In 2022, we experienced another unprecedented year in New Hampshire. The state dealt with the waning of the Covid 19 pandemic, the rise of inflation, pain at the pump, a contentious election, and so much more. Look back at some of the biggest stories of the year with The State We’re In host Melanie Plenda.
A woman was charged with reckless conduct after police say she gave birth to a baby and abandoned it inside a tent on the West Side.
As of 7:30 a.m. Sunday, about 17,000 customers in New Hampshire remain without power as crews continue working to restore service. Utilities restored power to more than 12,000 customers overnight.
This year, Christmas Eve and the 7th night of Chanukah match up and our Manchester community is considerably more diverse than it was 28 years ago. Now, as then, we best see the diversity around us through the eyes of artists. Visual Arts, Performance Art and the Art of Spoken and Written Word all contribute to a better understanding of ourselves and our neighbors.
There isn’t much that surprises Mark Schoenfeld when it comes to show biz. He’s been around the entertainment block so many times – from Broadway to Hollywood to Nashville and back – that his reputation as the consummate “pitch man” precedes him just about everywhere he goes.
On the evening of the winter solstice–the longest night of the year—a gathering of over 60 city residents, activists, and outreach coordinators assembled under the Christmas tree in Veteran’s Park alongside a row of memorial luminarias.
In the final discussion of the final Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting of the year, the topic turned to the issue of the city’s homeless people and their status on the city’s sidewalks.
On Tuesday, Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig and the Manchester Department of Public Works announced that the municipal solar array has exceeded power generation projections in its first year of operations.
For the first time in three years due to COVID, families had the opportunity to celebrate Chanukah in person at Temple Adath Yeshurun (TAY) in Manchester Sunday.
The tail-end of a nor’easter prevented everyone who signed up to make it out for Saturday’s annual Ugly Sweater 4-Miler, doggone-it, but those who showed up were there to help support three animal-centric charities.
Manchester resident Judy Reardon passed away Friday at the age of 64 after a long period of illness. She was best known for her lifelong contributions to Manchester and New Hampshire politics, most notably her tenure as political strategist and Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). But to State Representative Patty Cornell (D-Manchester), Reardon was a little sister, horror film buff, and adventurer.
New Hampshire Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette is stepping down at the end of this month. Shibinette has spent much of her three-year tenure responding to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Chris Sununu is adding New Hampshire to the growing list of states to ban the social media app TikTok from government-issued phones and laptops, citing data and cybersecurity concerns.
Despite explanations from two different state police departments and two neighboring city government officials, it’s still hard to fathom why a homeless woman from Maine was driven 60 miles south by Sanford Police to a homeless shelter in Manchester, where there was no bed waiting for her.
