Manchester News

The recent high-profile rescue of a 71-year-old Florida man and his slightly younger companion from one of the most treacherous trails on Mount Washington begs two questions: What was this fellow thinking? Are hiking seniors safe?

The state's most prominent civil liberties group warned Friday that officials at a public school and university may have violated the law after faculty members lost their jobs following their support for Kristie Torbick, the Exeter High School guidance counselor convicted of sexually assaulting a student.

DERRY - Foresters with the New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands brought a modern mobile saw mill to historic Taylor Mill at 242 Island Pond Road in Derry during a public demonstration Saturday.

MANCHESTER ' City aldermen will hold a public hearing this week that could breathe new life into a controversial rezoning for luxury townhouses in the city's south end that a court blocked earlier this year for failing to reach a super-majority threshold to pass.

DALTON - Here in the White Mountains, where there are more neat things to do than time to do them, one annual event, the Team O'Neil RallyFest, is making a strong case for being at or near the top of many a bucket list.

BETHLEHEM - Acknowledging that it came as a complete surprise, Fire Chief Jack Anderson got the axe on Saturday from the Board of Selectmen and was very grateful for it.

The project is being spearheaded by NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire, and will be built along the Daniel Webster Highway.

Big can be beautiful, but it also can be dangerous. When investing in a company, it is a good idea to look past the stock price-to-earnings ratio and see if you can figure out where earnings are coming from.

One former White House chief of staff will help roast another former White House chief of staff in Windham later this month.

MANCHESTER ' The state's largest electricity provider will go before an aldermanic committee today, requesting permission to purchase two easements on city property to install electrical equipment.

LONDONDERRY - During the first 2020-2025 Capital Improvement Plan CIP Meeting Thursday night, school projects took the fore.

Expect New Hampshire to remain soggy and sticky for another few days.

Manchester hospitals are on alert following an anonymous threat made Sunday.

AFTER SPENDING the first four years of her life in Henniker, the musical prodigy Amy Marcy Cheney was blessed with ample opportunities to develop her latent skills after she and her parents moved to Chelsea, Mass., in 1871, then to Boston in 1875.

I am HR manager for a New Hampshire company. I am drafting a maternity leave policy and am not sure where to start.

Like so many people juggling a career, a commute and unexpected day-to-day chores, Whitney Block's life unfurls in a perpetual state of semi-controlled chaos.

Nine-year-old Isabella Colello shops for just about everything online.

LITTLETON - Although he's only had it a short time, Bob Montminy has already driven his Sherp to the top of Mount Washington and in the Connecticut River to help salvage a crashed airplane.

DERRY - Two first-time business owners have started a smoothie place at 11 Manchester Road called The Juice Bar.

Langdon Place of Dover, 60 Middle Road, will host its next monthly Dementia Memory Cafe from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The roundtable topic will be 'When to Take Away the Car Keys,' which is an important issue for those living with Alzheimer's disease.