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We have organized a mayoral forum that is free to attend, and it’s happening Tuesday Oct. 28 at the Manchester City Library, from 6-7 p.m.
A request to delay the transition of a baseball field to a soccer field at Sheehan-Basquil Park during the new business portion of the Tuesday, Oct. 21 Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting was defeated following a discussion on the state of youth sports in the inner city.
A proposed ordinance change that would prohibit pedestrians from using traffic medians met pushback from the city solicitor’s office during the Tuesday, Oct. 21 Board of Mayor and Aldermen Committee on Public Safety, Health and Traffic.
As someone who deeply values unity, service, and practical leadership, I’m proud to support June Trisciani and Dan O’Neil for Alderman At-Large in Manchester’s upcoming municipal election on November 4.
The next step in the “Picklegate” saga, or maybe the first step in its aftermath, took place during the Tuesday, Oct. 21 Board of Mayor and Aldermen Committee on Public Safety, Health and Traffic meeting as Aldermen began discussion about an updated ordinance related to food service establishments.
As we return to school, we look forward to a year of learning together, building friendships, and fostering community. Yet, it seems that heated rhetoric and attacks on debate and dialogue have been at the forefront of the media and across college campuses. The September 10th assaination of Charlie Kirk has brought non-stop coverage and contention throughout the country. Some of us knew him, and others didn’t, but in the days that followed we all learned about his life and his conservative beliefs. Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University, fatally shot while engaging in debate. Kirk was on his first of ten stops at college campuses around the country, with a stop scheduled for New Hampshire.
No injuries were reported in a fire Thursday night on Hevey Street that originated in the first-floor kitchen.
I’ve lived in my neighborhood my whole life and I’ve been in my current home in Ward 5 for 43 years. During that time I’ve seen a lot of changes. One change I am currently very excited about is the prospect of having Jason Bonilla as my Alderman.
Did you know? When you throw out your leaves in a yard waste bag, you could be throwing away up to half of your springtime butterflies!
Limited housing options remain one of the biggest issues for Granite Staters and on Wednesday, Oct. 22, a group of local activists and state legislators gathered at the offices of the Granite State Organizing Project on Elm Street to discuss the issue.
Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu is now officially running to reclaim the same Senate seat he first held more than two decades ago.
my question to you is: Do you genuinely support Manchester public schools?
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Oct. 21 voted 9–4 to advance a package of four recreation projects totaling $3.3 million to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) process, with supporters calling the plan overdue investment and critics warning about debt and competing priorities.
Public comment during the Oct. 21 meeting was uncharacteristically brief, but two Ward 1 residents made their voices heard over the future of the former Sununu Youth Development Center property, urging city leaders to keep control of the site’s destiny and maintain their neighborhood’s quiet, residential character.
The State of New Hampshire has secured additional funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sustain Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services amid the federal government shutdown. This funding will allow New Hampshire WIC families to continue redeeming food benefits until at least November 7.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte on Tuesday announced that she is seeking applications for key positions at state agencies that are currently or soon-to-be vacant. Interested applicants can learn more about opportunities on a new page on the Governor’s website.
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum had one core message for assembled Republicans at the Courtyard by Marriott Event Center on Friday night: the country needs a national constitutional convention before it is too late.
On Monday, October 20, incumbent Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais and Board of School Committee Member Jess Spillers came together with moderator Scott Spradling for a mayoral forum hosted by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
On Oct. 16, candidates for the At-Large seats on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and Board of School Committee were invited to a forum at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester.
The biggest reaction of the day was sustained applause after Somersworth Mayor Matt Gerding said, “I was very disappointed the state of New Hampshire cut funding for housing programs in the budget. It’s critical to what we’re doing, and I was shocked the state did it in the middle of a housing crisis.