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.
The Red Arrow Diner recently donated $10,000 to Operation Delta Dog, a non-profit organization that rescues and trains shelter dogs as psychiatric service companions for veterans throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
New Hampshire’s story is often told through familiar but false assumptions: retirees driving population change, Massachusetts buyers pushing up home prices, and a uniquely low-tax landscape keeping the state affordable. But the latest data tells a different and more nuanced story.
Following nearly 30 years of service in the U.S. Army, NH National Guard, and as a national director for military counseling services, Ana McKenna has been named Interim Director of Easterseals NH Military & Veterans Campus in Franklin.
Attorney General John M. Formella is directing consumers’ attention to new information and instructions to receive funds from a $700 million settlement with Google secured by Attorney General Formella and a coalition of 52 other attorneys general. Preliminary approval has been granted, triggering the court’s notice and approval process.
Sowing Seeds for Hope is a NH-based initiative that helps Afghan women who are transforming and rebuilding their lives as they use their sewing skills to earn some income.
TradeSpark Marketing Solutions is hosting Contractor Connect, a free, monthly, in-person networking meetup for contractors, trades professionals, and service-based businesses that work in or support the trades.
“I am grateful to my colleagues for their trust and partnership and to my amazing team at the New Hampshire Department of Justice,” Formella said. “This recognition belongs as much to my team as it does to me, and it reflects the collective work of attorneys general across the country and our shared commitment to problem-solving beyond politics.
Four members of the campus’s leadership team — including its head, former Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg — have resigned in protest in recent days, citing a range of concerns, including mismanagement and poor treatment by Easterseals. And some veterans living on the campus allege that Easterseals has prioritized the site’s money-making hotel and conference center that share the site, and has disregarded their needs.
“I’m the mayor of the state’s largest city, and I’ve effectively been priced out of my own city,” Ruais said. “I could not make that same purchase today. That is not a long term recipe for success for the city of Manchester, for the state of New Hampshire.”
In the wake of the longest-ever government shutdown in U.S. history and severe long-term cuts in the federal SNAP program, also known as food stamps, the task of feeding people in need is increasingly falling on the shoulders of individuals and nonprofits. Even with the combined efforts of the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services and the New Hampshire Food Bank, small operations like Restoration Acres have seen a spike in demand, and it’s not going away anytime soon.
“This lawsuit alleges that Uber’s practices obscured critical information about costs, savings, and cancellation, and New Hampshire is joining our federal and state partners to ensure that companies are held accountable and consumers are treated fairly.”
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.
Socha Companies, a family-owned business focused on delivering new construction townhome solutions to the Manchester area, marked its most recent development in the Queen City Wednesday with a grand opening ribbon cutting at Boulder Way.
A newly-released photograph shows New Hampshire businessman and inventor Dean Kamen with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as English billionaire Richard Branson outside on what appears to be a beach. The image was part of the latest batch of files published by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday, as part of an ongoing inquiry into Epstein.
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.
In an initiative expected to raise more than $5 million in critical revenue for the New Hampshire General and Education Trust Funds, the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) is launching a one-time Tax Amnesty Program providing taxpayers the opportunity to pay any outstanding taxes without penalty and with 50% of accrued interest. The Tax Amnesty Program runs from December 1, 2025, to February 15, 2026.
Wise Construction on Wednesday announced the opening of its new office at 900 Elm Street. The expansion marks a significant milestone in Wise Construction’s continued growth across New England and positions the firm to better serve its expanding client base in the state’s rapidly growing healthcare and science & technology sectors.
Neil Trindade couldn’t wait to get the piles of inspection stickers and paperwork out of his repair shop, Neil’s Laconia Garage, after New Hampshire lawmakers voted to do away with mandatory vehicle examinations.