Around Town
New Hampshire’s Merci Boxcar: A forgotten piece of WW II history in Manchester
Here in Manchester, sitting at the end of the tiny, dead-end, Reed Street on the old West Side lies an example of our state’s “forgotten history.” READ MORE
Articles by Alec Biron
News
A son’s questions answered: ‘What was it like to be a first-responder on 9/11 in New York City?’
I remember Ms. Macrepole stepping in and out of the classroom with her TV on low in the corner. I remember the parents coming to pick up their children early but not understanding why. I remember stumbling in the door to see my father scrambling with his bags, his SWAT uniform on, while my mother cried. I remember my dad hugging us before he left, while my mom tried to explain that some very bad men had tried to hurt our country. Now, 19 years later, I am sitting down with my father, retired Sergeant Michael Paul Biron of the Manchester NH Police Department to discuss the day his SWAT unit was called to New York City. READ MORE
Business
Going mobile: Hot Dogs and Cool Cats LLC, alternative doggy (or cat) grooming during COVID19
Launched in March, Hot Dogs and Cool Cats began with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, an un-planned yet surprisingly good time for business in the mobile grooming industry, according to owner Trevor Yanuszewski. READ MORE
Opinion
Beyond the gates to Ikarus
What happened when I ventured outside the perks of an “all-inclusive” resort vacation in Mexico. READ MORE
Culture
Entertainment in Manchester circa the 1940s: Reflecting on 90 years of life with my pepere, Ed Neveu
Sitting across the same wooden coffee table that has existed in his house for several decades, I readied my recorder knowing just how precious these words will mean to me as I grow older and my grandfather becomes another year closer to a century. I started with asking him about his experiences with music as he is always fascinated with the fact that our iPhones act more like a speaker than a true phone. READ MORE
Education
SNHU releases comprehensive plan to combat inequalities in education
“Perhaps George Floyd will be for our generation what Emmett Till was for an earlier generation, a symbol of just how brutally inhuman America can be to people and communities of color, someone whose death sparks the national outrage that declares ‘No more’.” – Paul Leblanc READ MORE
Business
Tupelo Music Hall shifts gears to offer fresh meals and supplies amid COVID-19 closures
Tupelo Music Hall is shifting gears to meet the needs of patrons and the greater Derry community at large amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE
Culture
Doerr Shares message of finding light in the darkness in Pulitzer-winning novel
In times of heightened political polarization and global crisis, readers in 2020 will find comfort in Doerr’s message of learning to create our own light when surrounded by the darkness. READ MORE
Opinion
‘We need a candidate who is experienced in education to make the right decisions’
As a former public school teacher, Elizabeth Warren understands the struggles our students and educators face and what is needed to redefine education for our next generation. Her hands-on experience and judgment are what we need to redefine how education could look for the next generation of American students. READ MORE
Business
Dec. 3-4: Annual Christa McAuliffe teachers conference in Manchester.
A day of learning for educators dedicated to Christa McAuliffe. READ MORE
