Manchester News

To the Editor: When two or more people get together, be it on a bus ride, a social gathering, a playing field, or a work or family setting, there is always politics because there are various issues to be addressed. Each of us human beings are unique and with this diversity comes strength and various ways of approaching life.

In my backyard I've seen waddling woodchucks, a trio of foreboding fishers, a plump skunk in the mid-morning, Cooper's hawks, a colony of angry bumblebees, and an alleged rabid raccoon. Each time I shuddered with fear.

A BUSY WEEKEND lies ahead for short track fans with many special events and pivotal divisional championship action. Most tracks will race on their customary weekly night while Claremont and Thunder Road offer extra-distance touring events Sunday.

ARE THOSE WHO question the severity of global warming worse than Nazis? I wouldn't think so, but YouTube, owned by Google, seems to.

New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald has rejected requests by media and a civil liberties groups to disclose a statwide list of police officers with credibility issues.

There are more dead squirrels than usual along New Hampshire roads.

The 100 Nights of Remembrance season is drawing to a close, with the annual ending ceremony coming up at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery on Sunday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m.

The developers for a proposed mixed-use project that could bring 120 apartments into town are defending their preliminary plans.

As the school district moves forward with a plan to resolve numerous deficiencies at three middle schools, a city-owned parcel is being eyed to potentially house a future school.

A lawyer for the Greater Derry Humane Society says an agreement has been reached with a woman whose dogs were seized by Derry police in 2015, but it appears the legal fight over ownership isn't over yet.

The toughest opponent for a college football team to prepare for? It's often the Week 1 opponent.

The Manchester VA invites community care providers to its Office of Community Care Provider Education and Claim Reimbursement Summit on Thursday, Sept. 6, to help streamline collaborative efforts.

THE MANCHESTER VA is experiencing unprecedented development and community collaboration making now a truly exciting time to join the team. The VA is building new services and with that comes a need for additional professionals.

The Wounded Warrior Project has been coming to North Beach in Hampton for years for an annual event that American Legion Post 35 has hosted, called Hit the Beach this year, Hit the Beach XI with Post 35 is taking place Friday, Aug. 31.

End of Summer? Forget about it, as there is plenty of great New Hampshire weather on tap and many of us think this is the best time of year, as do the thousands of others who cross our borders legally and bring their wallets. Welcome to the tax free yeah, right Granite State!

On Aug. 17, the Col. Edward Cross Chapter of the Association of the United States Army had the distinct pleasure and honor to participate in the presentation of the medals for Navy Seaman Emil James Jowdy, who died while saving his fellow Navy sailors in World War II.

Tech startup companies and emerging businesses can win 10,000 and free office or lab space for one year under the 7th annual Flatley Challenge of 2018.

Thousands of admirers of the late Senator John McCain stood in line for hours on Wednesday in the blazing Arizona sun and triple-digit heat for a chance to pay final respects to the war hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate.

After a dire financial picture was painted by Gunstock management, the Belknap County Delegation voted Wednesday to give the Gunstock Area Commission authority to borrow 600,000 to fund fall operations until ski season revenue comes in.

Little is taking place today to mark the three-year anniversary of the shooting death of saleswoman Denise Robert as she took her routine Sunday evening walk in the North End.