Election Day is coming up and when you head into the voting booth on November 8 the names at the top of the ballot will be very familiar to you, mostly because of the barrage of TV ads and mailings you have seen over the past few weeks. READ MORE
For more than 100 years Still’s Tractor and Nursery has anchored the intersection of Mammoth and Candia roads. Generations of Manchester farmers, gardeners, landscapers. and residents were regular customers. READ MORE
New Hampshire is currently in the middle of a housing crisis and people across the state are looking for potential solutions, including legislation. NH Housing hosted a webinar on January 25 with Karen Parolek of Opticos Design which focused on the potential of Missing Middle Housing to address the state’s housing needs. READ MORE
Every other state in New England raised its minimum wage this year. Minimum wage workers in Rhode Island woke up today to a minimum wage of $12.25 an hour. In Vermont, they will be making $12.55, and in Maine, they will be making $12.75. Connecticut’s minimum wage is now $14 an hour and in Massachusetts, it is $14.25. READ MORE
The good news is that the economy is making a robust recovery, the bad news is that housing supply continues to lag and that is a significant problem. READ MORE
On this Labor Day let’s commit to really doing something for our essential workers. Let’s guarantee them a wage that allows them to live with dignity and free from the stress of living in poverty or near poverty. It is the least we can do. READ MORE
Unfortunately, a lot of those impacted by the rising rents and low inventory of affordable housing are low income and that’s exacerbating the homelessness crisis, says Bianka Beaudoin, Executive Director of The Way Home. READ MORE
There are more than a dozen Little Free Libraries in Manchester. Rebecca Linehan, Librarian and Media Specialist for Wilson and Hallsville Schools, has set one up at each of the schools where she works. READ MORE
A hundred or more activists, allies, and members of the homeless community converged at the Hillsborough County Courthouse to stop the eviction of unhoused people living in tents on the courthouse grounds. READ MORE
On Monday 120 items from one of the largest, most significant collections of rare photography books in the country goes on the auction block at Skinner Auction House in Marlborough, Mass. READ MORE
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