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Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed two pieces of legislation Tuesday, one to extend the education freedom account program to all income levels and another to give families more control over their schools, delivering significant victories to “school choice” conservatives.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte on Tuesday announced she will nominate Director Caitlin Davis of the New Hampshire Department of Education for the state’s next Education Commissioner. Ayotte will present her nominee to the State Board of Education on Thursday.
In just a few short years, Manchester’s Economic Development Office, better known as MEDO, has gone from being stuck at zero employees to welcoming its third member: Allison Freeman.
On Tuesday, Jay Ruais announced that his campaign to earn re-election as Manchester’s mayor has now raised $500,000.
More than ever, we are fielding questions on how to follow what is happening in the State House, how to track legislation, and how to exert influence over the process. In times of division, peaceful assembly is a powerful act of unity and purpose, and area legislators are looking forward to sharing that experience with community members once again on Saturday.”
In celebration of excellence and innovation in student journalism, the prestigious Brodsky Prize has announced its 2025 winners, spotlighting the state’s most promising high school journalists.
The New Hampshire Department of Justice Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau are alerting residents to an active scam targeting New Hampshire consumers through fraudulent text messages falsely claiming to be from the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA) has awarded $5 million in state funds under the Housing Champion Program to 11 housing-related community projects.
Bedford Police Department responded to a motor vehicle incident that resulted in the death of one person Sunday night.
New Hampshire is represented in the 119th Congress by Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan in the US Senate, Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Maggie Goodlander (NH-92) in the House of Representatives. Below are notifications about some of their legislative activities from the past week.
Ward 5 residents gathered at the Manchester Community Resource Center for two hours on Saturday morning in what could become the beginning of a group dedicated to advocating for Center City issues with a consistency and scope not seen before.
The Zoning Board will meet on Thursday, June 12 at 6 p.m.
I still think of Rachel every year around this time, as my Facebook feed fills with mortar-board hats, acceptance letters, and congratulatory yard signs, and I wonder how many of those gleeful graduates have their next several decades mapped out, and how many are secretly terrified by their lack of a map. I was terrified at graduation, and for decades afterwards; but I can say now that loved the journey, and I love where it brought me.
At approximately 8:33 a.m. on June 7 Fire Rescue & EMS responded to the Nazaire Biron Street Bridge after a woman was seen jumping from the bridge.
State leaders are limiting the ability to meet the differing needs of Granite Staters. By inserting sections 451 and 452 into the State Budget (HB 2), they would ban all programs tailored to people based on their age, disability status, gender, or race, among other factors. This applies to state, municipal, and school programs.
All Manchester residents are encouraged to participate in the survey no later than June 20, 2025. The first 200 people who fill out the survey will reeive a $10 gift card.
The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) on June 3 decided against moving forward with a referendum making the Manchester School District into a department of the city’s government.
This year marks the 81st anniversary of D-Day; a day that marked the beginning of the end of Hitler’s Third Reich, the day Allied forces traversed the English Channel, landed on Normandy beaches in the north of France, and pushed and kicked their way to Berlin.
Get yourself over to the Rex Theatre on June 24 for a community meeting during which you can learn more about – and speak up on – the matter of downtown walkability and pedestrian/accessibility improvements.
