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Aldermen okay allowing funding to be used for upcoming Elm Street shelter

read more…: Aldermen okay allowing funding to be used for upcoming Elm Street shelter

With just days before the expiration of the current agreement between the City of Manchester and the operators of the homeless shelter and engagement center on Beech Street, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved funding requests from Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais related to a more streamlined version of the shelter located at 200 Elm Street.

Malafronte continues trend of positive MHT reports

read more…: Malafronte continues trend of positive MHT reports

In the annual presentation on the airport’s year in review to the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s Special Committee on Airport Activities, MHT Airport Director Tom Malafronte provided a positive report, echoing past positive reports from former MHT Airport Director Ted Kitchens in 2021, 2022 and 2024 among others.

The Soapbox: Economic impact or economic illusion? A closer look at the Merrimack ICE proposal

read more…: The Soapbox: Economic impact or economic illusion? A closer look at the Merrimack ICE proposal

Before entering public service, I spent part of my professional career reviewing and drafting environmental and economic impact statements. Those documents shape major public decisions. They are supposed to present facts clearly, test assumptions rigorously, and weigh both benefits and costs honestly. I learned quickly that the most important question is not what an impact statement includes—but what it leaves out.

Planning Board gives positive reaction to shift from rooming house to apartment building

read more…: Planning Board gives positive reaction to shift from rooming house to apartment building

A proposal to convert a former office building at 22 Hazel St. into five apartments moved forward at the Manchester Planning Board’s first meeting of February after the property owner withdrew an earlier plan to create a 14-unit rooming house that drew significant neighborhood opposition last fall.

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