News about government, military, law enforcement, emergency services, and education.
For more than 70 years, the Greater Manchester Chamber’s Citizen of the Year Celebration has recognized individuals whose extraordinary vision, civic pride, and service have helped shape the future of our community. The Greater Manchester Chamber is honored to announce Robert Singer as our next Citizen of the Year.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella last week welcomed cold case investigators from across New England for a two-day summit aimed at strengthening cross-border collaboration, advancing investigative techniques, and improving outcomes for long-term unsolved cases.
Governor Ayotte does not appear to be a leader. She follows the Republican legislature which has not done anything helpful for the New Hampshire taxpayer, possibly because the legislature is led by Free Staters. That is why New Hampshire is the “freest” state.
After the last election, in 2024, I was on the other side of the classroom, and I wanted my students to understand that we can make the laws we live by, choose the injustices that we fight, and the rights that we have. These are all things that are the result of choices made by people. I think that our government would be a lot better if those choices going forward were made by people more like me.
Following recent PFAS-related news from Manchester, the Queen City’s representative in Congress also provided a PFAS-related announcement.
November’s opioid OD response numbers were notable once again by setting another record low for the second month in a row. That virtually assures that 2025 will have the lowest annual number of suspected opioid ODs in a decade in both Nashua and Manchester.
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.
Manchester Central High School students gathered at the Dec. 8, 2025 Board of School Committee meeting to voice their frustration with a lack of cleanliness in their high school’s bathrooms.
New Hampshire Department of Safety Commissioner Robert L. Quinn on Dec. 12 signed an emergency declaration temporarily lifting restrictions on hours of service for motor carriers that deliver propane and oil as heating sources for homes and businesses in the state.
The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is appealing a permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued to the City of Manchester that allows the continued discharge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS into local waterbodies.
On December 11, 2025 shortly before 9 a.m., Manchester Police responded to the TD Bank at 300 Franklin Street for a reported bank robbery.
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.
More than 500 students from across New Hampshire gathered on December 6 at Bedford High School for the New Hampshire FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) State Championship, an exciting celebration of STEM, teamwork, and innovation. Fifty of the state’s top teams of students in grades 4–8 competed for state titles and advancement opportunities at the culmination of the UNEARTHED™ season, part of the global FIRST AGE℠ program.
Manchester Police have arrested a city man following a months-long investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.
A former Youth Development Center counselor is serving a 20 year to life sentence on two counts of being an accomplice to the rape of a 16-year-old boy 28 years ago at the state-run juvenile facility.
Residents of an eastern Manchester neighborhood gathered at the Dec. 4 Manchester Planning Board to share their concerns about a development and site plan application for a proposed 30-unit townhouse development on Mammoth Road.
Memorial honor roll for Q1.
With a current expectation that the Manchester School District will have to make up $14 million in revenue for its Fiscal Year 2027 budget, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) was in agreement on Monday night that communicating this shortfall is going to be important in upcoming months, even if the method and scope of that communication was a point of contention.
Melanie Luce, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from an organization receiving federal funds. According to the charging documents and statements made in court, Luce served as the Executive Director of the White Mountain Trail Collective from 2019 through 2021.
Manchester Police have arrested a city man following a months-long investigation into the distribution of child sexual abuse images.