Business
Startup Shindig celebrates entrepreneurs
The contest was sponsored by Alpha Loft Founding Partners, Oracle+Dyn and Borealis Ventures. New Sky Productions was a gold star sponsor of the event. READ MORE
Articles by Laura Aronson
Government
Free Criminal Record Annulment Clinic on May 15
The New Hampshire Bar Association will host a free criminal record annulment clinic on Wednesday, May 15, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Manchester Community Resource Center, 434 Lake Avenue. READ MORE
News
All-day Shakespeare fest celebrates 30 years at Saint Anselm April 23
On Tuesday, April 23 at 10 a.m., St. Anselm College will celebrate the 455th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth, continuing a 30-year tradition started at the college in 1989, with a reading of all of Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets. READ MORE
Business
BioMed|Tech event highlights tissue regeneration initiative
“New Hampshire will be the hub for replacement organs within our lifetimes. Most of the money in healthcare is going to chronic care. [For example…] no patient looks forward to kidney dialysis. Our goal is to provide a cure with the patient’s own tissue so there is no rejection,” Dean Kamen said. READ MORE
Education
Vargas presents preliminary school budget
A preliminary budget was presented to the Board of School Committee Tuesday. READ MORE
Education
School board to begin removing leveling, questions city deal with Trinity over playing field
Two issues brought up heated discussions at the February 11 Board of School Committee meeting: A bond approved by the Board of Aldermen for a deal with Trinity High School to renovate the lower field at city-owned Derryfield Park, and the concept and process of education “de-leveling,” which the board approved. READ MORE
Around Town
Partial federal shutdown threatens NH nonprofit budgets for food and affordable housing
The partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., is threatening some Granite State residents, including 2,400 furloughed Federal workers here, with food insecurity and loss of affordable housing. READ MORE
Around Town
December 18 prayer vigil for immigrants at federal building
There will be an Interfaith Prayer vigil for immigrant justice December 18 at 9 a.m. outside the Norris Cotton Federal Building to support immigrants required to appear that day before Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This is the last vigil for the year. READ MORE
Around Town
NH Jewish community responds to recent hate crimes
Jews have lived in New Hampshire since Colonial times, and the two Manchester synagogues were founded before 1900. Now, the local Jewish community is responding to recent challenges to Jewish survival and resilience. Jews are a prime target of a resurgent white supremacist movement in America. READ MORE
Around Town
Michael Conlon, County Attorney-elect, plans leadership transition
A Q&A with incoming Hillsborough County Attorney. READ MORE
