City fathers almost waited ’til the cows came home to erect Town Pound

read more…: City fathers almost waited ’til the cows came home to erect Town Pound

Apparently, the decision to erect a Town Pound was a major civic undertaking. It made the current Presidential Primary campaign look like table talk at a poker game. We’re just hoping the Presidential election is resolved more swiftly than the Town Pound debate – it lasted 90 years – or our grandchildren won’t be alive to see Chelsea Clinton’s granddaughter take the oath of office.

Halloween on Ice featuring world-class skaters Oct. 18 at the Verizon Wireless Arena

read more…: Halloween on Ice featuring world-class skaters Oct. 18 at the Verizon Wireless Arena

Tickets are still available for the Oct. 18 performance of Nancy Kerrigan’s Halloween On Ice at the Verizon Wireless Arena, one of the longest running shows in all of figure skating. The holiday-themed show returns to Manchester with a new story, expanded fan experience opportunities and a star studded cast of Olympic, World, US National medalists and local skaters, who will help celebrate one of the biggest holidays of the year.

Eric G., Part 3: Mental illness and the prison population

read more…: Eric G., Part 3: Mental illness and the prison population

Early in our correspondence, Eric G. mentioned he was bi-polar and that it was being treated with meds. He sometimes started hunger strikes because he was being deprived of the correct medications, or they were not delivered as ordered. When he was sent to new facility, often the medical orders were slow to arrive. And being sent to a new prison complex also meant his personal belongings did not arrive with him and it was usually quite a while before he was reunited with books, photos, art supplies.

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