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View from the Cheap Seats: Public comment, times 2; education remains a black box

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Members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen received public comments twice on Tuesday concerning the city’s budget in addition to the usual comments received at 7 p.m. This was the first public meeting of the Board since Manchester’s Director of Housing Stability, Adrienne Beloin, reached a settlement agreement with the city. Among the topics covered were public school budgets, the city’s homelessness crisis, and the ongoing situation in Gaza.

May is National Bike Month: Discover our beautiful rail trails with the Tour de New Hampshire

read more…: May is National Bike Month: Discover our beautiful rail trails with the Tour de New Hampshire

May is National Bike Month! To mark this exciting occasion, the Bike Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, in collaboration with the Granite State Wheelers and the New Hampshire Rail Trail Coalition, invites you on a thrilling series of guided bicycle tours along the breathtaking rail trails of the Granite State. Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or new to biking, these weekend tours are designed to ignite your sense of adventure and showcase the natural beauty of New Hampshire’s trail system.

Committee to consider sale of 20-acre property off Wellington Road to Nashua developer

read more…: Committee to consider sale of 20-acre property off Wellington Road to Nashua developer

If you were dreaming of what you might do with 20+ wooded acres of prime real estate in the city, dream no more. The parcel, owned by the city for the past 84 years – purchased in 1940 with the idea it might serve as a tank location for the Manchester Water Works – is set to be sold to the Stabile Company for $2 million, pending approval by the Board of Aldermen.

Why we need the electoral college

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In an era of increasing polarization and bitterness in politics, the Electoral College plays a crucial role in encouraging candidates to build broad coalitions and engage with diverse communities across the nation. Rather than discarding this system, efforts should be focused on understanding and refining it to ensure that it continues to serve its foundational purpose of balancing diverse interests in a vast and varied republic.

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation

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I remember some years ago when the media celebrated New Jersey’s Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, who was considered to be the nation’s first baby boomer, when she was expected to formally apply for Social Security benefits in anticipation of her 62nd birthday on January 1, 2008.

It’s your move: Rated chess tournament Tuesday evenings each month at Manchester YMCA

read more…: It’s your move: Rated chess tournament Tuesday evenings each month at Manchester YMCA

The Queen City Chess Club meets Tuesday evenings at the YMCA in downtown Manchester at 6 p.m. The tournament is U.S. Chess Federation-rated. The format is four rounds of play, one game per week for four weeks each month. Time control is 45 minutes per side with a 5-second increment per move.

If it’s Wednesday then LNA Health Careers employees must be eating free lunch at Diz’s Cafe

read more…: If it’s Wednesday then LNA Health Careers employees must be eating free lunch at Diz’s Cafe

Every Wednesday as a part of her routine Judi Window slides a “reserved” sign on one of the long tables at Diz’s Cafe. She’s making a space for the lunch bunch from LNA Health Careers at the request of Kerri Dutton, company president and the brains behind a rather unique way to keep her staff of instructors well-fed and motivated.

April 19-28: Actors Cooperative to stage ‘wild and hilarious’ production of ‘The Trail to Oregon’

read more…: April 19-28: Actors Cooperative to stage ‘wild and hilarious’ production of ‘The Trail to Oregon’

Actors Cooperative Theatre (ACT), winner of two NHTA Awards and 17 Top Ten will stage, “The Trail To Oregon!” April 19-28 with six shows at the Derry Opera House. The play is an original by StarKid Productions, the innovative force behind viral hits such as  “A Very Potter Musical” and “Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier,” and they’ve knocked it out of the park again with this hilarious work.

Corey’s Closet to host special 1980s prom May 11

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Big hair and leg warmers. Hooksett thrift store Corey’s Closet is hosting a 1980s prom for special needs teens and adults on Saturday May 11 at Manchester’s Puritan Event Center from 5:30 to 10:30. Tickets are available at the 1329 Hooksett Road store. The prom tickets are $50 and include a buffet. The event benefits Camp Fatima, a Gilmanton Iron Works summer camp that hosts a pair of two-week sessions for people of varying abilities, Corey among them.

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