Fellow parents, have you noticed that some parts of Black history seem to be missing from your child’s education? It’s crucial that we take action and fill in the gaps left by traditional schooling.
Without direct support professionals and home providers, many disabled people would not be able to get out of bed, get dressed, feed themselves, or obtain basic necessities for survival.
Three Tales of Misplaced Royalty, Existential Pancakes, and the Queen of the Sunrise Café
Unless you’ve been living in a bomb shelter like Adam Webber in the 1999 cult favorite, Blast from the Past, you know that PFAS are bad. Bad for you, bad for the environment, bad at any level and cumulative in effect. Forever chemicals. Lingering in humans for years. And causing havoc.
There is a John Prine song titled “Summer’s End” that I listened to repeatedly this past Labor Day weekend. It’s a beautiful, haunting song, and also depressing as hell. But when I’m looking to wallow in self-pity, depressing songs are my magic elixir.
The City of Manchester Health Department announced today that one batch of mosquitoes, collected in Manchester on August 27, 2025, has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEE). This is the first EEE positive mosquito batch identified in Manchester this year and the first since 2019. Additionally, there have been seven West Nile Virus (WNV) positive batches this season.
The weather may be a challenge, depending on where you go and what you’re doing, but you can’t let that keep you from enjoying this first weekend of September. So many things to see and do!
The following is a letter from State Representative Steven Kesseling (R-Manchester)
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 856, representing Manchester’s professional fire fighters, announced its endorsement of Dana Dexter for Ward 3 Alderman. Local 856 praised Dexter’s decades of front-line service and proven record as a union leader who stands with working families.
Our community is better with art. Manchester Citywide Arts Festival, which begins this Sunday with a kick-off event at the Currier, celebrates the thriving cultural heart of our hometown. The Currier is part of a vibrant creative landscape full of historic institutions and vibrant new galleries, dance studios and eclectic boutiques, shelves stocked with wares from local makers. Art – whatever the form – is a vital force for connection.