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Tickets available for annual Chamber Citizen of the Year dinner

Sunday, January 19, 2025Friday, March 11, 2016

The GMCC will announce the 2015 Citizen of the Year honoree prior to the Annual Dinner. This year’s dinner will be held on April 14, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel, Manchester. Since 1954, the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has presented one outstanding individual with the Citizen of the Year award. This outstanding group of individuals has been paramount in shaping the local community through the history of Manchester and the region. The Citizen of the Year award recognizes an individual with outstanding leadership and citizenship in the community, while demonstrating exemplary vision, civic pride and commitment to the betterment of society.

Girls at Work Inc. Diva Comedy Night March 19

Sunday, June 16, 2024Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Come out March 19 for this inspirational and high-spirited event at New Hampshire Institute of Art, 148 Concord St., Manchester. Showtime is 6 p.m.

Valley Street Jail chief urges county lawmakers to approve $350K inmate drug program

Sunday, January 19, 2025Sunday, March 6, 2016

“Year after year we sit here and we have not taken one step. I think we bear a responsibility to the voters to try and do something. We have time to explore. The superintendent is here at every single meeting and he can report back to us on the progress of the program,” State Rep Mary Heath said. “Right now, a person who is arrested and put into the county system gets absolutely no special treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. When are we going to take action?”

Farnum Center North: Special focus on addiction treatment for veterans, first responders

Sunday, June 16, 2024Friday, March 4, 2016

Farnum Center North in Franklin is ready to welcome 10 new clients into the newly opened “Ray House,” named in honor New Hampshire’s well-known and generous restaurateur, Alex Ray, of the Common Man Restaurant chain, who donated $100,000 to help with the project.

‘If this isn’t a state of emergency, I don’t know what is’

Sunday, January 19, 2025Thursday, March 3, 2016

“When I hear ‘state of emergency,’ I think you’re maybe sending in the National Guard to set up some emergency field hospitals, and bringing in a couple of doctors and nurses to start pumping people through these field hospitals so they can at least detox, reducing the waiting lists and relieving already overtaxed staff,” said Holly Cekala, of HOPE for NH Recovery.

HOPE for NH joins forces with national non-profit to expand services

Sunday, June 16, 2024Thursday, March 3, 2016

The Hope for New Hampshire Recovery board of directors unanimously supported affiliation with Face It TOGETHER in order to expand and strengthen their addiction support programs and services in the wake of the state’s growing opioid crisis.

Here comes Seamus: Find Intown Manchester’s leprechaun and win a prize

Sunday, June 16, 2024Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Starting March 7 Seamus will be hiding in downtown businesses on weekdays until Friday, March 18. Intown will write rhyming riddles about the leprechaun’s whereabouts and share them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Once Seamus is found, the business will award the finder a prize, and Seamus will relocate.

Gov. Hassan’s 2016 State of the State Address

Tuesday, July 29, 2025Thursday, February 18, 2016

“As we continue our work to keep our communities healthy and to combat the heroin and opioid crisis facing our state, we must also confront other threats to the safety and well-being of our people.”

Big idea: Couple submits proposal for downtown music hall with a social twist

Sunday, June 16, 2024Monday, February 15, 2016

On Saturday, March 5 at 9 a.m., Old Sol Productions will host a Community Visioning Session at the Palace Theatre for local residents to wonder together about what’s possible at Old Sol Music Hall. Space is limited and refreshments will be served.

$500K endowment for Farnum Center to aid veterans battling addiction

Sunday, June 16, 2024Monday, February 15, 2016

Substance abuse is a serious issue for returning service members, who struggle with the disease of addiction, and due to financial circumstances, are unable to receive the treatment they need to put them on a path to recovery. This fund will help them through dedicated addiction services at Farnum North.

Liberty House exec rejects Trump invitation to receive ‘big check’ at campaign rally

Sunday, June 16, 2024Tuesday, February 9, 2016

[UPDATED: Feb. 9 with big check photo!] Liberty House executive director Keith Howard just wants to do the right thing. That’s why he declined an invitation from Donald Trump to receive a donation during a scheduled campaign event on Monday.

I’m fortunate to live in such a small state with such huge importance in the Primary

Monday, September 23, 2024Tuesday, February 9, 2016

My Democratic Town Hall experience helped me to feel confident in the two strong, dedicated, and passionate individuals headed into primary season. I just hope our next president is one of them.

How NH’s Liberty House will spend its cut of Donald Trump’s $6M raised for Vets

Saturday, January 18, 2025Friday, January 29, 2016

Keith Howard says it’s “a piece of surrealism,” that his tiny Liberty House outreach for homeless veterans made the short list of benefactors of Donald Trump’s pop-up counter-debate fundraiser.

OUI charge: Man walks away from crash after driving into Girls Incorporated porch

Sunday, June 16, 2024Monday, January 25, 2016

David Mazurkiewicz, 50, of Manchester, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, causing him to crash his car into the Girls Incorporated front porch Sunday night, then leaving the scene and walking home before police arrived.

Majestic Theatre purchases Ted Herbert Music School, expands artistic reach

Sunday, June 16, 2024Thursday, January 21, 2016

As of January 1, 2016 the Ted Herbert Music School is part of The Majestic Theatre.

Blind faith: Central boys hockey team gain life lesson off the ice

Saturday, January 18, 2025Sunday, January 17, 2016

On Saturday, Jan. 16, some of the players from the Central boys hockey team came out and endured the rain, snow and cold miserable weather to give back to the community.

NH non-profit has the OK to start growing therapeutic cannabis

Saturday, January 18, 2025Thursday, January 14, 2016

The NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued a conditional registration certificate for the cultivation of therapeutic cannabis to Sanctuary ATC. Sanctuary ATC’s cultivation center in Rochester, New Hampshire, is the first to receive DHHS approval to begin cultivating therapeutic cannabis in New Hampshire.

Majestic Theatre presents classic comedy ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ Jan. 29-31

Sunday, June 16, 2024Thursday, January 7, 2016

“Arsenic and Old Lace,” to be presented by the Majestic Academy Teens in Conjunction with the Derry Arts Council on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. Performances will be held at the historic Derry Opera House, located at 29 West Broadway, in Derry.

New Hampshire Audubon President Mike Bartlett Plans Well Earned Retirement

Sunday, June 16, 2024Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Anonymous donor offers $100K challenge grant to NH Food Bank

Saturday, January 18, 2025Friday, December 18, 2015

An anonymous donor last week made an offer the New Hampshire Food Bank would never refuse: A dollar-for-dollar match for all donations made to the NH Food Bank by the end of 2015– up to $100,000, which will double the much-needed support this holiday season for families in crisis.

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