Wednesday, February 3, 2021 | Manchester Ink Link

Matt LaForge maintains control of the puck as he battles Merrimack's Tyler Harris.

Still a Little Green, Central/West Hockey Team Making Strides

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Ryan O'Connor 0

Dan Belliveau grew up skating against Central High School. The former Nashua High player, now head coach at Merrimack High School, said he saw glimpses Wednesday of the Little Green teams that used to give the rest of the state fits when his Tomahawks faced the Central/West co-op team at Manchester’s West Side Arena. READ MORE

Want to be a police officer? Tattoos are OK, but pot-smokers, drug-dealers and couch potatoes need not apply

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Pat Grossmith 0

Have you always wanted to be a police officer but believed that joint you smoked in college or that “Mom” tattoo on your arm precluded you from joining Manchester’s finest? Think again. READ MORE

NH to abandon federal vaccine scheduling system and create its own

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Nancy West 1

The state is designing its own online registration system to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations after multiple problems with the federal CDC VAMS system, according to Gov. Sununu’s spokesman Ben Vihstadt. READ MORE

Feb. 3 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 354 positive results with 35 in Manchester; 10 deaths reported

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

There are currently 207 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 66,721 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed. READ MORE

Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium acquires Cain and Janosz Funeral Home

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Phaneuf Funeral Home 1

Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium, one of the oldest family-run funeral homes in New England, announced it has acquired privately-owned Cain and Janosz Funeral Home, located at 74 Brook St. READ MORE

Feb. 24 deadline: Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund accepting grant applications

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Catholic Charities NH 0

The Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund is now accepting grant applications for the Spring 2021 review cycle. READ MORE

Feb. 9: Exploring COVID-19: SEE Science Center will host ZOOM on pandemic lessons learned to date

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Chris Dugan 0

Against the backdrop of the pandemic, SEE is offering the virtual program: “COVID-19- Lessons Learned” via ZOOM on Tuesday, February 9 at 7 p.m. with Michael Calderwood, MD, MPH, FIDSA Infectious Diseases physician and the Associate Chief Quality Officer at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Elizabeth A. Talbot, MD, Infectious Disease and International Health Professor, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Deputy State Epidemiologist. READ MORE

Both sides on educational voucher bill turn out in force

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Garry Rayno 0

Proponents and opponents of “education freedom accounts” Tuesday debated if the bill would benefit students or special interests, and if it would provide greater educational opportunities or be an invitation to commit fraud. READ MORE

Living Without an Address #2: A Snowstorm and a Broken Heater

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Winter Trabex 0

Encountering Murphy’s Law a few times every week for weeks on end wears both patience and stamina. When I bought my RV, I trusted the seller was telling the truth when they said it “ran like a champ.” That turned out to be false. Now it only runs with a clamp holding down a battery connector in the engine. The windshield is broken, and the exhaust pipe underneath has rusted apart to the point where it looks like it might have exploded. Had the seller described the vehicle as “for parts” or “needs repair,” I would have not bought it. READ MORE

Cause and defect

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Jack Kenny 0

Indeed, a single-minded devotion to individual freedom has left many well-meaning pro-life conservatives and libertarians tongue-tied when accused by “choicers” of contradiction between their devotion to freedom and small, limited government and their opposition to “freedom of choice” on abortion. READ MORE