News about government, military, law enforcement, emergency services, and education.
A meeting between six Northeastern governors and several Canadian province premiers to discuss relations in the face of tariffs is in the planning stages, but when it happens, Gov. Kelly Ayotte won’t be attending.
Concerns were expressed about a professional development worksheet called “the Wheel of Power” during the public comment section of Monday’s Board of School Committee (BOSC) meeting, with members of the BOSC immediately responding to those concerns once public comment concluded.
Community members are invited to take part in Livingston Park Clean-Up Day on Sunday, May 25 at 3:00 PM. The clean-up effort is an opportunity for residents to come together and help maintain one of Manchester’s most popular parks and roadways along DW Highway.
Trump would give refugee status to White South Africans. Whites comprise 7% of South Africa’s population; nevertheless, they control 80% of the wealth. Don’t grant refugee status to people living well. They don’t need it.
If you’ve ever biked or driven through neighborhoods near Brown Avenue, you’ve likely passed South Jr. Deb baseball and softball fields, Highland-Goffe’s Falls Elementary School, and homes filled with families. This is a vibrant, close-knit part of our city. But just down the road, the City of Manchester is burning sewage sludge – releasing harmful “forever chemicals” into our air and the Merrimack River.
Ryan Roth, currently the Director of Student Intervention Services with the Atascadero (Calif.) Unified School District, was selected as the Assistant Superintendent of Middle Schools and Student Services. Longtime District administrator and current Assistant Principal Keith Puglisi was selected as the next Principal at Manchester School of Technology, and Tim Larney, an administrator in Nashua School District, was selected as the next principal at Highland-Goffe’s Falls.
Governor Kelly Ayotte, Chief George Feole, AT&T and others celebrated the graduation of the Derry Police Department’s new comfort dog, Bear. Bear recently completed his training and certification and is now a full-time member of the department.
The Manchester School District’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget figure has been approved. Now comes the hard part.
A $4.9 million federal grant that aimed to ensure low-income, aging and veteran state residents get the digital literacy resources to access jobs, health care and education has been paused after President Trump called it a “woke handout based on race” on social media.
The NH Congressional Delegation was on hand for the celebration.
The New Hampshire State Police is investigating after a body was recovered from the Merrimack River Monday evening. There are no known threats to the public at this time in connection to this incident.
AMR medics responded to a total of 41 suspected opioid ODs in Nashua and Manchester during April 2025; 28 were in Manchester and 13 in Nashua.
It was no coincidence that it was Mother’s Day – the group, many of them members of New Hampshire Animal Rights League, are determined to protect the next generation of turtles by urging drivers to slow down and watch for migrating turtles.
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.
Manchester Community College is hosting an exciting new competition for high school students with a high stakes twist. This first-of-its-kind for New Hampshire event on the morning of Monday, May 12, is designed to drive more people into a specific arena of work. Demand for highly skilled workers in welding is already high, but the evolving mission of the US Military means 100,000 specially trained welders has become a top priority.
The Planning Board will meet on Thursday, May 15 at 6 p.m.
Last year alone NHDRA distributed more than $1.1 million in tax relief to qualifying homeowners. Since its launch in 2002, the program has delivered nearly $50 million in total assistance to homeowners in need.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) will continue a multi-bridge rehabilitation project on Interstate 93, in the northbound travel lanes at the I-93 and NH101 interchange in Manchester on Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Governor Kelly Ayotte issued a proclamation identifying May as Early College Month in New Hampshire. Through its Early College program, the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) provides opportunities for high school students to earn college credit and explore diverse subject areas at low or no cost to New Hampshire families. At a State House event, CCSNH and the Governor also recognized seven educators as “Early College Advocates” for the work they do to promote these opportunities to students.
