Knowledge has become power for West High School senior Jacob Plamondon. He says the chance to examine his spending habits as part of a financial literacy course designed by the National Collaborative for Digital Equity (NCDE) was an eye-opener.
New Hampshire’s Kid Conservationist has made it his mission to help get orangutans off the endangered species list. Jack has worked toward this by educating others on the remarkable species and threats that continue to impact their habitat in Southeast Asia. He has participated in readings of his book to school children throughout the state and plans to travel to Indonesia in October 2022 to work on future conservation projects, including the planting of trees via his Earth Day donations.
Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County is inviting area runners and walkers to lace ‘em up for a worthy cause and join the third annual Step up 5K Run-Walk on Saturday, May 28 at Mine Falls Park in Nashua.
The future Mark Stebbins Community Center is looking for feedback from residents of the West Side in Zip Code 03102.
On Tuesday, members of 603 Forward came to the Manchester City Clerk’s office to give thank you cards and baked goods to election workers.
Waypoint this year will honor three state representatives as joint recipients of the 2022 Jack Lightfoot Voice for Children Award: Patrick Long of Manchester, Kimberly Rice of Hudson, and Mary Beth Walz of Bow will share the honors.
More than 200 supporters, friends and community leaders gathered recently at the Derryfield Country Club in support of the 10th Annual Safe Sports Social. Attendees were treated to inspirational stories about young athletes overcoming challenges, presentations from student-athletes, and learned about the compelling work of Safe Sports.
Rep. David Price, D-NC 4th District, said that the grants come “at a critical juncture in national conversations, at a time when some are urging the whitewashing of history, some are urging that history should be told only in ways that make us feel good and proud. We know that that isn’t true history. True history represents an encounter with our past with its negative as well as positive aspects, and hopefully that lays the groundwork for a better future.
Anticipation built outside the offices of the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester at 2 Wall Street on a Monday afternoon as staff from the organization waited for their Chief Executive Officer Bill Rider to come out. He was a kind gentleman who liked wearing bowties to work; as such, purple bowties were passed out among the staff who waited outside. They anticipated him coming down from the second floor to exit the building on his last day of work.
The Youth of the Year title is a prestigious honor bestowed upon an exemplary young person in recognition of leadership, service, academic excellence, and dedication to living a healthy lifestyle.
Jeff Barraclough has officially begun in his new role as Executive Director of the association. He has extensive experience in the museum and historical field, having previously worked at the Adams National Historic Park, New England Historic Genealogical Society, and as Director of Operations of the Manchester Historic Association for ten years. He most recently served as Executive Director of the Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden in Portsmouth.
The QC Bike Collective, which started in 2014 as a grass-roots initiative to “keep the Manchester community riding bicycles, safely and affordably,” continues to grow and thrive.