The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen have concluded their business for the year of 2025 and the item that highlighted their final meeting of the year was approval for a $2.5 million bond earmarked for a new skate park on the city’s west side.
Last weekend the historic Manning House welcomed about 200 visitors for an exclusive holiday celebration of Mary Manning, one of the city’s greatest philanthropists.
Work on this project will continue through the winter and spring months. Once complete, the toll booths will be fully removed.
A set of four school buses purchased by the Manchester School District are expected to cost more each than originally thought due to tariffs put in place by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Central Suds co-owners and long-time friends Tina Moulis and Jordan Tsiaras were looking to establish a new business in the building, which had been home to the Nixon Law Firm for approximately 60 years until Tsiaras’ family purchased the building next door and this building as well.
Downtown Manchester is once again glowing with creativity this holiday season as Mosaic Art Collective’s Holiday Painted Windows project transforms storefronts into festive, hand-painted works of art. Local artists teamed up with downtown businesses to create colorful window displays that celebrate the season while showcasing the city’s vibrant arts community.
Manchester Central High School students gathered at the Dec. 8, 2025 Board of School Committee meeting to voice their frustration with a lack of cleanliness in their high school’s bathrooms.
The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is appealing a permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued to the City of Manchester that allows the continued discharge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS into local waterbodies.
The brewery plant is one of three the company owns that will close in early 2026 as part of a move to “update and modernize” U.S manufacturing operations, a spokesman said. The other two are in New Jersey and California.
Residents of an eastern Manchester neighborhood gathered at the Dec. 4 Manchester Planning Board to share their concerns about a development and site plan application for a proposed 30-unit townhouse development on Mammoth Road.
With a current expectation that the Manchester School District will have to make up $14 million in revenue for its Fiscal Year 2027 budget, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) was in agreement on Monday night that communicating this shortfall is going to be important in upcoming months, even if the method and scope of that communication was a point of contention.
On Dec. 5, the Manchester School District released a report investigating complaints related to Diversity Equity and Inclusion materials, specifically an exercise called “The Wheel of Power and Privilege.”
The Zoning Board will meet on Thursday, December 11 at 6 p.m.
During their Dec. 3, 2025 meeting, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) Committee on Bills ordained an ordinance amendment that would restrict the number of syringes a person can obtain from a syringe service program.
How these West Merrimack St. neighbors built an annual street party for all.
After a tie vote in November stalled progress on proposed bonding for a new skate park at Wolfe Park, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) advanced the request following their meetings on Dec. 3, with a final decision expected at their last meeting of the year later this month.
It might sound cliché to say that it takes a community to tackle any pervasive problem that a city faces, but the effort to reduce opioid overdoses and deaths in Manchester truly has taken a community if this month’s Manchester Police Department Community Advisory Board discussion was any indication.
At the Dec. 3, 2025 Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen request from the Manchester Water Works (MWW) for a new Administration and Vehicle Storage building took a critical step toward approval.
While many downtown business owners complain about the unhoused population, hairdresser Tia Ellie has adopted a radically different approach: Acts of Kindness. This hairdresser is not just a successful entrepreneur; she is a vital pillar of our community’s compassion.
A nor’easter has descended on the region, bringing several inches of snow to the city and surrounding area – the first big snow of the season.