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New Hampshire’s new year began with slightly better single-family home sales numbers than 2025, but with a much higher median January sales price.
Just hours after U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, was told during a Thursday Senate hearing by the acting director of ICE that the Department of Homeland Security “has worked with Governor Ayotte” on the economic impact of a proposed Merrimack ICE detention center, the governor released documents she says her office just requested and received following Thursday’s hearing.
The Manchester School District has long expected a difficult budget season this year and that season has finally come.
When HCA Healthcare stepped forward, they did far more than keep a hospital open. They preserved an anchor for the West Side, a part of the city that touches me deeply. And that anchor is not only holding steady, it is gaining strength.
Caroline G. Martel (Manchester’s first resident female Eagle Scout) has been named one of the 2025 Eagle Scouts of the Year, marking a historic milestone as the first female Eagle Scout from Manchester to receive this distinguished honor.
Mill Falls Montessori Charter School – New Hampshire’s first public (tuition-free) Montessori school – proudly announces the start of the 2026 Lottery Enrollment Period. Our school is open to any child residing in New Hampshire in grades K-6. Previous Montessori school experience is not necessary to attend Mill Falls Montessori. Students must be 5 years old before September 1, 2026 to enroll in the kindergarten program.
The Founders Academy Public Charter School’s Dean of School, Cassie Hayes, announces recipients of the 2nd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The convictions followed a two-day trial that concluded Friday, February 6, 2025, at which the jury found O’Dell guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
As Congress approved appropriations for most of the Fiscal Year 2026 budgets of several federal departments, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced a total of $43 million in Congressionally Directed Spending projects in New Hampshire.
The Manchester Board of School Committee voted Monday night to approve an expanded College Board testing and career planning day for district high schools, a plan that includes early release for underclassmen and off-campus career exploration options for seniors.
Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais gave his 2026 State of the City Address on Tuesday, Feb. 10 to an audience of dozens of local community leaders and many more community leaders living in Manchester hundreds of years from now.
The Committee to Save the Derry Rail Trail Tunnel and Rails to Trails Conservancy announced today that a settlement has been reached in their lawsuit against the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) challenging construction of Phase 2 of the Exit 4A I-93 expansion in Derry in order to protect the Manchester & Lawrence Railroad Historic District and the Derry Rail Trail.
Recently, Donald Trump has strained America’s relations with its European allies over various issues, perhaps most notably Trump’s threats to annex Greenland. On Friday, Feb. 6 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Richard Swett joined an event examining the impact of Trump’s Greenland policies on international relations.
In an event held by Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire, a panel discussed the competing visions for America between recently elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as what was seen as comparable types of polices versus pursuing limited government economic intervention.
Controversy over internal handling of a request by the federal government regarding a proposed immigrant detention center in Merrimack has resulted in the resignation of the Commissioner of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources – who fielded the request, but did not notify the governor.
When the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services tweaked the math behind its statewide recycling rate estimate last fall, the result suggested that the state was doing worse than previously thought at diverting waste from landfills.
The Zoning Board will meet on Thursday, February 12 at 6 p.m. and the following cases will be heard.
Throughout her 45-minute attempt at a victory lap, the Governor rattled off a laundry list of “accomplishments” and cherry-picked accolades from her time on the job. But at no point in her remarks did Ayotte display a genuine understanding of the dire financial straits that Granite Staters are facing under Republican leadership. And for all her talk about prioritizing affordability, she has a track record that says the exact opposite.
Prior to the regularly scheduled Feb. 3, 2026 Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA), a special hearing was held to allow public comment on a proposed tax increment financing (TIF) district in Manchester’s downtown area.
A pair of proposed ordinance amendments proposed by Manchester resident Troy Micklon will be heading for further review after the Tuesday, Feb. 3 Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting.