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If you live in Manchester, you’re already feeling the pressure—higher property taxes, strained schools, and growing demands on local services.
State officials are set to decide this week on a $36 million design contract to rebuild the New Hampshire State Prison for Men next to its current site in Concord.
After being temporarily suspended overnight due to darkness, the search resumed around 8 a.m. Sunday, April 12, 2026. At approximately 9:15 a.m., members of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Dive Team located and recovered a body from the river.
The Planning Board will meet on Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m. for a limited public hearing and business meeting.
The Manchester Board of School Committee’s Committee on Finance and Facilities narrowly recommended a new Fiscal Year 2027 contract with Aramark during their April 8, 2026 meeting after promises of a “reset” in terms of communications and expectations.
While the mandatory public hearing for the annual City and School budgets, occurring at 6 p.m. on Tuesday inside the auditorium of Manchester Memorial High School, is the focal point of this week in Manchester municipal governance, the Board of School Committee will also be holding a meeting a day earlier. Here’s a look at some things the Board of School Committee will be taking a look at during this meeting.
The New Hampshire State Police and multiple assisting agencies are searching for a missing person in the Merrimack River.
man accused of stealing tip-jar money from a downtown business is charged with theft after an incident on Elm Street Saturday morning.
City employees in Manchester may soon not be able to obtain prescriptions for GLP-1 medications for purposes other than diabetes, a trend seen throughout local governments in recent years.
On April 11, 2026, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Manchester Police received a Shotspotter alert in the area of Kelley and Moore streets.
New abuse allegations have surfaced at the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly known as the Youth Development Center (YDC) including a child’s arm being broken while being restrained and children being locked in their rooms for extended periods of time.
The New Hampshire Forum, a new statewide civic engagement initiative dedicated to elevating the voices of everyday Granite Staters, was officially launched today during a press conference in Concord featuring prominent leaders from both major political parties.
It is one of 15 schools from the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Turkey recognized in this way for its commitment to expanding access to
RTP is a competitive grant program offering funds for quality public trail projects in New Hampshire. Grants are available for motorized, non-motorized and diversified trails.
The Queen City Rotary Club Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of its 2026 Grant Program. “We are excited to offer two distinct grant opportunities for organizations committed to making a difference in the community,” said Heather Francoeur, President of the Queen City Rotary Club. “Charitable organizations may apply for both levels of grants, but only one grant will be awarded per organization each year.
NH towns should be allowed to lower neighborhood speed limits to 20 mph. Today the State restricts that minimum to nothing below 25 mph.
The New Hampshire Department of Justice Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit will host a series of community presentations in Rochester and Manchester during April 2026 to recognize National Financial Literacy Month. These presentations are a continuation of the Unit’s “Protect Your Wallet, Protect Yourself” Scam Prevention Initiative.
Speaker Mike Johnson said, “Look, there’s a lot of energy in the country, and a lot of popular sentiment, that the demand to impose Sharia law in America is a serious problem.” Is this grandstanding, a hidden message, or do they use grandstanding to hide their message?
Gov. Kelly Ayotte has indicated interest in collaborating with the federal government to expand nuclear development in the state.
A Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District grand jury indicted Steven Hallock, 41, of 11 Congress St., on charges of sale of a controlled drug, death resulting; sale of a controlled drug, fentanyl, and sale of a controlled drug, crack cocaine. The death resulting charge is a special felony which, on conviction, carries a sentence of up to life in prison.