Events
Laugh for Life: Comedy night to support Brigid’s House of Hope
A night of laughs and local entertainment for a worthy cause. READ MORE
Articles by Carol Robidoux
Around Town
We Are One Festival 2019 set for Aug. 17 at Veterans Park
The city will be celebrating its diversity in a unified way during the fifth-annual We Are One African/Caribbean Celebration on Aug. 17 at Veterans Park, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. READ MORE
City Hall
Jim O’Connell signs up for at-large school board member hours after becoming a U.S. citizen
With a bit of the luck of the Irish, Jim O’Connell on Friday became a U.S. citizen and a candidate for public office in Manchester. READ MORE
City Hall
Final list: See who’s running for municipal office in 2019
Filing period is closed. READ MORE
Elections
Gov. Bill Weld angling for NH GOP votes with campaign stops
Gov. Bill Weld is campaigning in New Hampshire. He seeks the Republican nomination for president in 2020. READ MORE
Police & Fire
I-293 shut down at South Willow Street after man reportedly jumps from overhead bridge
Manchester Police were assisting NH State Police with a “medical emergency,” on Interstate 293 Monday morning after a man reportedly jumped into traffic from the South Willow Street bridge, which extends over 293. READ MORE
Culture
Love a good murder mystery? Win these books
Bernie O’Dea is a bigger-than-life character conjured by mystery fiction writer Maureen Milliken, a former Union Leader reporter and editor who also has walked the walk of a newspaper editor in small-town Maine. But her passion for the art of storytelling is as compelling as her cast of characters, which bring the fictional town of Redimere to life in the Bernie O’Dea mystery series, now three books deep. READ MORE
News
Kitchen fire at Mt. Carmel Nursing Home
Heavy smoke conditions forced an evacuation at the four-story nursing home. READ MORE
Police & Fire
Electrical fire forces evacuation at Families in Transition Market Street residential office building
A fire in a light fixture forced evacuation of about 100 people from an office operated by Families in Transition on Friday morning. READ MORE
The Arts
Forever Emma: Palace Theatre Youth dedicate sacred space in memory of one of their own
With as much fanfare as you might expect from a group of teenage actors, Emma’s peers stood near the front steps in shades of pink and purple as Artistic Director Carl Rajotte recalled how the expansion of the Palace’s youth program came to pass 15 years ago. READ MORE
