Manchester News

Can anyone get too much of Monty Python?

The 12th annual Old Ways Days will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Dave and Anne Emerson's Old Ways Traditions, on the 1785 Hamm Farm, 418 Shaker Road.

Models cast from the University of New Hampshire student body will walk the runway in a fashion show designed to conjure 'Afrofuturist' styles.

Colby-Sawyer College worked with New England high schools to put together the exhibit 'Artist Teachers and the Next Generation of Creative Makers,' on view through Nov. 16 on campus.

Teams armed with catapults and air cannons will go for distance and accuracy at the Extreme Chunkin competition at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday and Sunday.

'Frost Heaves,' the comedy show from the 'most under-appreciated town in New Hampshire,' comes to the Franklin Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and town spokesman Fred Marple is thrilled ' well, mostly.

John Lodge, of the Moody Blues fame, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center, 39 Main St.

Get a unique nighttime look at the famous mountaintop mansion once known as Lucknow.

To the editor: This election the voters of Executive Council District 4 will select a new councilor.

To the Editor: For those of us that have worked our entire lives, we embrace Social Security as the ultimate safety net. Since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law more than 80 years ago, we have lived in relative comfort, knowing that we need not suffer from poverty in retirement. That may change if Eddie...

OVER THE WEEKEND, Donald Trump warned of 'severe punishment' if an investigation concludes that a Saudi hit team murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Congress will never be able to tackle the looming insolvency of the nation's massive entitlement programs unless candidates can address the issue without being attacked for their honestly.

Incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster and her Republican challenger, state Rep. Steve Negron of Nashua, squared off in their second debate on Tuesday, highlighting their differences on immigration, climate change and abortion.

A Manchester police officer was exposed to fentanyl during a motor vehicle stop early Tuesday morning, according to police officials.

More than half of Manchester city teachers call in sick more than 10 days during a school year, placing city schools among the top in the state for chronically absent teachers, according to federal data.

A former Manchester man and convicted bank robber turned himself in to the federal probation office in Concord Tuesday, according to officials.

Members of an aldermanic committee ordered police officials to work with city staff to draft a policy governing the granting of 'Chief Days,' after an internal audit released last week reports the controversial practice resulted in more than a year's worth of extra time off being rewarded to city police officers since 2009

Usually the perfect fit for a head coaching position takes time to reveal itself even after a hire is made. Doug Christiansen and the Manchester Monarchs were a match before a game was played.

Coming up with dinner ideas can be a challenge, even for someone who writes about food.

A homeless man has admitted to starting several fires in the Gate City on Sunday in an effort to keep warm, one of which damaged a Crown Street warehouse building.