Community
Unique festival at southside city park a celebration of art, plants, bikes, community and culture
Though the festival was hosted by Manchester Grows, a variety of other organizations also took part. READ MORE
Articles by Winter Trabex
Business
Candy Kingdom, no more: Owners to retire after 29 years in business
The two-story pink building, housing Candy Kingdom, nevertheless attracted a large number of customers when I went in mid-Friday morning. Owners Dick and Phyllis Capers opened the store in 1993. At the time, Robert was 46 years old. Now, at the age of 75, he’s set to retire. READ MORE
Business
Bill Rider retires, reflects on 37 years of service with the Mental Health Center
Anticipation built outside the offices of the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester at 2 Wall Street on a Monday afternoon as staff from the organization waited for their Chief Executive Officer Bill Rider to come out. He was a kind gentleman who liked wearing bowties to work; as such, purple bowties were passed out among the staff who waited outside. They anticipated him coming down from the second floor to exit the building on his last day of work. READ MORE
Police & Fire
Manchester PD finds 3 credit card skimmers, 2 possible suspects
Manchester PD Public Information Officer Heather Hamel said that one of the city’s fraud detectives has not seen skimmers in a few years, only to have three appear in one week at the end of March. Local merchants are asked to check their machines at least once a day; consumers are asked to be vigilant with their purchases. Credit card transactions are more secure than debit card transactions, as no PIN number is involved. READ MORE
Community
April 4: Manchester Housing Alliance hosts meeting about starting a community land trust
On Monday April 4, at 7 p.m., the Manchester Housing Alliance will host a Zoom meeting regarding community land trusts. READ MORE
Business
From FIT to Easterseals NH, former Citizen of the Year Maureen Beauregard continues to serve
Maureen Beauregard saw things differently. She saw single mothers, children, and families not given sufficient space in shelters, much less places where they could live while getting their lives back together. Wanting to give such people these places to live, heal, recover, and thrive led her to found an organization called Families in Transition (FIT) and invest in property around Manchester. READ MORE
Business
A retail legacy born of love: Keke’s Dream Pride store is open – and thriving – at the Mall of NH
Customers have come from Vermont, Maine, and all over New England to see the new Pride store, lured there by various social media posts. The draw has to do with the lack of year-round Pride stores anywhere in New England. The nearest one he has found is near Cape Cod, a three-and-a-half-hour drive away from Manchester. READ MORE
Around Town
Homeless rights activists remember 2020 courthouse camp eviction
For several weeks in 2020, outreach teams of various kinds assisted homeless people with clothing, food, and other services while they camped out on state property outside the Hillsborough County Courthouse in Manchester. READ MORE
Point of View
The Soapbox: Activists and participants call shelter policies into question
While I would like to claim to be unbiased, the caveat of this article is: I may not be. I’ve lived among homeless people and seen what it does to people. I’ve slept at the shelter, and was fortunate enough to come out the other end in a better situation than when I started. In my case, Families in Transition has been good for me. READ MORE
Culture
Abolish Work Movement gains supporters with a decentralized approach
At the end of September, the Antiwork subreddit passed 500,000 users and has since gained close to 40,000 more. At the time of writing, the Antiwork discord channel boasts close to 600 users. For various reasons, people have gravitated to the movement, even if to gripe about conditions at their job they may not like. READ MORE
