Ride the bus to Hampton Beach! MTA releases 2016 ‘excursion’ schedule
You can reduce your carbon footprint and join your neighbors for any of five bus trips planned this year, so you can hop to the beach or the fair.
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Parenting NH Magazine earns 6 national awards for editorial, design
NH’s premiere parenting publication took four gold awards, a silver and bronze.
Career Fair: Central students attend innovative ‘Street Law’ workshop
A series of workshops and a career fair at the Manchester offices of McLane Middleton on Thursday, April 21 provided a unique opportunity for students from Manchester Central High School to get a first-hand look at what it’s like to work in the legal field.
Ribbon is cut on new Super Wal-Mart
Grand opening today drew a big crowd – and ‘Big Family Day’ is set for Sat. April 23, fun, food and giveaways.
Dean Kamen sure knows how to make an entrance
Worlds will collide on April 26 in a way that, frankly, Dean Kamen probably imagined because, well, he’s an imaginative kind of guy. And because this is why he started FIRST Robotics in the first place.
You’re invited: Stay in the loop with Old Sol Music Hall monthly gatherings
Old Sol is announcing the first in a series of monthly gatherings, the first one set for April 25 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Alpha Loft, 844 Elm St. in Manchester, NH.
DES expands testing into Manchester of water contamination connected to Saint-Gobain
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services on April 13 announced new and updated drinking water well test results for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in Litchfield, Manchester (on Brown Avenue) and Merrimack, and that the private-well water testing area is being expanded from a 1-mile to a 1.5-mile radius from the Saint-Gobain facility in Merrimack.
Investing in New Hampshire Forum April 19 at Dyn
Three New Hampshire institutions – Live Free & Start, the NH Charitable Foundation, and the NH Community Loan Fund − have teamed up to answer that question for Granite State investors and prospective investors. The third in their series of public forums, Investing in New Hampshire, will be held at Dyn in Manchester on April 19 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Conference highlights trends, opportunities for NH aerospace industry
International market trends, opportunities for growth and establishing a stronger regional network will highlight the 2nd annual New Hampshire Aerospace and Defense Conference on June 1 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester.
Gold Street neighbors brace for Wal-Mart grand opening
Ward 9 Alderman Barbara Shaw has been fielding complaints in advance of the Wal-Mart Superstore’s grand opening on April 20. She has already planned a neighborhood meeting for April 11 at 7 p.m. for those who live in the Beech Hill apartment complex. They are concerned about the new traffic patterns on Gold Street, and how it may change their quality of life.
Opponents ‘will do whatever it takes’ to stop Mount Sunapee expansion after 3-2 vote
“The Friends of Mount Sunapee is committed to protecting Mount Sunapee, will continue to stand firm against expansion, and will take all steps necessary, including court action, to protect the interests of the citizens of New Hampshire for generations to come,” said a statement released by Catherine Bushueff, a FOMS volunteer.
Countdown to Super Wal-Mart: Road closures set for April 18
In advance of the anticipated Walmart grand opening on Gold Street on April 20, 2016, Manchester Police are advising motorists to be aware that on Monday, April 18 gates will be lowered and both Gold Street and Sewall Street will no longer be open to through-traffic.