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The Soapbox: When it comes to PFAS, please put humanity above business influence

read more…: The Soapbox: When it comes to PFAS, please put humanity above business influence

I’ve come to share my concern about PFAS pollution at the Manchester Wastewater Treatment Plant. The cause is both personal and on behalf of the greater good. You see, I feel an obligation as perhaps any of you have who has been diagnosed with cancer as I was in 2022.  Advanced thyroid cancer. Just one of the many documented health effects related to PFAS exposure.

The Soapbox | Accountability is not censorship: Why the Board is right to rein in Levasseur

read more…: The Soapbox | Accountability is not censorship: Why the Board is right to rein in Levasseur

Rich Girard’s recent defense of Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur presents a false choice: either elected officials are free to hurl insults at city staff without consequence, or the city risks trampling the First Amendment. This framing oversimplifies the issue and ignores a basic truth: accountability and civility in public service are not unconstitutional, they are essential to good government.

Waiting for updates on PFAS remediation, Merrimack strives to keep contaminated dirt contained

read more…: Waiting for updates on PFAS remediation, Merrimack strives to keep contaminated dirt contained

In the greater Merrimack area, where toxic forever chemicals are concentrated throughout the soil and a long-term cleanup plan is yet to materialize, keeping the contamination local is the best many feel they can do for now. But how well that’s working isn’t clear and guidance is scarce, creating headaches for developers and concern for activists.

Manchester’s Wonderland children’s book and toy store announces new monthly events

read more…: Manchester’s Wonderland children’s book and toy store announces new monthly events

Sleepovers for children’s beloved stuffed animals as well as family fun and games are being added as recurring events at Wonderland Books and Toys.

Dismas Home Rochester expansion triples amount of women it can serve

read more…: Dismas Home Rochester expansion triples amount of women it can serve

Dismas Home of New Hampshire has closed on a property in Rochester that will allow it to serve three times the amount of justice-involved women annually that it does now.

Pompous Jackassery and Mortal Concerns: Crushes, Catechism, and a Minnow’s Martyrdom  

read more…: Pompous Jackassery and Mortal Concerns: Crushes, Catechism, and a Minnow’s Martyrdom  

Desire isn’t polite. It shows up early, misfires often, and makes a fool out of you long before it ever makes you human. These are the first sparks: a six-year-old whispering into a two‑by‑four, a minnow drafted into romance, a flood in God’s living room. Not exactly a love story, but close enough to bruise.

OPINION: ‘Invective against Levasseur sidesteps, creates important questions’

read more…: OPINION: ‘Invective against Levasseur sidesteps, creates important questions’

As the Board of Mayor and Aldermen moves to replace at-Large Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur as its chair, it has both avoided the very questionable conduct of a city department head and embarked on a course of action that would place unconstitutional restrictions on the First Amendment rights of elected officials.

A ‘Screaming Line Drive’ lands in Manchester

read more…: A ‘Screaming Line Drive’ lands in Manchester

Delta Dental Stadium was one of four sites nationwide that DBH chose to launch “haunted tours” this year, which Fisher referred to as “a privilege” for the Fisher Cats and the city. The Haunted Stadium Tour, which also includes the option to participate in the Save the Ballpark Escape Rooms hosted in the executive suites for $25, opens tonight and will run Thursdays through Sundays for the month of October, closing on Nov. 1. 

What New Hampshire seniors need to know to navigate upcoming Medicare Advantage changes

read more…: What New Hampshire seniors need to know to navigate upcoming Medicare Advantage changes

That is why changes to the Medicare Advantage program over the past four years have been so unsettling. Last year alone, more than 44,000 New Hampshire enrollees, over half of our state’s Medicare Advantage population, were affected when carriers reduced plan offerings or withdrew from the market entirely.

Oct 4: Pass Along Project sorting event at MCC, to create ‘clothing bundles’ for kids entering foster care

read more…: Oct 4: Pass Along Project sorting event at MCC, to create ‘clothing bundles’ for kids entering foster care

If you have an hour or two Saturday during which you might want to make a big difference with minimum effort, you can head over to Manchester Community College to help sort massive amounts of clothing into “bundles” that will be distributed as needed to kids as they enter the New Hampshire foster care system.

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