Civics
Legislator collapses during floor session; 27 bills discussed, from cat-declawing to legalizing LSD
Here is an overview of the other bills discussed on the house’s regular calendar on Thursday. READ MORE
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Civics
Republicans win Thursday
Republicans showed up in greater numbers than Democrats in the almost equally divided New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday and won almost every vote. Here is a recap of what happened. READ MORE
Community
Out of luck and out of options: Woman has few places left to stay
I first became involved with Louisa Gagnon at a tenant’s advocacy clinic doing casework in the summer of 2022, helping people prepare for their eviction hearings at the courthouse on Amherst Street. At the time, Louisa was living in a rooming house on the West Side funded by Southern New Hampshire Services. The landlord had filed multiple eviction cases against her in what appeared to be retaliation for wrongs real or imagined. READ MORE
Civics
NH’s traditional town meeting endures despite the tug of modernity
The classic New England town meeting, a form of government unique to our region, was considered by Norman Rockwell to be one of the purest expressions of free speech, immortalized in his famous series “The Four Freedoms.” READ MORE
Civics
Critical race theory concerns enter discussion about literacy program
The New Hampshire House of Representatives Education Committee had a busy schedule on Monday. Here’s a recap of what they discussed. READ MORE
Civics
Committee hears bills on electric cars, road tolls, complete streets
In addition to a bill seeking to prohibit future state funding on commuter rail, there were several other bills discussed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives Public Works and Highways Committee on Friday. Here’s a recap. READ MORE
Civics
City’s Beech Street shelter – and new shelter manager – ready just in time for deep freeze
MANCHESTER, NH — As the city was evacuating the downtown homeless encampment on Jan. 18, Jake King was taking it all in from the sidewalk across the street. He had just returned to Central Station READ MORE
City Hall
Beech Street emergency shelter to open Feb. 2
Manchester Emergency Operations Center (EOC) announced Tuesday that the City of Manchester will open a 24/7 Winter Emergency Shelter located at 39 Beech Street at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 2. The shelter will remain open until April 30th, 2023. READ MORE
Civics
City Director of Homeless Services: ‘It’s a huge priority to develop and get creative about how we develop housing’
Adrienne Beloin joined NHPR’s All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa to talk about her top priorities for addressing the city’s homelessness crisis. Below is a transcript of their conversation. READ MORE
Civics
Woman indicted on charges she abandoned newborn in tent in woods
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Alexandra Eckersley, the woman charged with abandoning her newborn infant in a tent in woods last month in freezing temperatures, has been indicted on felony and misdemeanor charges. Eckersley, 26, who was READ MORE
