Paul LeBlanc is stepping down from his post at the helm of Southern New Hampshire University as of July 2024, taking a one-year sabbatical to research and write about AI and the future of higher education.
Today, Mayor-Elect Jay Ruais announced his transition team as he prepares to be sworn in on January 2nd, 2024. This team will help provide expertise on various issues pertaining to the city to include, but not limited to, homelessness, public safety, economic development, housing and education.
Ken Jue, a longtime resident of Keene, spent his career as a mental health professional. In this capacity, he came across a startling conclusion: people with mental health disorders lived shorter lives than the rest of the population. To him, this was unacceptable. If he could, he would do something about it.
The cafe’s example of giving is but one among many people and organizations from all walks of life doing what they can to assist Manchester’s homeless community.
This year’s Holiday Parade went off without a hitch – or so it seems, as the grand procession of about 60 community groups, individuals and businesses made its way along Elm Street heading south from Brady Sullivan Tower to the Hilton Doubletree Hotel.
On Friday, the 2025-2034 New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) Ten-Year-Plan was submitted to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, including 20 projects in Manchester totaling $450,813,281.
After several months of reviewing options and exploring possible sites for a new West Side Manchester community center, the Board of Directors of the Mark Stebbins Community Center (MSCC) and the Board of Commissioners for the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) announced on Thursday the two entities have signed a 75-year lease to build and operate a new facility for local children and residents at Kelley Falls.
On a very chilly Wednesday morning, city officials and local business leaders gathered near the corner of Merrimack and Chestnut Streets to inaugurate construction on new affordable housing that will be coming to that intersection.
A state commission created to come up with a plan to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire has failed to find consensus on a proposal top lawmakers in both parties had hoped would provide a template for legislation.
Investigators have identified all of the involved parties to the shooting, and the ongoing investigation includes whether the person who shot Carlos Rodriguez acted in self-defense. Investigators believe there are additional bystanders who have not come forward to report what they saw and/or heard. Any individuals with direct information about this event who were behind or outside the Red Arrow Diner at 61 Lowell St., are asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at (603) 668-8711 and ask for the Detective Unit.
On Monday night, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) ratified five contracts with collective bargaining units within the Manchester School District.
The $130 million project to remodel two of Nashua’s middle schools and build a new one is nearing completion — and is “on time and under budget,” according to city and district officials involved in the project.
Tentative agreements must be ratified by union members and approved by the Board of School Committee and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The School Board will vote on the tentative agreements at its upcoming meeting on November 27.
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An ironclad defense, a workhorse running back and some extra-special special teams play carried Memorial to a 15-0 win over crosstown rival Central, in the 41st Turkey Bowl, Thursday morning at Gill Stadium.
It’s happening! We’ve finally entered the holiday zone! Thanksgiving makes way for shopping and craft fairs, and all things festive and celebratory. We’ve rounded up some of the most exciting stuff happening in and around the city for you here.
“This is something to be thankful for. It makes me all warm inside,” said one of nearly 300 guests Tuesday at Harbor Care’s annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner.
It’s anticipated that tonight’s presentation by Director of Housing Stability Adrienne Beloin during the Nov. 21 Board of Aldermen meeting will show that the pathway is slow-going and filled with all sorts of tangible challenges. The board earlier this year approved maintaining the shelter through June of 2024 with funding for the engagement center to come from the initial $1.14 million Fiscal Year 2023 money allocated to the shelter.
In a pair of rulings on two separate lawsuits, Judge David Ruoff of Rockingham County Superior Court found the state is not meeting its obligations to provide students an “adequate” education. In one ruling, Ruoff found the current $4,100 base adequacy rate — the minimum amount of money the state sends to public schools for each student — is not enough to meet the state’s constitutional requirement to provide an adequate education.
