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Dad sentenced to 45 years to life in death of son, 7, who was beaten and burned

read more…: Dad sentenced to 45 years to life in death of son, 7, who was beaten and burned

A city man was sentenced to 45 years to life in the death of his 7-year-old son Jaevion Riley who died after he burned him over more than 15 percent of his body, beat him so badly he suffered a skull fracture and broken tooth, and whipped him with an electrical cord over several days in January 2023.

New 7-story building on North End Superette site gets variances

read more…: New 7-story building on North End Superette site gets variances

Earlier this month, developers seeking to construct a seven-story, 51-unit multi-family mixed-use building at 1308 Elm St., the current location of the North End Superette, were granted variances from the city’s zoning ordinances from the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment for minimum buildable lot area and infringement on the required visual clearance area on a corner lot within the city’s Central Business District.

Aldermen will decide in June on some form of school department referendum for fall ballot

read more…: Aldermen will decide in June on some form of school department referendum for fall ballot

During their Tuesday, May 20th meeting, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) Committee on Accounts and Administration voted to recommend that a question be put to the voters this fall on whether the Manchester School District (MSD) should be a department of the city government. However, it remains to be seen what exactly that will mean.

Police make arrest in May Wilson Street shooting, suspect charged with attempted murder

read more…: Police make arrest in May Wilson Street shooting, suspect charged with attempted murder

According to a police narrative of the incident, on May 2, 2025, at approximately 1 a.m., a ShotSpotter aler — an acoustic gunshot detection system used by the city — was triggered in the area of 429 Wilson Street. As officers responded, dispatch received a separate 911 call reporting that a person had been shot. 

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