Manchester Fire, police and AMR ambulance responded to Valley Street near Cypress Street Sunday at about 6:15 p.m. for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
The Planning Board will meet on Thursday, January 8 at 6 p.m. See what’s on the agenda.
A command center has been established at the First Baptist Church, 536 Union St., to support residents displaced by the Jan. 1 apartment fire. The community is working diligently to ensure all affected families receive the help they need.
The community started rallying and supporting the victims less than an hour after the first fire apparatus arrived early Thursday.
Anticipation goes along with the dawning of every New Year. We wonder what will change, what will shift, where life will take us and whether the new year will be kind to us and those we love.
In the spirit of 2026 being yet unwritten we’ve decided to do the only logical thing: Check in with three local soothsayers who’ve earned their individual reputations for assessing what otherwise seems like the unforeseeable future: Astrologer Dorothy Morgan, psychic medium Raven Duclos, and spiritual guide/numerologist Angie D’Anjou.
Ring in the New Year with local music and entertainment.
As major changes to the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program go into effect next year, local pantries and charitable organizations are stepping up to feed Granite Staters—especially as holidays and the winter season increase demand.
The celebration began with a social hour and community meal at the downtown YWCA, which became a hub of fellowship, learning and gratitude. As it has, off and on, for the past 30 years in Manchester, the annual Kwanza celebration serves as a way to education the public about the history of the cultural celebration of the harvest while becoming a focal point of renewal for strengthening community in the coming year.
A fire sparked by an unattended candle gutted a Grove Street residence Saturday.
Temple Adath Yeshurun volunteers continued their Brotherhood’s annual tradition of delivering food to local police and fire stations on Christmas Day and staffing the information desk at Elliot Hospital on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Redevelopment of the former Hallsville School building has been approved for 2026 Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, a key step in developing the 36-unit affordable housing project.
As the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) prepares for what will likely be a difficult budget season, they took up a potentially contentious money-related topic during their Dec. 22, 2025 meeting: a growing amount of student unpaid meal debt.
Manchester’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is only a few months away, but how it might look or if it will even happen remains to be seen.
The Christmas vibe was strong last Thursday at Laundry Lake laundromat – for two hours families were welcomed into the laundromat where there were tables filled with toys and games. It was part of a community collaboration between Domenic Marte of Latino Vibe 94.9 FM radio station and Laundry Lake owner Rafael Lora – the first of what both men hope will be many more community gatherings to come in the new year.
Homeowners on South Beech Street did not receive a variance to house up to six chickens on their property from the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) earlier this month.
Dishon Bakery, a family-owned gluten-free establishment that opened on Elm Street in 2024, became the center of a protest Saturday.
Colleagues from Catholic Medical Center spent time Friday volunteering at the Beech Street Shelter, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to protecting Manchester’s most medically fragile and aging residents during the heart of the Christmas season.
Federal agents converge on storage facility in Salem, NH, as manhunt for Brown University shooter extends into New Hampshire.
Ward 3 Alderman Pat Long decided not to run for re-election in 2025, leading to what will be his departure from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) in 2026. However, wanted to provide his colleagues with one parting comment regarding a recent incident with a business in Ward 3.
During their Dec. 16, 2025 meeting, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the new zoning ordinance, marking the first such update since 2001 and its third rewrite since the original zoning ordinance was released in 1927.