A potential proposal on the future of the former Hallsville School could be coming to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s Committee on Lands and Buildings on Jan. 16
Canterbury Shaker Village has received two challenge gifts that will each match up to $5,000 in donations to its Annual Fund appeal from new donors. Matches from new donors will be capped at $500 per individual contribution.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai talked with Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig, Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) and several Manchester-area small business owners on Monday at Consuelo’s on Amherst as part of roundtable looking to gain information on how U.S. trade policy impacts business at the local level.
Mr. Mac’s believes Kids Should Kids…not Hungry – and on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, donated $1,000 each to two great organizations, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Manchester, and the Manchester Police Athletic League. A total of $2000 was raised during the month of October with the Mr. Mac’s pledge of donating $1 for every Take & Bake order of their macaroni and cheese, often described as the “Best comfort food on the planet!”
The Solinsky Center for Cancer Care at The Elliot received a total of $41,544 from Millennium Running in funds raised during 2023, demonstrating the generosity of the company’s owners, and the running community. The Solinsky Center for Cancer Care was named Millennium Running’s official Charity of the Year and was the primary beneficiary of the Delta Dental/Elliot Corporate 5k race.
Just over 10 years ago Lori Scarito suffered a traumatic brain injury when a blockage in her airway left her near death on the floor of a Manchester restaurant. She awoke from her coma in a Mass General hospital bed despite dire predictions from the medical professionals based on a lack of measurable brain activity. She had survived.
The Manchester Economic Development Office features properties that are for sale and in need of new life. This week two such properties are in the spotlight in what we call “Visions for Vacancies.”
While framed diplomas adorning the wall behind you during video meetings may still be a good way to display academic cred, today many are storing their academic accomplishments in the digital world in the form of micro-credentials.
Finding employment can be difficult for people with disabilities. Nationally, the unemployment rate for that demographic is about twice what it is for the general population, according to a 2022 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
ConvenientMD, New England’s leading urgent care provider, recently donated $1,250 to the Webster House. This comes as a result of each of its pledge made earlier this fall to make donations corresponding with the number of flu shots given at each clinic. 40 ConvenientMD urgent care clinics and four ConvenientMD primary care locations across New England have made donations to a local charity in their community. ConvenientMD has both an urgent care clinic as well as a primary care office in Manchester. Both locations chose The Webster House to be their recipient for this year’s donation.
On December 11th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) NH district office held its annual lender appreciation ceremony recognizing the top SBA lenders at the Manchester Historic Association’s Millyard Museum. The award program included welcoming remarks from Amy Bassett, SBA NH District Director, congratulatory remarks by Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH-01), New Hampshire economic and workforce trends updates from Phil Sletten, Research Director at the NH Fiscal Policy Institute, and the presentation of awards by Tuesday Perkins, SBA NH Lender Relation Specialist. The room was at capacity with over 80 lenders participating.
In September of 2023, Great NH Restaurants announced that CJ’s Great West Grill would be closing due to the loss of their lease. CJ’s Great West Grill opened in 1995 at 782 South Willow Street in Manchester, NH, and has been a favorite destination restaurant ever since.
The median sales price for a single-family home in New Hampshire in November dropped to the lowest it’s been since March, but the price of condos is quickly closing the gap, as low inventory continues to take its toll on the state’s housing market.
Small business owners in New Hampshire are voicing their opposition to a potential new banking regulation that they say will make it even more difficult for them to get loans to sustain and grow their businesses.
You may have heard the term “financial literacy” and have a vague idea about what it means, but probably haven’t looked much deeper than that. Or maybe you have. New Hampshire, we can be proud to say, is one of nine states that gets a Grade B for its high school financial literacy education effort in the latest Center for Financial Literacy Report Card.
South of the 6, which recently celebrated its grand opening, is bringing a vibrant non-toxic salon and coffee bar experience to the Millyard.
Performances all weekend at Derry Opera House. Get your tickets online.
Big guy scheduled to arrive at 11 a.m. to visit with families; will depart at 1 p.m. on airport fire truck; free coffee/hot chocolate from Common Man Roadside.
