Manchester News

A state labor investigation found 15 violations of wage, insurance and record-keeping laws at a Tuftonboro trucking company, a probe opened after a 6-year-old passenger died in one of its trucks last May.

The new facility for GT Advanced Technologies GTAT on Wentworth Drive in Hudson is humming with crystal furnaces, tinkering engineers and filled with unpacked equipment shipped over from its old Merrimack facility.

Fed by phosphorus, cyanobacteria blooms and milfoil and other invasive plants continue to threaten water quality in Lake Winnipesaukee, according to an environmental watchdog group that on Saturday announced it is ramping up its efforts to clean up the Big Lake.

When things are going well with an important client, all is great. That would be a good time to undertake new initiatives, while working on improving efficiency and continuing to learn about each other's businesses.

The ticket deadline has been extended for the annual Mayor's Senior Luncheon, which is scheduled for 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at The Manchester Downtown Hotel formerly the Radisson, 700 Elm St.

Those owning a home worth 300,000 in town will get a one-time, 1,000 windfall this fall after a judge refused to let school officials hold a special meeting to place more than 1 million of collected but unspent money into reserves.

To the Editor: I am writing to support the candidacy of Chris Pappas for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire's First Congressional District.

To the Editor: As an Epping resident for almost 39 years, I am excited to say that I will be voting on Sept. 11 for one of Epping's own, Naomi Andrews, for Congress.

Let us take a moment to salute the courage of New Hampshire Reps. Anne Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter.

Our editorial last week regarding President Trump siding with a Russian KGB thug vs. America, and then saying he misspoke, drew varied reactions. Of course, he then reversed course again and said what he said was just 'fake news.' Your guess is as good as mine as to where he will be next week.

The Red Star Twirlers, a group of 11 girls ages 7 to 18, will travel to France for a performance at Disneyland Paris on Aug. 5. But during their trip, they plan to leave thank you letters, roses and any other mementos from loved ones at dozens of graves for New Hampshire soldiers who died during World War II.

Police are looking for a driver they say fled the scene of a head-on collision in Goffstown Saturday that injured three people.

Two Massachusetts women had to be helped down trails on Mount Washington over the weekend after they were injured in separate hikes.

After asking New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald for his opinion on who owns and operates what atop the highest mountain in the Northeast, the Mount Washington Commission now wants him to review the report before it is made public.

Alan Scribner, 81, became fascinated by ancient Rome as a 4-year-old growing up in the Washington Heights section of New York City, a stone's throw from The Cloisters museum's collection of Greek and Roman art.

The sneaky intel of those leading a ruthless drug and prostitution ring two years ago convinced new Manchester Police Chief Carlo Capano that it had been essential for his officers to go radio silent even if that meant shutting out the public.

At the Beech Street School, situated in the most racially diverse census tract of the state's largest city, principal Christine Martin has been unable to find any African-American teachers or support staff to hire.

George 'Butch' Joseph was a sports-minded educator who worked in the Nashua and Manchester school systems, so it's appropriate that a sporting event bearing his name has been created by his friends and family members to provide scholarships for student-athletes in those cities.

Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs, Mike Fiers delivered another quality start and the Detroit Tigers blanked the visiting Boston Red Sox, 5-0.

The Fisher Cats notched a 2-0 victory over the Harrisburg Senators.