP Week in NH: Celebrating students through the pandemic

Monday, June 10, 2024Monday, September 21, 2020

GEAR UP is a college access program providing students and families the support and resources they need for college success.

Moment of unity during vigil for Ruth Bader Ginsberg at Manchester courthouse

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Sunday, September 20, 2020

It felt right, gathering together outside the county courthouse, to pay tribute to the woman who had in her lifetime and service as a Supreme Court Justice fought for gender equality and women’s rights.

Roses are red – and white – at Pulaski Park in honor of war hero’s Polish heritage thanks to garden club donation

Sunday, June 16, 2024Saturday, September 19, 2020

It seems only fitting that from his perch atop a bronze horse Revolutionary War hero Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski will have the best view of more than two-dozen Knock-Out rose bushes, freshly planted on Saturday morning alongside his monument by a dedicated group of volunteers in the city park that bears his name.

Campaign trail: First Lady, Drug Czar stop at Safe Station as part of National Recovery Month tour

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Saturday, September 19, 2020

First Lady Melania Trump made a stop in Manchester as part of her “Be Best” initiative during National Recovery Month.

Sununu extends COVID-19 State of Emergency for three more weeks

Monday, June 10, 2024Friday, September 18, 2020

NH’s official State of Emergency has been extended to Oct .9.

FEMA will not reimburse NH schools for PPE, cleaning supplies

Monday, June 10, 2024Friday, September 18, 2020

Late last week, New Hampshire school districts learned that federal monies they were previously relying on are no longer available to cover costs associated with their response to COVID-19.

Sky Zone Manchester announces permanent closure

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, September 17, 2020

An announcement posted on Sky Zone Manchester’s Facebook page Thursday included the announcement that they were permanently closed.

Hot mess: Garbage truck driver dumps load on Melrose Street after realizing trash inside truck on fire

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, September 17, 2020

Quick-thinking by a Department of Public Works trash truck driver helped save a city trash truck Thursday after he noticed the contents of the truck were on fire.

State fines youth flag football league $2,000 for holding tourney with out-of-state players

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Tuesday, September 15, 2020

The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, issued a notice to the New England Flag Football League assessing a $2,000 fine for violation of NH’s Amateur and Youth Sports Guidance. The penalty, issued by the NH Attorney General’s office, is pursuant to Emergency Order 65 around COVID-19 protocol.

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