603-432-3211
Manchester News
UnionLeader.com delivers the lastest news, sports and opinion in New Hampshire.
Updated: 6 years 8 weeks ago
Former KSC head accepts buyout rather than return to classroom
Anne Huot, who received a 327,225 payout last year after resigning as president of Keene State College, accepted a 44,158 buyout this summer rather than return to the classroom this fall.
Categories: Manchester News
Lincoln police chief placed on paid administrative leave
Ted Smith, the town's longtime police chief, was placed on paid administrative leave Monday, pending a review of the police department.
Categories: Manchester News
The Heart of Nashua with Joan Stylianos: Nashua shares a border with the 'pot king', who knew?
If you thought that Colorado was the pot capital of the nation after being the first state to legalize marijuana in 2014, think again. Our Bay State neighbors actually take top honors.
Categories: Manchester News
POWMIA Recognition Day at Veterans Cemetery
The New Hampshire VFW will hold its annual POWMIA Recognition Day ceremony Saturday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen.
Categories: Manchester News
Trump revokes security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan
President Donald Trump moved to penalize an outspoken critic on Wednesday, revoking the security clearance of Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan for what he said was a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations about his administration.
Categories: Manchester News
Another View -- Patricia Martin: BIA is looking backwards in backing Granite Bridge
BIA CHAIRMAN Tom Sullivan claims that anyone opposing the Granite Bridge project, 'By being an automatic 'no,' they forfeit the right to be a legitimate voice on energy policy in New Hampshire.'
Categories: Manchester News
Global warming bites back
To the Editor: With scorching heat and raging wildfires in the West and torrential downpours and massive flooding in the East, global warming is not just about a gentle sea rise any more. These tragic consequences of dumping greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, call for drastic remedies.
Categories: Manchester News
Trump two-faced on trade
To the Editor: As a conservative independent, I agree with some of President Trump's domestic policies, but Trump is two-faced concerning foreign trade.
Categories: Manchester News
John Stossel: The failure of Social Security
SOCIAL SECURITY is running out of money. You may not believe that, but it's a fact.
Categories: Manchester News
Follow the law: Residents on Portsmouth board
Follow the law, or change it.
Categories: Manchester News
Kevin Landrigan's Granite Status: Another example of the up is down 2018 election cycle
We saw with an attack mailing last weekend in a state Senate Republican primary race why 2018 remains wildly unpredictable.
Categories: Manchester News
Vote for your interests
To the Editor: We had high hopes that President Trump would clean the swamp, but instead, we see more corruption than ever. We did get tax change, but unfortunately that doesn't help anyone who is not exceedingly rich after the first year or so. Universal health care is but a dream.
Categories: Manchester News
George Will: Markets know our needs better than bureaucrats
GOVERNMENTS, seemingly eager to supply their critics with ammunition, constantly validate historian Robert Conquest: The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies. Consider North Carolina's intervention in the medical-devices market.
Categories: Manchester News
Trump boasts of 'great new trade deals,' but he hasn't finalized any
President Donald Trump touted his trade agenda Wednesday, writing in a Twitter post that his tariffs are 'leading to great new trade deals.' But so far, he has yet to finalize any trade deals.
Categories: Manchester News
Army, Air Force chiefs to address National Guard conference
Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be among the roughly 3,000 National Guard officers and their guests from across the country gathering from Friday, Aug. 24, to Monday, Aug. 27, in New Orleans for the 140th NGAUS General Conference Exhibition.
Categories: Manchester News
Goffstown board rejects gender neutral name change
Following a spirited discussion at Monday night's regular meeting, the Goffstown Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 in favor of keeping their current name, rather than changing it to the Select Board.
Categories: Manchester News
Fisher Cats lose to Altoona for second straight night
Jin-De Jhang broke a tie game with a seventh-inning two-run double to lead the Altoona Curve to a 3-2 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Wednesday night at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester.
Categories: Manchester News
Quebec offers C863 mln in aid to mitigate impact of U.S. tariffs
The Quebec government on Wednesday said it would invest C863 million 657.32 million over five years to help mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs on companies, including the Canadian province's agriculture sector.
Categories: Manchester News
Manafort had 'huge dumpster of hidden money,' court told
Paul Manafort had 'a huge dumpster of hidden money' abroad, a prosecutor said on Wednesday, urging a jury to convict the former Trump campaign chief on financial fraud charges based more on a paper trail of evidence than the testimony of a former protege.
Categories: Manchester News
U.S., Mexico teaming up to fight drug cartels
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Mexico will set up a joint team in Chicago targeting Mexican drug cartels and their leaders and finances, to try to stem a flow of drugs that has led to a spike in U.S. overdose deaths, officials said on Wednesday.
Categories: Manchester News