“From textiles to technology… our story is one of collaboration, determination, and grit.”
After Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig provided her second inaugural address at the Rex Theater, she and the other Aldermen and Board of School Committee (BOSC) members elected by Manchester voters in November went over to City Hall to roll up their sleeves.
The inauguration is open to the public. Tickets are on sale for the inaugural ball, set for Jan. 11 at the Doubletree Hilton.
Several local cases are included in December’s grand jury indictments for Hillsborough Superior Court North.
In an emergency meeting on Monday night, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) voted to appropriate $775,000 plus any needed architectural fees to add fifth grade classes to Southside Middle School by Sept. 2020.
With a bet on the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl LIV, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu made the first legal sports bet in the Granite State this afternoon.
A Superior Court judge has granted a prosecutor’s request for a two-week extension to bring indictments against Dale Holloway, the Manchester man charged with shooting a Pentecostal bishop and a bride during a wedding in Pelham in October.
Bowing to nearly universal loathing of scammers’ robocalls, the U.S. Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that aims to crack down on the unwanted automatic calls.
Christmas comes early for those who’ve been wanting a parking app.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
It remains unclear whether all of Manchester’s middle schools will eventually include fifth grade students, but the effort toward that transition hit an obstacle on Tuesday night.
Lori Shibinette is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of New Hampshire Hospital. She previously served as a Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to State service, Lori served as the CEO of the Merrimack County Nursing Home and as their Director of Clinical Services. A registered and trained Nurse, Lori has extensive experience on the front lines of health care.
In its final installment of a year-long examination of the project, the Granite State News Collaborative set out to determine where that money has gone and what it has accomplished. A year into the two-year program, reviews are mixed.
“That’s where the big hang-up is. It’s hard to find programs that have openings,” she said. “There’s not a lot of funding for brick and mortar – this (SOR grant) is short-term funding. “
The governor was ‘sickened’ by the vote, which he said was democrats playing politics. Democrats reasoned that this grant would not help existing schools and only burden the future of the state’s education costs by creating new charter schools. Next steps are unclear.
The Governor’s plan, which he announced in conjunction with Democrats on October 30 of this year, is shored up by two LSRs (HB 1629 and HB 1632). One bill would make zoning for low-income or high-density housing mandatory while forcing zoning and planning boards to accept training in the philosophy of “new urbanism” — an internationally-bred fad that has invaded the country. The other bill would give more tax breaks to developers for building specific types of projects.
“It is not the relapse that is newsworthy. What is newsworthy is that there are community-based service providers, like Granite Pathways, that do not judge and are willing to re-engage with individuals in recovery whenever and wherever they are ready. Every time.”
This was the second convening to discuss the state’s critical shortage of affordable housing.
On Monday, the Board of School Committee (BOSC) approved a recommendation from Manchester School Department Superintendent’s John Goldhardt for $3.25 million in additional state funds.
Now through Dec. 31 you can catch a Route 8 MTA bus for free.