Arnold Mikolo, an environmental justice advocate with the Conservation Law Foundation, said people in Manchester have been raising alarms about lead for a long time. The problem has been especially hard on immigrant and refugee communities, he said, who are often living in substandard housing.
Findings from a Saint Anselm Center for Ethics in Society discussion among stakeholders and experts found barriers to the critical step in addiction recovery are wide-ranging.
SB 272, titled as parents’ bill of rights in education was touted by supporters as a way to ensure accountability within public schools. Opponents saw it as a way to intimidate transgender students by removing safeguards that allow students to speak confidentially with school staff on certain matters.
“This is a transformational program when you think about it,” Fitzpatrick said. “We talk about food deserts, we talk about food insecurity – we’re removing the barriers and making this happen for our families. Every week families get this amazing little voucher,” she said, holding up a blue piece of paper good for $30 of produce from the cart. “It’s pretty exciting to see the kids go shopping for fresh blueberries and strawberries.”
A motion to have GateHouse Director of Northeast Development Amanda Robichaud present information regarding GateHouse homeless detox efforts directly to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) was tabled, but not without significant tension throughout the discussion.
Saturday in the park – it’s all happening! Food, music, plants, art, community, celebration.
Additional clarity may be needed following Monday’s update at the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen Special Committee on Alcohol, Other Drugs and Youth Services after two key figures in the city’s quest to aid homeless individuals requiring substance abuse treatment seemed to provide incongruous statements.
The program, created by the Manchester Community Schools Project in collaboration with QC Bike Collective, Gossler Park Elementary School, and Beech Street Elementary School, has been rewarding academic achievement and leadership skills of elementary school children with bikes since 2015.
Wolfe Park, located just off South Main Street in southwest Manchester, is on its way to be the latest success in Manchester’s plan to reinvigorate and support its basketball community.
Program provides free public transportation to connect residents with nature centers, city and state parks this summer.
According to Aaron and Jenni Share, co-owners of To Share Brewing on Union Street, there was only one instance of that law being enforced anywhere in the State of New Hampshire and it was against their dog, Blue.
West High School biology teacher Mary Kate Hartwell knows that the lessons learned inside her greenhouse classroom are priceless – even though on Friday, the plants were moving fast because the price was right.
We’re approaching the unofficial start of summer, which means more events are happening outside! Check out the mix below if you’re interested in attending the NH Sheep and Wool Festival, art making, sipping and shopping and more.
Our city deserves bold, forward-looking leadership as we navigate the road ahead. I believe we can provide all Manchester residents with a high quality of life so long as we choose to act on our incredible potential.
This year, our LGN class chose to breathe new life into the courtyard at Family Promise, a non-profit. Family Promise is on a mission to end homelessness, one family at a time. Because they believe that every child deserves a home. Through safe housing and education, Family Promise guides families as they break the cycle, and rise from homelessness to sustainable independence.
Project synthesizes all of the state’s zoning ordinances and highlights barriers to developing housing in New Hampshire.
Nashua Public Library Collaborates with Positive Street Art to Seek Artist for Library Card Design that Represents Nashua as a Welcoming City.
Over the weekend a group of about 30 people, many of whom have been living homeless in the city for well over a year, returned to a nomadic existence. They were moved several times by police who have been citing them for various violations of city ordinances that address sidewalk encumbrances and public/private property.
However, the true bridge builders of the day were Kaylee Richard and Sam Grenier, two high school students who have grown up with the Girls at Work program. Yes, it has taught them to be handy with power tools and expanded their thinking about what women’s work in this 21st-century world should look like.
