Manchester’s growing special education population and the rising cost of serving students with complex needs took center stage at the January 27, 2026 Manchester Board of School Committee meeting as administrators warned of continued financial pressure heading into the 2026 – ‘27 school year.
I heard that during the most recent “winter parking emergency” on Jan. 26 the city towed 194 vehicles. Manchester leadership still doesn’t comprehend what they are doing with snow emergency towing – but they managed to double towing fees as the solution to a problem they never (or could not) define*. Let me explain.
First responders were dispatched to multiple calls reporting a fire at 771 Grove St. on Monday at 7:08 a.m. Firefighters were advised the building was a duplex and when they arrived, fire and smoke were showing.
Manchester is mourning the sudden passing of Robert “Bob” Baines, former mayor, longtime educator, and dedicated public servant whose career was defined by steady leadership and deep commitment to the community he served.
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2026, The Manchester Board of School Committee’s Education Legislation Committee discussed Senate Bill 101, a piece of legislation currently before the New Hampshire State Legislature that would allow parents to enroll their children in any school district in the state.
On Wednesday night, Manchester School District Superintendent Jennifer Chmiel sent a message to staff regarding reports of heightened U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the city earlier in the day as well as potentially on Thursday.
This weekend offers many ways to gather together and warm up in this freezing cold winter weather. From Concord Garden Club’s Annual Art & Bloom event, to the New England Winter Wine Spectacular, to Concord’s 2026 Winter Fest, to the Winter Wonderland Masquerade Party – there are plenty of chances to bundle up and get out!
Friends, activists and others looking to honor the teachings and birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. gathered at Manchester Memorial High School on Monday for the 44th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Celebration.
On Inauguration Day, Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais provided an outline on how he hopes to increase financial transparency and efficiency in the upcoming term. This week, he provided more details on how he hopes to work with the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen to make that happen.
For only the third time in 30 years, there will be no Manchester’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
As the budget season for Fiscal Year 2026 begins to come into focus, a memorandum of understanding between the Manchester School District and the City of Manchester for an independent efficiency audit was recommended by the Manchester Board of School Committee’s Finance Committee on Wednesday night, part of a larger initiative by Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais to proactively find budgetary efficiencies in local government budgets.
The Manchester Planning Board held their first meeting of the year last week in a meeting focused on a pair of proposals looking to re-envision properties in the heart of the city.
For years, there have been rumors that the Manchester School District would somehow realign the city’s public high school students away from its long-standing configuration. In their first regular meeting of 2026, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) held another discussion looking at just such a realignment that recommended no immediate action.
American Medical Response (AMR) Manchester, set a new 24-hour transport record in Manchester on Tuesday, responding to 70 patients as responders see flu-like illnesses continue to surge.
New Hampshire’s housing market showed signs of improvement overall in 2025, with several key indicators increasing for the time in several years.
Khloe Laka, after waking her mother and siblings to a fire on the third floor of their apartment building just after midnight on New Year’s Day, watched as her mother tossed her younger siblings over a fourth-floor balcony to people below.
A large crowd gathered outside Merrimack Town Hall on Thursday night, protesting a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility rumored to be coming to town.
So, that means a lot of price increases this month for those store brands that dropped in December. In fact, 11 of the 26 items on the grocery snapshot list cost more than they did last month.
During the first term of Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais, he possessed a clock in his office counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until that term would conclude. With Tuesday’s inauguration ceremony at the Palace Theatre, Ruais’ clock has begun to countdown once again as a reminder of the urgency he hopes to have toward making Manchester better over the next two years.
The City of Manchester announces the Inauguration of Mayor Jay Ruais, Members of the Board of Aldermen, and Board of School Committee.