Obituaries
Karen Osborne Dube: Wife, mother, daughter of Ward 5 Alderman
Karen K. (Osborne) Dube, 48, of Manchester, NH, died August 28, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her loving family, after a period of declining health. READ MORE
Community
Around Town
Auditions set for NH Gay Men’s Chorus
The NH Gay Men’s Chorus holds open auditions twice annually, in early September and early January, before the first three rehearsals of their Winter or Spring concert series. They are seeking singers who are men over the READ MORE
Letters to the Editor
Letter: ‘It’s sad to see my community crumble’
My high school campus ends within 50 feet of that park. I park my car at its perimeter. Students don’t feel safe and it doesn’t seem like the authorities are exerting a lot of power to fix this. It’s frustrating to a lot of people, not just the neighbors and it’s sad to see my community crumble. READ MORE
Letters to the Editor
Letters: City not doing enough to clean up crime, blight
Sadly, when Veterans Park was seeing an influx of homeless and ‘crowds’, the city simply removed the benches at the entrance to the park. It does nothing to deter them; it simply makes them migrate to another park or place to hang out. READ MORE
Around Town
This week: Gail Singer blood drive, Cruisin’ Downtown Car show and more
Aug. 25-27: Last chance to take in the 9th Annual National Arts Program City of Manchester Employee and Families Art Competition. Downstairs at the Art on the Wall at City Hall Gallery. Exhibition ends Aug. 27, READ MORE
Featured News
Flags to be lowered as NH honors native son, James Wright Foley
“James Foley exemplified the best of our journalistic ideals, fearlessly going to some of the world’s most dangerous places to expose the horrific consequences of war and the beautiful humanity of those innocent civilians affected by it. An unconscionable act of terror took him from us far too soon, but his unyielding commitment to advancing our cherished First Amendment right across the globe and the truths he unveiled will live on forever. As Granite Staters and people around the world mourn, our thoughts and prayers remain with the Foley family and their loved ones.” READ MORE
Around Town
‘Coffee with a Cop’ brings local police and community together
It’s not easy being a cop. Especially not right now, in the wake of a fatal shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, involving an unarmed man named Michael Brown, who was shot multiple times by a police officer READ MORE
Around Town
Weekend to-do list: Bake a zen brownie, attend a picnic, get your Greek on
Here are some highlights for the weekend (we count Thursday as a weekend because who doesn’t love a four-day weekend?) courtesy of our friends at MyGoodGoodManchester: Aug. 21: Makers in Manchester August 2014 Meetup – READ MORE
Around Town
Aug. 21: Have ‘Coffee with a Cop’ at McDonald’s
On Thursday, August 21, 2014, officers from the Manchester Police Department are inviting member of the community to come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink coffee.All community members are READ MORE
Obituaries
Paul J. Costa: husband, father, Vietnam Vet, gardener
Paul J. Costa, 63, of Manchester, NH, died August 16, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a period of declining health.Born in Boston, Mass., on March 4, 1951, he was the READ MORE
