School superintendent addresses overcrowded bus incident

Tuesday, January 28, 2025Monday, January 27, 2025

At Monday night’s Board of School Committee Meeting, Manchester School District Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Chmiel responded to reports last week that a Hillside Middle School student had to sit on the floor of a school bus last week because there were not enough seats.

Ex-YDC supervisor sentenced to 20 to 40 years in case judge calls ‘most sadistic’ he’s seen

Monday, January 27, 2025Monday, January 27, 2025

Judge N. William Delker, in sentencing former Youth Development Center employee Bradley Asbury to 20-to-40-years in prison, said the former supervisor used his power to violate a 14-year-old boy in the “most violent and humiliating way possible.”

Educational topics dominate Ward 6 community discussion

Monday, January 27, 2025Sunday, January 26, 2025

Ward 6 residents gathered on Candia Road for a spirited discussion on Wednesday night in a town hall-style forum hosted by Ward 6 resident Dan Mowery.

After decades of setbacks and delays, Islamic Society of New Hampshire nears completion of long-awaited mosque

Friday, January 24, 2025

More than a quarter of a century after their dream of having a house of worship of their own began, there is a sense that the dream will now become reality in 2025.

JetBlue takes off from MHT

Monday, January 27, 2025Thursday, January 23, 2025

After years and years of waiting, Thursday marked the day that so many New Hampshire travelers had waited for: JetBlue has arrived at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT).

Pianomen (& Women) at the Palace: All the songs you know and love to sing along to

Thursday, January 23, 2025Thursday, January 23, 2025

This time around – the sixth time around in fact – there’s something completely new and different: in addition to paying tribute to some of the most recognizable and enduring rock’n’roll piano men of our time, the music of two iconic female singer/songwriters has been added – Carole King and Lady Gaga, which elevates the production with just the right shot of estrogen and energy. (And I’m not just saying that as a middle-aged women low on both those elements.)

Dorrs Pond at Livingston park photo by keith spiro

Dorrs Pond, where you can bundle up and skate for free outdoors

Thursday, January 23, 2025Thursday, January 23, 2025

Dorrs Pond in winter. A place for ice skating for free outdoors.

Aldermen agree to land swap, restarting momentum on new Beech Street School

Saturday, January 25, 2025Wednesday, January 22, 2025

In an 8-6 vote, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) accepted an agreement that will allow the paused new Beech Street Elementary School project to proceed once again.

Live public comment from the Jan. 21, 2025 Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting

Wednesday, January 22, 2025Tuesday, January 21, 2025

The following is public comment at the Jan. 21, 2025 Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, transcribed as it happens. Please email Andrew Sylvia at andy@manchesterinklink.com for any name misspellings.