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Get ready to plow your way through a mid-week blizzard and single-digit temps

With a blizzard on the radar, be prepared to stay home, which means stocking up on staples, checking in on the elderly and those neighbors with young children, making sure your snowblower is gassed up, or that you have the number of a good plow guy (or gal) and most of all, having a plan, should you lose power (we’ll keep you posted on emergency shelters in the city, should it come to that). READ MORE

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Time to Choose

I love our city. Sure, it has problems such as addiction and homeless issues. And of course, there is the increasing housing costs, which is not just a Manchester thing, as well as issues that people have with the public schools. Should we be doing more to actually fix the issues instead of hearing elected officials or candidates for public office say that they’ll do something? Yes, we need actual solutions, not just empty promises.  READ MORE

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What is distinct about Manchester?

Manchester is distinct in many ways, and it’s that distinctiveness that makes it special. It is my hope that the company selected to develop branding for our city, (North Star Place Branding of Jacksonville, FL), does it justice by not only holding community-wide events, such as the one recently held at the Rex Theatre, but that they actually go into the various neighborhoods to experience our distinctiveness for themselves. READ MORE