You can sail on Lake Massabesic
read more…: You can sail on Lake MassabesicMassabesic Yacht Club: Sailing on Sundays, and why it’s OK to boat, but not swim, in the big lake.
Community
VeraniCARES May Day campaign supports community
read more…: VeraniCARES May Day campaign supports communityVeterans Cares was one of many benefactors of this year’s Verani Cares MayDay Give-a-Thon.
Manchester Rotary Club makes $15,000 grant to Millyard Museum
read more…: Manchester Rotary Club makes $15,000 grant to Millyard MuseumThe Manchester Rotary Club, which is celebrating a century of service to the community, recently announced a $15,000 grant to the Manchester Historic Association and Millyard Museum.
June 15 AmeriCorps City Year graduation celebration at the Palace Theatre
read more…: June 15 AmeriCorps City Year graduation celebration at the Palace TheatreComcast NBCUniversal to Award One Outstanding City Year AmeriCorps Member with the “Comcast Spirit of City Year” Award.
Bad Ass & Bold: A planner for busy professionals with big dreams and lots to juggle
read more…: Bad Ass & Bold: A planner for busy professionals with big dreams and lots to juggleTo celebrate the release of Bad Ass & Bold planner for professionals, Jupiter Hall is hosting a drop-in event on Thursday June 21, 2018 from 5 to 7 p.m. at 89 Hanover St., Manchester.
Pride Month comes to Manchester with a flag-raising at City Hall
read more…: Pride Month comes to Manchester with a flag-raising at City HallA Pride flag will be raised at City Hall in support of the city’s LGBTQ community.
“People Mover’ would bring light rail to Millyard and parking by Rt. 293 Exit
read more…: “People Mover’ would bring light rail to Millyard and parking by Rt. 293 ExitPublic meeting is set for June 13 at 6 :30 p.m.
SWAT’s response to a serial hugger, and a neighbor in crisis
read more…: SWAT’s response to a serial hugger, and a neighbor in crisisNo one was shot. No police dog was released. No Tasers, no real force at all. But why did all the force come to my street? SWAT team with a BEAR CAT, 22 rifles in all for a man who had quietly confided in his brother that he’d lost his will to live? No mental health crisis team came, only heavily armed police officers.
Depression, Anthony Bourdain, and pushing, pushing, pushing our way toward the light
read more…: Depression, Anthony Bourdain, and pushing, pushing, pushing our way toward the lightI ignored both posts, not because I’m a total heathen, but because depression scares the shit out of me. I don’t want to talk about it, recognize it, feel the heat coming off the disease, because it seems that once “it” gets under one’s skin, well, you either try to burn it out with pills or tighten the belt all on your own.
2nd Annual Giddy Up for Prostate Cancer night out at Stark Brewing Co.
read more…: 2nd Annual Giddy Up for Prostate Cancer night out at Stark Brewing Co.The only thing better than a night out of dancing and noshing is doing those things for a cause. On June 15 you can do just that at the Chill Cares Giddy Up for Prostate Cancer event at Stark Brewing Company.
Let’s make McAllaster great again (and use it as a community theater!)
read more…: Let’s make McAllaster great again (and use it as a community theater!)Imagine if students from all four of our high schools could come together for a district-wide theater arts collaborative, making McAllaster home base, and staging one major production each school year pooling talent from all four schools, including technical support from MST students?
Healthcare is Vital
read more…: Healthcare is VitalOur state seized the opportunities offered through federal healthcare reforms to make a difference for local residents.
Rock the Block Party at the YMCA June 9 in downtown Manchester
read more…: Rock the Block Party at the YMCA June 9 in downtown ManchesterThe event will feature a broad range of activities for the whole family such as a bouncy house, Zumba, dance performances, a close-up view of a fire truck, family yard activities, and so much more.
Whiskey Treaty Roadshow seeks new adoring fans, find them at the Currier Friday night
read more…: Whiskey Treaty Roadshow seeks new adoring fans, find them at the Currier Friday nightThe Currier Museum Side Door Series, which has launched very strong since the series began last year, selling out, I think, every show, is a great place to mix it up for a night and hear good music. The venue is intimate with great acoustics. Couple hundred seats and drinks, if needed, at the ready. A perfect fit for the Queen City.
Time-lapse video: Watch the new parking garage take shape before you eyes
read more…: Time-lapse video: Watch the new parking garage take shape before you eyesWatch the progress on the SNHU parking garage project in real time.
Miles E. Gerrish, 69: Man of faith, Central Grad, basketball stand-out, cherished his family
read more…: Miles E. Gerrish, 69: Man of faith, Central Grad, basketball stand-out, cherished his familyIn lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Horizons, 199 Manchester St., Manchester, NH 03103, or New Hampshire Food Bank, 700 East Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, NH 03109.
Work by prominent NH illustrators on view at Currier Museum
read more…: Work by prominent NH illustrators on view at Currier MuseumOn June 16, 2018, the Currier Museum of Art will open the exhibition Beyond Words: Book Illustrations by David M. Carroll, Tomie dePaola, and Beth Krommes. Their original drawings and sketches trace the process of creating an illustrated book.
Manchester’s birthday party: We had our cake but couldn’t eat it
read more…: Manchester’s birthday party: We had our cake but couldn’t eat itIt’s hard to create positive change when our leaders fear it. How does Manchester solve its real problems when having a birthday celebration can’t even go on without restraints?
How will you be celebrating the Granite State on #603Day?
read more…: How will you be celebrating the Granite State on #603Day?It’s a happy day, New Hampshire … June 3, 2018 has been officially been declared as #603Day by Governor Chris Sununu.
By the Light of Burning Tires I Watched My Life Go By
read more…: By the Light of Burning Tires I Watched My Life Go ByAs I write this, it was a week ago that I spent my last night in Pittsburg, five miles from the Canadian border, alone outside the Tiny White Box. Wanting to mark the occasion, I built a small campfire in a fire pit as the sun was going down. There, I meditated on what I’ve lived in the last nine months, reviewed the writing I’ve done (and left undone) and thought about the next stage of my journey.