From Cadillacs to carrot cakes
As it turns 100, the iconic Red Arrow Diner celebrates its history
Author: John Angelo
Homelessness in New Hampshire: no easy fix for a complicated problem
Manchester organization seeks solution for a persistent, intractable issue
HOPE Outreach Committee addressing housing insecurity in Manchester
Local nonprofit looks to tackle Manchester’s homelessness and affordable housing shortages
UNH Manchester forum focuses on threats facing a free press
Panelists point to dangers facing journalists around the world
Residential services transition date nears at Crotched Mountain
New York firm’s takeover of programming set for Nov. 1
Q&A with Bob Lavoie of Bob’s Coins in Manchester
With the price of gold up 50% in 2020 and silver with a 51% gain over the same period, it’s a good time to catch up with Bob Lavoie, proprietor of Bob’s Coins in Manchester
Q&A with Community development advocate Woullard Lett
‘There is only one race, the human race,’ says Woullard Lett, past president of the Manchester NAACP and currently New England Regional Lead at the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Q&A with Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester’s Rik Cornell
‘We’ve had to find a better way to work with people’ since the pandemic began, says Rik Cornell of the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester.
Q&A with World War II veterans William F. Cronin Jr., and Warren Pond
According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, fewer than 325,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in the Armed Forces during World War II are still alive. Two of those World War II vets live in Wolfeboro and volunteer at the Wright Museum of World War II.
Manchester Proud plan approved by school board
Only one vote against, but criticisms are raised
Antiquarian bookstores find a home in NH
The literary treasures found, and searched for, in NH’s used bookstores
A new vision for Queen City schools
Manchester Proud to unveil proposed vision for district
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New state law empowers homeowners with ‘balcony’ solar panels
With a new state law set to go into effect with the dawn of a new year in 2027, Granite Staters will be able to install so-called “balcony solar” panels for home use.
Shortening the line: from food insecurity to job security
Gather’s new culinary education program, Fresh Start, is a way to teach people with employment challenges the kitchen skills and life skills they need to have a career in the food service industry
Cheshire Medical Center renovation plan now tops $50M
Amid increased construction costs, Cheshire Medical Center is looking to raise more money in what the Keene hospital said is the largest fundraising effort in its history.
State-mandated budget reductions affect health programs, with larger cuts likely ahead
New Hampshire’s largest state agency has reduced funding for mental health services, public health programs, food assistance initiatives and other health-related services after lawmakers required agencies to cut spending following passage of the current state budget, according to a new analysis from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI).
Dartmouth Health gets grant to study needs of people aging with serious illness
Dartmouth Health has received nearly $12 million to create a program to study the needs of people who are aging and have serious illnesses.
Pitco scraps plan for new Concord factory
A long-discussed plan by Pitco to build a huge manufacturing facility in Concord has been scrapped, with the company focusing instead on its existing two sites in Bow and one in Pembroke.
GKN Aerospace expands NH facility to boost engine component production
GKN Aerospace is expanding its North Charlestown, New Hampshire, manufacturing facility, adding approximately 57,000 square feet and tripling the site’s size to increase production of high-performance aero-engine components.
Two Picasso paintings make public debut at the Currier
Two paintings by Pablo Picasso made their debut at a public institution this month in New Hampshire. On loan from private collections, “L’Homme au béret basque” and “The Two Children” are now on view at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester through the end of October.
SNHU consolidating Manchester operations to main campus, listing Millyard property, garage for sale
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) will relocate all offices and administrative operations from its longtime Millyard headquarters to its main Manchester campus, a university spokesperson confirmed Thursday, July 16.
