Manchester News

To the Editor: Here we go again with district shopping candidates, aka carpetbaggers. Maura Sullivan, an Illinois native who arrived in New Hampshire from D.C. last summer, and who has no connection to the state, is running for the First District seat in Congress.

To the Editor: There is a current dialog about what constitutes 'combat' for purposes of political bragging rights. There is room to include many activities in a hostile environment in the term, but this discussion misses the point.

To the Editor: We urge every Democrat and every independent to vote for Chris Pappas in the upcoming Democratic primary. Chris is a true statesman with a devotion to public service, something we find too little of in Washington these days.

To the Editor: This letter is to encourage residents of Bow and Dunbarton to support the candidacy of Gary Woods for state representative.

To the Editor: Sue Mullen is my choice for Bedford's next state representative. There are many good reasons. Here are just a few.

City aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday night to confirm Mayor Joyce Craig's nomination of Anna Thomas as the next leader of the Manchester Health Department.

City aldermen voted Tuesday to nominate four candidates to fill the At Large seat on the Board of School Committee formerly held by Nancy Tessier, who resigned her position as of Aug. 24.

When last we visited 36 Lowell St. in Manchester ' an address that's housed several restaurants in the past decade ' we'd waited several months so that Noodle Bar, which opened in March, could work out the kinks first. Noodle Bar closed a day after we dined.

Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley was poised on Tuesday to become Massachusetts' first black congresswoman after scoring an upset win over a 10-term incumbent in the Democratic contest to represent the liberal city in the U.S. Congress.

The two Democratic candidates for governor ' ex-state Sen. Molly Kelly of Harrisville and former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand ' embraced liberal themes on gun control, immigration, aid to education and raising state taxes to meet New Hampshire's needs Tuesday night during their only televised debate.

The former owner of Zoey's Pizza restaurant avoided prison time Tuesday when he appeared in Hillsborough County Superior Court after having repaid the state taxes he avoided paying over a five-year period.

The good news is New Hampshire's population growth over the past year led the Northeast according to a recent study by Pew Charitable Trusts.

To the Editor: As a 22-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran, current high school teacher, youth program leader, and a member of several veteran organizations, I am deeply concerned about the direction our country is heading.

To the Editor: It's annoying that candidates with no New Hampshire ties keep on arriving, feeling entitled to run to represent us in Congress. In 2014, we had a former Massachusetts senator.

OUR LONG, STEAMY, dreamy summer is coming to an end and it's time to stop fruiting around and make something of ourselves. You know it and I know it. All those days in the 90s when we skipped our brisk walk and turned up the AC and sat around Googling penguins, Szechuan, engine, honorable mention, H.L. Mencken.

IF IT'S EIGHT WEEKS from Election Day, then you can be sure that candidates are talking about children, veterans and the elderly. The challenges we all face in caring for those we love, and the policies associated with those challenges, elicit an emotional response from us, and politicians know that.

A Chester man who claims he was hospitalized after suffering a coral sting when he stuck his hand in a tank to pick up a live rock is now suing a Salem fish supply store.

The owners of Klemm's Family Stores have withdrawn plans to build a new gas station, convenience store and car wash at 55 Main St., near Tuscan Kitchen.

More than 20 teachers and two new administrators have been hired to the Nashua School District in latest round of hires.

Rivier University is adding a new program to its studies aimed to produce more psychology professionals that will be trained to assist with drug recovery services.