Government

After earning over 50 percent of the vote among the three mayoral candidates in Tuesday’s primary, Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig announced that she has raised $439,421.85 for her re-election campaign.

On Monday, Hillsborough County Superior Court North Judge David A. Anderson sided with the City of Manchester over the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office regarding a procedural dispute regarding pending amendments to the Manchester City Charter.

Last week, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) and representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) took a tour of three businesses on Hanover Street to discuss the state of small business in Manchester and check in to see how further assistance can be provided in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

On Monday, Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig was endorsed by State Senators Kevin Cavanaugh (D-Manchester), Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester) and Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) in her bid to earn another term as Manchester’s mayor this November.

Following in Manchester’s footsteps, Nashua is seeking public feedback on how it will spend its federal funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act.

Although it remains unclear whether or not the charter amendment regarding the Manchester School District and the Manchester Board of School Committee will be legally enforceable, the question going before voters on Tuesday regarding the city’s charter is much simpler.

On Friday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) welcomed European Union (E.U.) Ambassador to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis to discuss maintaining and strengthening diplomatic, economic and military ties across the Atlantic.

On Friday, Manchester Alderman At-Large Candidate June Trisciani announced the endorsement of 18 Democratic State Representatives from Manchester in her bid for one of the two At-Large Aldermanic seats being contested this fall.