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Aldermen divided over mayor’s nominee for fleet manager
Retired Police Captain Jonathan Hopkins will take over management of the city’s fleet of vehicles. READ MORE
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Around Town
May 23: South Millyard Project design charrettes at Doubletree Hilton
The South Millyard project charrette’s overall vision is to create a schematic design for downtown connection and a multimodal hub; a project with the potential to improve all types of transportation systems in order to ensure the city’s continued economic health and growth. READ MORE
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Mayor Craig: ‘For our state to continue to grow, how the state allocates funding for our public schools must change’
To put this into perspective, updated math curriculum (including books, materials and professional development) for K-8 students across the Manchester School District costs approximately $1.2 million. Updated English Language Arts and Science curriculum costs around $1 million each. These are items Manchester students are going without due to lack of funding provided by the state.- Mayor Joyce Craig READ MORE
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Meeting round-up: Aldermen hear from business owners, new BOSC member nominated, grant approved to ease SNHU traffic, and more
The Board of Aldermen covered a lot of territory on Tuesday night. READ MORE
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Teacher says Levasseur violated charter in fallout over Facebook post
Teacher Janet Beauparlant feels Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur should be accountable for his part in a disciplinary action against that began with a shared Facebook post. READ MORE
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Ward 3 Alderman Baines will not seek reelection
“I will absolutely continue to be a voice for the downtown. When I was campaigning for this office, I did it because I felt there were significant voices not being heard at City Hall, and I think those voices are being heard now,” Baines says. The downtown had a champion in me, and that’s not going to end.” READ MORE
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Hat in the Ring: Michael Porter running for Ward 8 Board of Aldermen
My name is Michael Porter and I am announcing my intention to run for Alderman in Ward 8. READ MORE
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Mayor Craig stands on ‘real results’ as she seeks re-election, with keen focus on schools
“We know change doesn’t happen overnight. We know change doesn’t happen by sitting around and complaining. Change takes work. And right now, our city is working because we’re working together.” – Mayor Joyce Craig READ MORE
Elections
Election 2020: It’s the boomers turn to be too old to be trusted
CNN and Harvard’s IOP doubled down on this idea for Monday night’s Town Meeting, orientating the event to young voters and packing the room with 500 students, about half of them from Harvard University. This did not go unnoticed by people commenting on the event on Twitter. READ MORE
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Special BOSC contract negotiation committee presentation set for April 22
Special meeting to provide public information about negotiations between the school district negotiating team and members of the Manchester Education Association is set for 5:30 p.m. on April 22. READ MORE
