Board to discuss 305 new dwelling units on property between Smyth Road and Radburn Street
read more…: Board to discuss 305 new dwelling units on property between Smyth Road and Radburn StreetRecent meeting recaps and upcoming meeting previews.
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Should NH repeal a law requiring embalming?
read more…: Should NH repeal a law requiring embalming?A podcast and story about the debate over embalming and green burial in NH.
April 15 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 294 positive results with 15 in Manchester; no deaths reported
read more…: April 15 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 294 positive results with 15 in Manchester; no deaths reportedThere are currently 12 people hospitalized in New Hampshire with COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 305,411 cases diagnosed.
Proposed Central Street building gets new set of variances
read more…: Proposed Central Street building gets new set of variancesThe proposed seven-story mixed-use building coming to Central Street will look slightly different than its original proposal last fall.
Orange Street woman denied variances for chickens
read more…: Orange Street woman denied variances for chickensAn Orange Street woman seeking to continue having a chicken coop on her property has been denied the opportunity by the Manchester Zoning Board of Appeals, after the hearing was delayed in March.
Senate judiciary backs ‘critical fixes’ to 24-week abortion ban
read more…: Senate judiciary backs ‘critical fixes’ to 24-week abortion banThe bill adds an exception for fatal fetal diagnoses to the state’s 24-week abortion ban. It also removes the requirement that everyone seeking an abortion must first undergo an ultrasound, both of which proponents call “critical fixes.”
April 14 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 305 positive results with 17 in Manchester; 1 death reported
read more…: April 14 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 305 positive results with 17 in Manchester; 1 death reportedThere are currently 9 people being treated for COVID-19 in New Hampshire hospitals. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 305,119 cases diagnosed.
Municipal officials cite a trail of broken promises on retirement
read more…: Municipal officials cite a trail of broken promises on retirementThe state should live up to its promise and again pay a share of the retirement costs for municipal, school, and county employees, a Senate Committee was told Wednesday.
Kayla Montgomery waives arraignment on newest charges, hearing set for June 9
read more…: Kayla Montgomery waives arraignment on newest charges, hearing set for June 9Kayla Montgomery, stepmother to a missing 7-year-old girl, waived arraignment Wednesday on charges of possessing a stolen rifle
New charges for Kayla Montgomery unrelated to disappearance of step-daughter, Harmony Montgomery
read more…: New charges for Kayla Montgomery unrelated to disappearance of step-daughter, Harmony MontgomeryNew charges have been brought against Kayla Montgomery, step-mother of Harmony Montgomery, 7, the child who has been missing since 2019 and subject of an ongoing search national search.
Rooming house, apts at the old police station, a coffee shop, and chickens on this week’s zoning board agenda
read more…: Rooming house, apts at the old police station, a coffee shop, and chickens on this week’s zoning board agendaCity Works is a regular feature designed to provide a preview of upcoming city meetings including, but not limited to, Planning, Zoning and Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
BOSC approves New Hampshire Listens plan
read more…: BOSC approves New Hampshire Listens planOn Monday night, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) approved a plan submitted by New Hampshire Listens, concluding several weeks of discussion on whether contract the group for outreach purposes in the ongoing search for the Manchester School District’s next superintendent.
Court documents: Dog shot, killed during dispute over $300 loan
read more…: Court documents: Dog shot, killed during dispute over $300 loanA man who shot and killed a pit bull inside an Orange Street apartment last month had a dispute over money with a couple who lived there, according to court documents.
Bicyclist charged with negligent homicide granted bail
read more…: Bicyclist charged with negligent homicide granted bailA bicyclist who police charged with negligent homicide after they said he struck and killed a pedestrian in an Elm Street crosswalk last year will be released from bail if he posts $200 cash, a judge ruled Monday.
April 11 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 108 positive results with 46 in Manchester; 1 death reported
read more…: April 11 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 108 positive results with 46 in Manchester; 1 death reportedThere are currently 10 patients hospitalized in New Hampshire with COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 304,365 cases diagnosed.
‘We really were the losers in the whole thing’ – from billions in Sackler settlement, little goes to victims
read more…: ‘We really were the losers in the whole thing’ – from billions in Sackler settlement, little goes to victimsIn settlement negotiations with the Sackler family, states have tentatively agreed to a $6 billion payout, while a separate fund of $750 million was allocated to victims and survivors. Divided between all of the families impacted by opioid overprescribing, victims won’t get much, Scarpone said.
Waypoint to honor 3 state reps for dedication to child advocacy
read more…: Waypoint to honor 3 state reps for dedication to child advocacyWaypoint this year will honor three state representatives as joint recipients of the 2022 Jack Lightfoot Voice for Children Award: Patrick Long of Manchester, Kimberly Rice of Hudson, and Mary Beth Walz of Bow will share the honors.
Five NH Guardsmen who suffered brain injuries awarded Purple Hearts
read more…: Five NH Guardsmen who suffered brain injuries awarded Purple HeartsEach suffered traumatic brain injuries from being sheltered in the shockwave radius of at least one of a handful of Iranian missiles that struck the Al Asad Airbase in Iraq on Jan. 8. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran launched a theater ballistic missile (TBM) barrage of 11 missiles. At least five TBMs landed direct hits on the facility.