Nashua family center nets $5,000 grant
read more…: Nashua family center nets $5,000 grantThe Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund has awarded a $5,000 grant to Harbor Care in support of Nashua’s Cynthia Day Family Center.
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Celebrating innovator Ralph Baer on his 100th birthday
read more…: Celebrating innovator Ralph Baer on his 100th birthdayDespite Saturday’s extreme heat more than 50 people and at least three friendly dogs crowded under a popup tent set up in Arms Park Saturday afternoon to celebrate video-game pioneer Ralph Baer’s 100th birthday and to rededicate a statue there in his honor.
Protestors: Tearing down Chandler mansion would be a sin
read more…: Protestors: Tearing down Chandler mansion would be a sinMore than 80 people turned out along Beech Street Sunday morning to protest the barriers the Catholic Diocese of Manchester has erected against the renovation of the Chandler House, a 150-year-old mansion at 147 Walnut St., adjacent to the Hedwig Church.
Teens to adults: It’s time for you to listen
read more…: Teens to adults: It’s time for you to listenA gathering of young persons of color at the YWCA was a time to share a meal and be heard on the issue of racial equality.
Harvard poll: Younger Americans will vote self-defensively against Trump
read more…: Harvard poll: Younger Americans will vote self-defensively against TrumpYoung people — ages 18-29 — will be voting in self-defense come November, says John Volpe, director of polling at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP).
“A” is for art … and polenta, apparently, when ‘Edible Typography’ is on the menu
read more…: “A” is for art … and polenta, apparently, when ‘Edible Typography’ is on the menuInstitute of Art students rose to the challenge of creating edible letters, part assignment, part celebration of the merger with New England College.
Warren ‘has a plan’ for NH housing shortage – and more – at Manchester town hall
read more…: Warren ‘has a plan’ for NH housing shortage – and more – at Manchester town hallSaturday’s event marked Elizabeth Warren’s 23rd visit to the Granite State.
Tom Steyer: Save the world, save ourselves
read more…: Tom Steyer: Save the world, save ourselvesDemocratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer addressed a crowd of nearly 80 at Jupiter Hall Tuesday night and told them he needed their help to save the world.
GOP Trump opponent says NH Primary history is on his side
read more…: GOP Trump opponent says NH Primary history is on his sideFormer Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld dropped by Saint Anselm College Monday to deliver a guest lecture on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary and, by the way, remind students and guests that he’s running against Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination.
Queen City Pride: ‘It’s important that everyone feel welcome here in the Queen City’
read more…: Queen City Pride: ‘It’s important that everyone feel welcome here in the Queen City’Congressman Chris Pappas graduated from Central High School in 1998. In those days, he was one of more than a thousand students, and, Pappas said, he didn’t know anyone who was openly gay.
Pride flag raised at City Hall, Queen City Pride block party set for Saturday
read more…: Pride flag raised at City Hall, Queen City Pride block party set for SaturdayThe city held its second-annual Pride flag raising ceremony on June 14 at City Hall, kicking off a weekend of pride celebrations in the downtown area.
Oh, the humanities: Preserving the things that keep us fed, beyond food
read more…: Oh, the humanities: Preserving the things that keep us fed, beyond foodAbove and beyond the academic sphere, are the so-called public humanities — what you, me, and the other Average Joes and Joannes are talking about in our day-to-day lives.
In keynote, Booker advises SNHU grads to ‘stay faithful’
read more…: In keynote, Booker advises SNHU grads to ‘stay faithful’“In the everyday moments, if you show this kind of spirit, you will heal the world. You will create community. You will be the weavers that tighten the bonds of humanity and show what true strength is. Class of 2019, stay faithful.” – Sen. Cory Booker
Election 2020: It’s the boomers turn to be too old to be trusted
read more…: Election 2020: It’s the boomers turn to be too old to be trustedCNN and Harvard’s IOP doubled down on this idea for Monday night’s Town Meeting, orientating the event to young voters and packing the room with 500 students, about half of them from Harvard University. This did not go unnoticed by people commenting on the event on Twitter.
If he runs, Buttigieg’s got the 2020 bumper sticker ready to go: ‘Freedom, democracy, security’
read more…: If he runs, Buttigieg’s got the 2020 bumper sticker ready to go: ‘Freedom, democracy, security’This mass trended younger than crowds at recent similar events, lots of 20- and 30-somethings, eager to hear the message and shake the hand of the Democrat: a 37-year-old Harvard graduate, Rhodes Scholar, openly gay Afghanistan war veteran who is serving his eighth year as mayor of South Bend, Ind.
Beto O’Rourke: Tiny NH taqueria frames candidate’s campaign cornerstone
read more…: Beto O’Rourke: Tiny NH taqueria frames candidate’s campaign cornerstoneBeto O’Rourke grew up in El Paso, Texas, a city of about a million people right on the U.S. border with Mexico. His choice of venue here and his decision to open his remarks in Spanish underscored a cornerstone of his campaign: He says he believes immigration and immigrants are important to the U.S.
NH’s Hub and Spoke system: Traction or just spinning wheels?
read more…: NH’s Hub and Spoke system: Traction or just spinning wheels?“We gotta do something because it’s impacting everyday people,” Nick Toumpas said. “It’s impacting kids, its impacting adults, it’s impacting innocent people who are impacted by somebody else who has a problem with substance abuse — it’s an overall sense of urgency. They basically said it’s better to do something fast and then correct it as we go along, as opposed to stepping back and looking at it in a more measured way.”
Sen. Warren to Manchester crowd: ‘I am in this fight out of gratitude’
read more…: Sen. Warren to Manchester crowd: ‘I am in this fight out of gratitude’More than 450 people turned out for the campaign event at Manchester Community College.
Lighting candles of remembrance for those who died homeless in our city
read more…: Lighting candles of remembrance for those who died homeless in our cityThe number of homeless people in New Hampshire did not rise in 2018, according to the annual “State of Homelessness in New Hampshire” report, but the number, about 1,450, remains a ten-percent increase from 2016. Meantime, the NH Department of Education reports a 13-percent increase since last year in the number of students identified as homeless
Bernie Sanders packs them in at Brookside Church for ‘get out the vote’ rally
read more…: Bernie Sanders packs them in at Brookside Church for ‘get out the vote’ rallyThe Brookside Congregational Church is at least 150 miles outside the U.S. Senate district Bernie Sanders hopes to retain through the general election Tuesday, but the once (and future?) presidential candidate made the trip for an event Sunday afternoon — with a pit stop at UNH-Durham — to encourage attendees to get others to vote.