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The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Platinum Sponsor Pentucket Bank, has developed “The Great Yeti Quest,” a Chamber event specifically designed to encourage people to visit and support the businesses in their communities as they search for Yetis.
John Tuttle has been named Director of Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies. Tuttle assumes the role from retiring Director Denis Mailloux who helped launch the tuition-free charter high school in 2019.
Live music to accompany uproarious silent film classic; to be shown on big screen using restored edition.
The Goffstown Public Library has been awarded $28,080 in funding through the Institute for Museum and Library Services “Grants to States” program. The grant program is part of the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021 and is being facilitated by NH State Library, which received $2,297,692 for this grant, according to its website.
Cue Zero Theatre Company announces auditions for their April production of Puffs! Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. The performance will take place April 29, 30, and May 1, 2022, at the Granite State Arts Academy in Salem, NH.
Manchester Excels, an innovative program to help aspiring teachers realize their dream, will continue through a successful partnership between Goodwill Northern New England, Americorps and Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)’s campus-based Education Department in the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education.
This Wednesday, January 12, Cara Cargill, an Eviction Diversion Specialist, along with Margaret Huang of the Arbitration and Mediation program with the NH Judicial Branch will be at tomorrow’s Tenant Clinic in Manchester to answer questions tenants or landlords may have about the program and how it can be utilized to try to avoid court or an eviction on your record.
Girls at Work has been selected to receive a 2022 Martin Luther King award for its efforts in advancing racial equity and social change in the city and across our region.
New Hampshire’s preeminent high school journalism award is inviting submissions for The 2022 Brodsky Prize, established by Jeff Brodsky, a former editor of the Manchester Central High School newspaper to encourage out-of-the-box efforts and innovation by a new generation of student journalists. The $5,000 Brodsky Prize is open to all New Hampshire high school students, attending public, charter or parochial schools.
The honor, part of the annual Spirit of New Hampshire awards, recognized the band for “exemplary contributions to volunteerism and to the betterment of life in New Hampshire.”
Ski and snowboard season has arrived and the Bob Gilman Fun Run is fast approaching! This event is for all ages and abilities and will be held at Manchester’s Winter Playground – McIntyre Ski Area on Sunday, Jan. 30, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at noon.
Justice of the Superior Court Tina Nadeau announced Wednesday the postponement of all jury trials and grand juries in New Hampshire Superior Court throughout the state through the month of January.
A community celebration with refreshments and entertainment, December 26, 2021, 12 – 4 p.m.
Ring in 2022 at Greater Boston Stage Company with a concert from the legendary Drifters. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are set to bring their American doo-wop and R&B sound to the stage on New Year’s Eve, December 31, with performances at 6 and 9 p.m. Originally founded by Clyde McPhatter, their legacy continues today through his son, Lead Vocalist, Ronn David McPhatter.
Nashua Community Arts board president Richard Lannan announced this week that the new venue under construction in downtown Nashua, formerly known as the Nashua Performing Arts Center, will now be known as the Nashua Center for the Arts. The local family that gave an anonymous $1 million gift to the center had final naming rights as part of the donation, he added.
Starting December 15, Magnify Voices Expressive Arts Contest will begin accepting submissions from New Hampshire students in fifth through 12th grade on their experiences with mental health. Magnify Voices is in its fourth year of raising awareness, erasing stigmas and effectuating the necessary changes needed to help ensure the social and emotional health of youth in the Granite State.
Manchester Cal Ripken Baseball Looks to Expand offering to 13-15 year-old age group.
The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across the country to address violent crime, including the gun violence that is often at its core. The New Hampshire Department of Justice was awarded $89,997 to administer PSN grant funds in the District of New Hampshire.
Christmas trees from 25 growers across New Hampshire and Vermont were collected at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests Rocks Estate Christmas Tree Farm in Bethlehem, NH, as part of a nationwide effort called “Trees for Troops.” This program provides Christmas trees to U.S. military families at home and abroad.
New Hampshire on Wednesday opened registration for “Operation Booster Blitz,” 15 community-based sites that will be held on Saturday, December 11 across the state.