Behind the ‘Eightball’: On solitary confinement, loss and letters from prison

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Friday, December 4, 2015

When John was 17 he was in juvenile detention due to an assault he made on his sister’s boyfriend. John was in the bathroom taking a shower. A friend snatched John’s towel off the rack while the water was running and ran off down the hall with it. John jumped out of the shower and ran after him to get the towel back. As he says, they were just kids goofing off, and he got his towel back. Later he was arrested for indecent exposure and taken to jail.

Town hall with Gov. George Pataki at NH Primary Student Convention

Saturday, January 18, 2025Friday, December 4, 2015

A Town Hall Meeting will be held with presidential candidate and former New York Gov. George Pataki during the NH Primary Student Convention, January 4-6, at the Radisson Hotel/Center of NH in Manchester. Added to the growing schedule of candidate visits, workshops, and panel discussions, Governor Pataki will answer student questions and share his views on the future of America.

John Rassias, 90: Dartmouth professor who created Peace Corps language program

Saturday, January 18, 2025Thursday, December 3, 2015

John Rassias of Manchester will be remembered for his internationally renowned teaching method — which includes rapid-fire drills, immersion in culture, and a healthy dose of theater — a unique style that quickly makes students comfortable using a new language. Key to the method was his dramatic style, the goal of which was to eliminate students’ inhibitions and encourage dialogue from the first day of class.

Something completely different: Amoskeag Studio presents ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ set to live music

Saturday, January 18, 2025Thursday, December 3, 2015

Come to Amoskeag Studio for a truly unique experience: Enjoy the 1928 classic silent film “La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc” (The Passion of Joan of Arc) to the live soundtrack of atmospheric guitarist, Rob Byrd.

Dec. 5: Van Otis old-fashioned candy cane demo with free samples

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Watch candy canes being made the old-fashioned way, then dip and decorate your free sample, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Alex Miniak: From humble Fisher Cats beginnings to Major League career move

Saturday, January 18, 2025Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Alex Miniak talks about keeping his eye on the ball, working the crowd, good enunciation and the winding road he took to arrive at his dream job, announcing games for the San Diego Padres.

Thanks and giving: Mere words that fail us in the aftermath of ISIS terror strike

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, November 26, 2015

Feasting around harvest time is also something humans have been doing forever, contrary to popular lore. Giving thanks for sustenance was not a ritual invented 400 years ago by a boatload of Puritan refugees fleeing unrest in their home country, seeking safe harbor and a new beginning on Wampanoag shores.

Annual Christmas parade Dec. 5: All the fun, without the 76 trombones, elephant poo and flaming torches

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Everyone loves a parade, and this year will be epic. But who can forget Manchester’s storied parade past, including Jumbo the Elephant’s contribution to Elm Street, or Tippecanoe and Tyler Too?

Dan Szczesny: Father of the Hippo, now a proud dad, on taking the road less traveled

Saturday, January 18, 2025Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Co-founder of the Hippo press, Dan Szczesny is now a dedicated author and writer. Listen in as he talks about his life of reinvention, how hiking changed his point of view, and a recent trip he made with his wife and young daughter to Nepal.

Rocco Boulay: From tradesman to fitness guru

Saturday, January 18, 2025Wednesday, November 18, 2015

After owning a variety of businesses, Rocco Boulay entered college to pursue a degree in exercise physiology. Listen in to learn how he changed the script of his life and found his calling.