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Founders Classical Academy was closed Monday and students attended classes remotely on Tuesday and Wednesday after the school received a criminal threat.
An Allenstown man was sentenced to 4-to-10-years in the New Hampshire State Prison for the beating of a 34-year-old man who had to have his jaw reconstructed after it was shattered in the attack.
This year, The Nature Conservancy (NH) is leading the City Nature Challenge across New Hampshire as a fun and inclusive way to get people outside exploring nature in their own backyards. The City Nature Challenge will take place from April 25 to 28, including in Manchester.
The Manchester Police Department is actively searching for 13-year-old Gabriela Moreira, who was last seen on the morning of April 9, 2025, near the Candia Road area.
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte provided an overview of her first few months in office on Wednesday morning at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College as part of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the State event.
A total of 60 people spoke at a Special Meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais’ Fiscal Year 2026 Manchester School District Budget, with almost all of them speaking with frustration regarding the gap between the mayor’s budget and the Manchester Board of School Committee’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 School District budget.
“When the Congressional Republicans in the Trump administration talk about cutting Medicaid by about a third, that implies that they’re going to cut Medicaid expansion, their contribution to below 90%. Under New Hampshire state law, that automatically cancels the program.’ said Senator Hassan.
Last week, the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment approved two variances for a congregate living facility at 117 Ramsey St. following near unanimous praise regarding its operations.
The Manchester Police Department continues to investigate the discovery of a newborn baby found dead on March 27 in Pine Island Pond. To that end, Manchester Crimeline has increased the reward for information leading to a breakthrough in the case. The reward now stands at $5,000.
April 15 is Tax Day in America and protesters gathered outside of U.S. Representative Chris Pappas’ office on Elm Street urging him to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act or TCJA.
The Board of School Committee on April 14 approved the hiring of Southside Middle School Principal Kelly Espinola as the new Assistant Superintendent of High Schools and Operations. She will replace Assistant Superintendent Forrest Ransdell, who is retiring at the end of this school year.
The Planning Board will meet on Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m. – see what’s on the agenda.
A Hillsboro man was sentenced to 15-to-30-years in the New Hampshire State Prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of child sexual abuse images and explosives.
Manchester School District Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Chmiel announced that if Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais’ proposed FY’ 26 Manchester School District budget figure passes without amendment, it would cause severe impacts to the district’s ability to serve its students.
Interested students are encouraged to visit their guidance office as soon as possible for further information about this scholarship and for its application form. Deadline to apply must be postmarked by April 30, 2025.
Angela Bourassa, the Extended Learning Opportunity coordinator at Central High School, has been named the top in her field in the state of New Hampshire.
Following the release of Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais’ Fiscal Year 2026 proposed city budget, a special hearing for anyone seeking to provide public input on the proposed budget, scheduled for 6 p.m. at City Hall.
With municipal budget season well underway in the Queen City, Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais joined the Manchester Chamber of Commerce for a question and answer session with the public on the ongoing municipal budget process recently at the Rex Theatre.
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.
Earlier this month, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to modify the existing rate structure for sewer rates, execute the necessary contract for the combined sewer overflow (CSO) program and grant authorization to the City of Manchester’s Finance Department to issue the necessary bonds for the CSO Program.