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Defense Department terminates union protection for hundreds at Portsmouth Navy Shipyard

read more…: Defense Department terminates union protection for hundreds at Portsmouth Navy Shipyard

Last week, Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth notified most of the unions that have contracts with the department that their collective bargaining agreements are terminated, including American Federation of Government Employees and the and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, which represent about 800 civilian workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, in Kittery, Maine.

Ayotte, Ruais visit The Founders Academy for John Stark Day Celebration

read more…: Ayotte, Ruais visit The Founders Academy for John Stark Day Celebration

The Founders Academy on April 13 celebrated the life of General John Stark with a school-wide assembly that included special guests Governor Ayotte, Manchester Mayor Ruais, NH Education Commissioner Catilin Davis, and members of The Founders Academy Board of Trustees. General John Stark is New Hampshire’s best-known Revolutionary War soldier and coined the state’s motto, “Live free or die: death is not the worst of evils.”

Despite the claims of New Hampshire’s leaders, towns are not to blame for high property taxes

read more…: Despite the claims of New Hampshire’s leaders, towns are not to blame for high property taxes

Downshifting costs, and blame, to red towns and blue towns alike has been instrumental to the state GOP’s “New Hampshire Advantage” ruse for a long time. In her inaugural address more than a year ago, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said, “Property taxes are a burden in New Hampshire in spite of the fact that the state is sending more money than ever before down to the local level.”

The Soapbox: Judge Not – a Christian’s moral stand against weaponizing religion

read more…: The Soapbox: Judge Not – a Christian’s moral stand against weaponizing religion

I am a Christian. I had an old fashioned, come-to-Jesus conversion experience as a young woman during the “Jesus Freak” era. For me, it wasn’t a fad; it was and is the real deal. We find ourselves living in an era where we have witnessed the rise of White Christian Nationalism in the United States; a trend that has now become a movement that is determined to make the U.S. a “Christian Nation.”

Aramark gets narrow recommendation for new Manchester schools contract after “reset” promise

read more…: Aramark gets narrow recommendation for new Manchester schools contract after “reset” promise

The Manchester Board of School Committee’s Committee on Finance and Facilities narrowly recommended a new Fiscal Year 2027 contract with Aramark during their April 8, 2026 meeting after promises of a “reset” in terms of communications and expectations.

School board preview: Parent survey, health plans, CHAOS praise

read more…: School board preview: Parent survey, health plans, CHAOS praise

While the mandatory public hearing for the annual City and School budgets, occurring at 6 p.m. on Tuesday inside the auditorium of Manchester Memorial High School, is the focal point of this week in Manchester municipal governance, the Board of School Committee will also be holding a meeting a day earlier. Here’s a look at some things the Board of School Committee will be taking a look at during this meeting.

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