Two of Manchester’s largest homeless services providers officially merged into one entity on January 1, 2018. Families in Transition-New Horizons has a 25-member Board of Directors, with staggered terms, which recently met for the first time at their bi-monthly meeting.
Calling hours will be at Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 243 Hanover St., Manchester on Saturday Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., with a funeral service to follow in the funeral home chapel at noon.
Proceeds support specialized vision rehabilitation programs and services.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch as of 10 p.m. on Jan. 15 for Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon.
From the simple things, such as new clothes and shoes, to making dreams come true with toys such as remote-controlled helicopters and new bikes, The Granite YMCA is proud to announce that more than 400 children this past holiday season benefited from the generosity of more than 30 contributors and YMCA community members.
Motivational speaker and author of The Sweet Spot, Dr. Christine Carter, will present at The Derryfield School on Thursday, February 1 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the Lyceum as part of the E. Charles Sanborn Visiting Fellow Program.
A free workshop Feb. 7 at Bedford Library to help kickstart your student’s college search.
This week the nations largest employer made national news by announcing they would raise their minimum wage to $11 an hour and provide a $1,000 bonus to 1.5 million American employees. A closer review of this announcement shows that it is all a publicity stunt.
So, even though the grid didn’t fail when the temperatures went negative, that sensation from watching electricity markets – the one that falls somewhere between curiosity and panic – well, it’s still there. This is no time to roll over and go back to bed.
If I’d known he was really going to come, perhaps bearing weapons and bad intentions, I would have used those extra hours for more than hanging out with Sam (is a dog), reading and eating lunch. I was stuck choosing between thanking Adam for postponing my murder, berating him for being tardy or improvising.