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The twin problems are national in scope, but lack of labor is a particular issue in New Hampshire, which has an aging workforce and an unemployment rate of just 2.9 percent, the third-lowest in the nation. Child care operations, where wages are relatively low, find themselves in competition with other employers who may be able to pay higher wages. READ MORE
New Hampshire stood out on a recently published map of states changing voting laws to expand restrictions. It was the only state in the northeastern part of the country to do so, while the other states making changes were in the south and in the west. READ MORE
On Friday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimundo co-hosted a roundtable of New Hampshire municipal leaders on the importance of expanding the state’s broadband infrastructure and the hope funding for that expansion can come through ongoing infrastructure funding in Congress. READ MORE
It’s been said countless times in 2020 and 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic has created new realities that otherwise may not have been there, including four candidates for Ward 2’s Board of School Committee (BOSC) seat this fall. READ MORE
Police are looking for additional information on two shooting incidents reported late Friday and early Saturday. READ MORE
Police have issued a reminder to residents to be particularly aware of the prevalence of phone scams that target unsuspecting victims seeking financial gain. READ MORE
An electrical fire at a home on Pratt Court Thursday caused about $50,000 in damages. READ MORE
As the month of July comes to an end, it’s now been just over a week since the end of the filing period for this fall’s Manchester municipal election. Here’s a roundup of news and notes from the campaign trail over the past week. READ MORE
It’s been said countless times in 2020 and 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic has created new realities that otherwise may not have been there, including four candidates for Ward 2’s Board of School Committee (BOSC) seat this fall. READ MORE
There comes a time in the life of some parents where they can do to help their kids and help other kids in the community is to run for their local school board. As the final hours of the filing period of this year’s municipal elections here in Manchester withered away, those were the thoughts going through the head of Nick Pigeon. READ MORE
Get out there and support local businesses AND the local music scene. READ MORE
Ovation Theater Company, a new Londonderry-based youth theater company that teaches various elements of theater at drama camps and produces plays and musicals each year will be putting on its first-ever performance of Mamma Mia! this weekend at the Londonderry Town Common. READ MORE
Each time a homeless camp in the Queen City is cleared by police, the deck is simply reshuffled and individuals from those camps scramble to find other places in the city to settle, according to Manchester officials. READ MORE
Leeward is highly recommended for a night out at a reasonable cost. Just be sure you get a reservation so you won’t be disappointed. READ MORE
While the federal eviction moratorium is scheduled to expire Saturday, the NH Emergency Rental Assistance Program is available to help renters experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 and who are having difficulty making past or current rent payments, or living in unsafe or unhealthy housing. READ MORE
To help ensure that Queen City children have access to wholesome and nutritious foods during summer break, Elliot Health Systems has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester and the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS) to provide free food boxes to 50 families from July through Thanksgiving. READ MORE
It was the perfect night for a musical interlude at Stark Park. Although it’s been a summer of preempted activities due to a record-breaking rainy season, all systems were go for Dan Gabel and the Abletones big band, who paid tribute to the swinging sounds of Glen Miller. READ MORE
Hello! Welcome to Week 30 of the Grocery Hunt, Manchester Ink Link’s guide to Manchester-area grocery stores.
Each week, we ask our readers to give us five specific grocery items and five separate Manchester-area grocery stores so we could find the prices and availability of those items. READ MORE
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Noelle Lambert of Manchester as July’s Granite Stater of the Month for her work to provide amputees, like herself, with specialized prosthetics. READ MORE
The twin problems are national in scope, but lack of labor is a particular issue in New Hampshire, which has an aging workforce and an unemployment rate of just 2.9 percent, the third-lowest in the nation. Child care operations, where wages are relatively low, find themselves in competition with other employers who may be able to pay higher wages. READ MORE
As school districts ramp up plans to return to a full year of in-person learning, they’re facing an acute resurgence of an age-old problem: a shortage of school bus drivers. READ MORE
This six-week camp mixes fun activities for students while allowing them to earn high school math and English credits. READ MORE
A 39-year-old man was riding his mountain bike in the trails by Clyde Pond in Windham Tuesday morning when an accident left him with a serious head injury. The man couldn’t get up and laid in the woods for approximately 90 minutes before help arrived. READ MORE
Waypoint is now the owner of 3 Wallace Street, in Rochester which will be transformed into the first and only drop-in center for youth and young adults who are experiencing housing instability in the Tri-City (Rochester, Somersworth, Dover) region. READ MORE
Her new shop space, called Tom&Chickpea, is a place to showcase and sell some of her work, as well as other Bohemian-themed accessories she’s sourced from other producers. READ MORE
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