Around Town
Homeless share frustrations over shelter policies around sleep, illness and cold weather
Last week’s cold snap and certain shelter policies add to frustrations felt by some of the city’s chronically homeless. READ MORE
Articles by Winter Trabex
Community
Marianne Williamson’s parting message of hope for Manchester
Marianne Williamson said her presidential campaign, which lasted roughly nine months and officially ended Jan. 10, taught her that “the system is more corrupt than I thought, but people are better than I could have hoped.” READ MORE
Education
Education in Manchester: A visit with West High School Principal Dichard
Principal Dichard manages the everyday challenges – and many changes – at West High School. READ MORE
Around Town
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day in Manchester 2019
At 6 p.m. on a Thursday in the blue-black cold of a New Hampshire winter’s day, several people gathered around to honor and respect homeless people who had died this past year. READ MORE
Business
The calming and productive environment of Granite Pathways clubhouse
The term “clubhouse” was coined in 1948 when a group of men recently discharged from a mental health facility in New York decided to help each other get back on their feet and integrate into society. When they proved effective at doing so, the men from New York decided to expand their model in a more organized way. Thus, the Pathways Clubhouse system was born. READ MORE
Around Town
The successes – and failures – of the Free State Project
Their guiding philosophy is the Non-Aggression Principle, also called the NAP, which states unprovoked violence against another person is wrong. Such violence is often found through state measures such as forcible confiscation of property and excessive force on the part of police officers toward average citizens. While this certainly sounds appealing in principle, in practice, things haven’t always gone smoothly. READ MORE
Government
Inside Safe Station: The most difficult part is walking through the door
They are also ready, at any time of day or night as long as the fire station is open, for people to come in and sit on the chairs. If they do, such people will have visited Safe Station, a much talked about yet little understood service that the fire department provides. The most difficult part of Safe Station is walking through the door, which requires participants to admit they might have a problem. READ MORE
Around Town
Inside the Cypress Center: A Nurse’s Perspective
On an unassuming road in Manchester, a short walk away from the Elliott Hospital, lies an unassuming building. In the chill of late October air, residents of the neighborhood walk their dogs across the sidewalk or lumber out to their cars to start the day’s work. Inside the building, lights are turned on. Food is being cooked for breakfast. Clients of the Cypress Center are just beginning to rouse themselves out of bed. READ MORE
Around Town
Shelter Director Rebecca Pichardo: Courage, compassion, and patience
New Horizons Shelter Director Becca Pichardo knows first hand the results that courage and compassion can bring. READ MORE
Community
Homeless in Manchester
Walking the streets of the city has brought a bit of peace to me that I didn’t have before. You won’t see me sitting around on Elm Street with a cardboard sign, or panhandling on South Willow Street. You won’t see me shouting at the air, or putting needles in my body. You might see me going off to work, or taking in the sunshine in the park. If you see me at all, a friendly greeting wouldn’t go amiss. READ MORE
