Civics
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Next Youth Leadership Academy starts Sept. 23
read more…: Next Youth Leadership Academy starts Sept. 23The Youth Leadership Academy will begin the Fall 2014 session on September 23 and runs until October 21, 2014. Manchester School District students who participate are eligible for school credits.
Brothers with alleged gang connections charged in Nashua shooting
read more…: Brothers with alleged gang connections charged in Nashua shootingTwo Manchester brothers, known to be involved in alleged gang activity here were arrested in Nashua Aug. 27 after a shooting incident on Pratt Street in Nashua.
Do you recognize this pit bull, wanted for killing hiker’s dog?
read more…: Do you recognize this pit bull, wanted for killing hiker’s dog?State Police are looking for the owner of a pit bull which attacked and killed another dog during a hike Aug. 21 at Tuckerman’s Ravine, on Mt. Washington in northern NH.
Woman shot by federal agent during warrant execution
read more…: Woman shot by federal agent during warrant executionA crowd of neighbors stood on the corner of Beech Street, which was blocked by a pair of police cruisers. Three women walked up to ask if anyone knew who the victim was. One of the women, who did not want to be interviewed, only said the woman she knows at that address often watches her grandchildren.
Deterring crime: Park people think they’re on candid cop cam
read more…: Deterring crime: Park people think they’re on candid cop camIf that is the case, then it has been working, as Bronstein Park has been this summer’s place to be – not so much for law-abiding citizens, but for people overdosing on drugs, and the police and rescue personnel responding to their urgent calls for service.
Bronstein Park: ‘This is the shit we go through every day’
read more…: Bronstein Park: ‘This is the shit we go through every day’“I’d like to see the police clean things up here,” she said. “I have nothing against the cops. Maybe 90 percent of them are trying. But I see them come through here all the time, and yet nothing changes. They know what’s going on – drug dealers, prostitutes, and all the overdoses.”
Aldermen question Mayor’s authority to shut down Bronstein Park
read more…: Aldermen question Mayor’s authority to shut down Bronstein ParkMayor Ted Gatsas has been called out by Ward 6 Alderman Garth Corriveau who, on behalf of his fellow aldermen, is questioning the mayor’s authority to restrict public access to Bronstein Park.
Move it or lose it : Join the MPD 2014 Fall Senior Walks program
read more…: Move it or lose it : Join the MPD 2014 Fall Senior Walks programThese walks allow seniors to exercise and experience the city up close and personal, with a Manchester police officer as your guide.