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David Meehan, taking long pauses and deep breaths at times, testified Wednesday to being forced to perform fellatio on Stephen Murphy, during their “one-on-one” counseling sessions at the Youth Development Center in the late 1990s.
Logan Clegg, convicted of a double murder two years ago, took his case before the New Hampshire Supreme Court Wednesday, arguing that police searched his phone without a warrant.
Teachers and staff at Gossler Park Elementary School received a well-deserved boost of appreciation last Thursday and Friday during parent-teacher conferences, thanks to Grappone Ford’s Mobile Oil Change Service.
On Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m., a recount will be held in the race between Cristina Goodwin and Edward Sapienza for the office of Ward 8 Alderman.
The Zoning Board will meet on Thursday, November 13 at 6 p.m.
“Did you ever see the movie, Forrest Gump?” asked Wayne Mitchel during the course of our interview for this piece. “Watching Forrest Gump’s experience in Vietnam was like watching myself on-screen. As an inexperienced 19-year-old kid, just like Gump, everything was new, every event was especially vivid. Some days, like Gump, I just hoped I would make it through the day. Oddly, my biggest fear wasn’t getting killed – my biggest fear in Vietnam was becoming disabled, mentally or physically.”
For the second time this year, Stephen Murphy is sitting in a courtroom being tried on allegations he repeatedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy 28 years ago at the Youth Development Center, the state’s juvenile detention center.
Last Friday West High School football coach Andrew Provencher saw to it that the small group of volunteers at the food pantry got some helping hands. When Provencher learned that the pantry had been inundated with requests for food – increasing the number of deliveries from the Food Bank and the number of trips up and down the pantry steps to drop the thousands of pounds of food earmarked for the community, he enlisted the help of some of his players, as well has his family.
In a statement released Sunday by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the deal would also reinstate thousands of fired federal workers and restore the appropriations process that includes funding for SNAP, WIC and health care for veterans.
State revenues collected in October fell below the State’s target amounts for the month, primarily because of the repeal of the Interest and Dividends Tax resulting in difficult-to-predict final revenues as taxpayers collect refunds. Other revenue sources offered a mixture of signals, with some major revenue sources performing well and others slipping behind expectations.
To say how irritating it is to have to record ridiculous and inappropriate write ins would be an understatement. We recorded disgusting phrases, and others that were children who clearly are not even able to be elected, adding at least an hour or more to an already long day.
Recently, members of the Manchester Board of School Committee’s Committee on Teaching and Learning received an overview of upcoming modifications to the Manchester School District following recent changes to Chapter 306 of the New Hampshire Department of Education’s administrative rules.
NAP-only food pantries set up by DHHS and the New Hampshire Food Bank earlier this week to help those who receive benefits put food on the table will continue through Friday, Nov. 14, DHHS said. A list of pantries and food box pickups for SNAP beneficiaries can be found on the DHHS website.
Businesses would get a tax credit for money spent on advertising in New Hampshire-based media outlets under a bill being drafted for the state Legislature to consider next year.
Representatives from the City of Manchester’s Department of Public Works and local architectural firm Hoyle Tanner provided several proposed plans aiming to improve sidewalks in the heart of Manchester’s downtown in a Nov. 5 event at the Carol M. Rines Center.
The Manchester Police Department (MPD) is experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) as a way to save officers’ time and improve content of reports they write each day.
Police were at Livingston Park Thursday morning to investigate a shooting reported late Wednesday in which three people were injured. Police say the incident does not appear to be random.
Although I did not win, I am proud of what we accomplished. As a first-time candidate running against a lifelong resident, former fire chief for the city, and sitting incumbent, earning 35 percent of the vote means a great deal to me. It shows that our message of accountability, transparency, and responsible leadership resonated with many residents who are ready for a more collaborative city government.
Dana Dexter has been elected Alderman for Manchester’s Ward 3, earning nearly 55 percent of the vote. A longtime resident and public safety professional, Dexter thanked voters for their confidence and pledged to lead with fairness, accessibility, and a focus on results.
