The Arts
Inaugural New England Roots music fest Sept. 30 in Nashua
If you love the kind of music that soothes your soul, like blue grass, folk and Americana, then you’ll want to know more about Nashua’s New England Roots Festival. READ MORE
Articles by Carol Robidoux
Around Town
No eclipse glasses? No problem: NASA says DIY pinhole viewer will do the trick
If you haven’t scored a pair of official Eclipse Glasses yet, don’t worry: You can make your own pinhole viewer, via NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. READ MORE
Police & Fire
Family seeks public’s help in locating missing woman
Ann O’Grady was last known to live on Pine Street before her eviction. She suffers from depression and her family says she normally checks in with them. READ MORE
Police & Fire
Fire crew rescues man from second-floor bedroom on Pennsylvania Avenue
A man was carried out by fire crews from a second-floor bedroom with burns over most of his body. READ MORE
Police & Fire
Lock-down at Manchester VA Hospital after report of distraught patient
No injuries were reported after a 30-minute lockdown at the Manchester VA Hospital. READ MORE
Police & Fire
Dog day afternoon: Manchester K9s in training
Manchester Police Sergeants Eric Knight and John Cunningham were in charge of the operation, which included having the dogs search through the three-story house for bad guys in hiding (dog handlers dressed in bite suits), drugs and explosives. READ MORE
Around Town
Rain delay: Elm Street Paving Project Update
Updated information on the Thursday paving schedule for Elm Street in downtown Manchester. READ MORE
Around Town
Celebrate unity: We Are One Festival set for Aug. 19
The annual We Are One (WAO) Music/Culture Festival set for Aug. 19 at Veterans Park brings together the Latino and African-descent communities for the largest ethnic cultural festival in New Hampshire. Festivities begin at 11 a.m and will continue until 7 p.m. READ MORE
City Government
Alderman take a gamble on keno, voters to decide in November
Keno in New Hampshire will help subsidize full-day kindergarten by way of minimum state-administered grants of $1,100 per student raised from gambling proceeds starting in 2019, and more in later years, if keno revenues surpass projections. READ MORE
News
Smoking banned in five city parks
Smoking is banned in five city parks, effective immediately, after the Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday night to test a no-smoking ordinance for six months. READ MORE