The Hilton Garden Inn of Manchester presented the Friends of the Manchester Mounted Patrol with a donation of $2,000 on July 12 to help care for and outfit the mounted unit’s two horses.
Catholic Medical Center (CMC), Huggins Hospital, and Monadnock Community Hospital are submitting a filing with the Charitable Trusts Unit of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office detailing the terms of their affiliation.
Stay Work Play (SWP) has formalized its next phase of expansion with additions to their team, setting its sights on a new, centrally-located office space in downtown Manchester.
I founded the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism to publish InDepthNH.org online because New Hampshire is in the midst of a news emergency, as is much of the country. If you don’t believe me, pick up your local newspaper or watch the local newscast. If you’re satisfied, then you probably don’t remember a decade ago when there were twice as many reporters working in New Hampshire in a competitive news environment with a hopping statehouse press room.
The NH Fish and Game Department and Praxair/TAFA Inc. are seeking volunteers to help restore habitat for the endangered Karner blue butterfly on Saturday June 4, 2016, from 9 a.m. – noon in Concord. Volunteers will plant wild blue lupine (Lupinus perenis), the sole food source for the caterpillars.
More on the state’s Correctional Industries retail shop and Hobbycraft program.
Douglas A. Bechtel, a longtime advocate for New Hampshire’s natural and wildlife resources, has been elected to serve as President of NH Audubon.
On Monday Mayor Ted Gatsas, representatives from Senators Kelly Ayotte and Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s offices, volunteers and supporters celebrated the official groundbreaking and Building on Hope’s mantra, “many hands make light work.”
The City of Manchester announced a groundbreaking “Safe Station” initiative and an expansion of the Granite United Way’s 2-1-1NH service. Safe Station will utilize the ten 24/7/365 fire houses throughout the city and will serve as a designated safe environment for individuals seeking assistance. It is a starting point for drug/substance users who may not know where to begin the treatment and recovery process.
NH’s premiere parenting publication took four gold awards, a silver and bronze.
Facebook reminded me that two years ago I had this crazy idea for a summer “pop-up cafe” series that would simultaneously build community, provide charity donations for up to 10 organizations, allow youth in need of summer employment to work on a worthy community endeavor, and allow established and emerging restaurant and catering companies a chance to explore some new offerings or expose a new market to their food.
Sunshine Week promoting open government came and went last month. Since InDepthNH.org has declared a news emergency in New Hampshire, the indie non-profit news site has decided every week should be Sunshine Week, and every day Sunshine Day. To that end, they have launched a series called “Sunshine Second,” examples of how officials respond to requests for public information. Here is one such offering by publisher Nancy West.
Old Sol is announcing the first in a series of monthly gatherings, the first one set for April 25 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Alpha Loft, 844 Elm St. in Manchester, NH.
Join Vivian Beer, winner of “Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 2” on April 16 and 17 for Random Act’s Endure4Kindness, Manchester’s contribution to this 24-hour global event in which participants choose an activity, and raise money for the non-profit from their local communities.
The ceremony will be held on May 21 at 2 p.m. at Saint Anselm College, and will include the awarding of three honorary degrees to individuals who have excelled in their fields: Sister Maxyne Schneider, Paul Montrone and Charles Pollard.
The Construction Team for Manchester Police Athletic League’s “extreme makeover” gets right to business, taking stock of what brought them here: Completing the million-dollar Building On Hope renovation project that will bring the MPAL building up to code and up to speed for the next generation of neighborhood kids, who are this city’s legacy.
On Saturday the public is invited to come and see what it’s all about during an open house at the farm in Raymond, at 119 Langford Road, from 2-4 p.m. for pony rides, raffles and the official ribbon cutting for a therapeutic equestrian program designed to help at-risk girls.
Mayor Ted Gatsas delivered his seventh budget address on Tuesday night at City Hall, starting off by calling out the state for “downshifting” expenses to municipalities, and pointing out a funding increase in the proposed school budget.
The Majestic Theatre will present the comedic dinner theatre presentation of “A Bad Year For Tomatoes” on April 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. and on April 3 at 1:30 p.m. at the Executive Court Banquet Facility.
