603-432-3211
Manchester News
UnionLeader.com delivers the lastest news, sports and opinion in New Hampshire.
Updated: 6 years 7 weeks ago
Living in NH is a gift
To the Editor: Before my move to New Hampshire three years ago, I had lived in areas immersed in regulations, taxes, and day-to-day grief fostered by leftists. Guns were all but banned, almost everything was taxed, and it seemed some kind of permit was required for the smallest thing.
Categories: Manchester News
Are moose plates helping wildlife?
To the Editor: The Union Leader July 5 article titled 'Granite Staters love their moose plates,' says that money is flowing in to help protect endangered wildlife.
Categories: Manchester News
Knowing the signs
To the Editor: How to stop school shootings? Decades ago, some disgruntled U.S. Postal Service workers were known for 'going postal.' A profile emerged, and postal supervisors were trained on how to spot behaviors before a tragedy occurred. It was apparently very successful because it cleared the problem.
Categories: Manchester News
4 lingering household odors and how to remove them
5 lingering household odors and how to remove them
Categories: Manchester News
How to keep your home, vehicle safe during trips
Vacation season is upon us! While you're packing your stuff and stocking up on suntan lotion, don't forget these basic tips to ensure a happy trip for your family and a safe outcome for your vehicle and home.
Categories: Manchester News
NH Business Newsreel: Chamber hosting picnic at Victory Park
The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Manchester Young Professionals Network are hosting a community 'Picnic in the Park' in Victory Park across from the Manchester Public Library from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Categories: Manchester News
Marketing vet to lead MicroArts
Danielle O'Neil, a Seacoast marketing veteran with executive experience at Lindt USA, is the new president of MicroArts Creative Agency on Portsmouth Avenue.
Categories: Manchester News
The same law for everyone
To the Editor: I write relative to the article on Saturday, June 30, by Mark Hayward. My comment is that there is a problem for the family he described. However, the root cause is that the family, particularly the father, came here illegally.
Categories: Manchester News
Another View -- Jason Griffin: Councilor Bob Hamel should reflect on his disrespectful comments
At a recent Laconia Council meeting, Councilor Bob Hamel said, 'I know you guys think you can walk on water...' when in fact, that's not what Laconia's 36 firefighters think.
Categories: Manchester News
David Harsanyi: Democrats fear the Constitution, not Kavanaugh
Sure, some of the anger aimed at Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is partisan bluster meant to placate the activist base. Still, most Democrats were going to get hysterical about any pick, because any conservative pick was going to take the Constitution far too literally for their liking.
Categories: Manchester News
Grant Bosse: The Devil's Political Dictionary, Volume II
It has been nearly two years since the first volume of my Devil's Political Dictionary, a column-filling gimmick in which I pay homage to rip off journalist Ambrose Bierce. Beginning in 1881, Bierce began a serialized column of satirical definitions that he called The Devil's Dictionary.
Categories: Manchester News
Mass. man accused of shooting officer was awaiting court date
The 20-year-old Brockton, Mass., native accused of executing Weymouth police Officer Michael Chesna with Chesna's service weapon and then killing a woman in the sanctity of her home Sunday had battled with department members and used a rock as a weapon before, according to court documents.
Categories: Manchester News
Tall Ships to make stop in Portsmouth next week
People in Portsmouth are preparing for festivities when the Tall Ships arrive next week.
Categories: Manchester News
'Hungry for Hope' benefits Port City recovery center
PORTSMOUTH - Two local business leaders dedicated to raising money for Safe Harbor Recovery Center on Islington Street say the services are needed in Portsmouth.
Categories: Manchester News
NH reacts to feds' focus on fentanyl
Hillsborough County dealers will be the target of the new effort ' named Operation SOS ' to levy federal charges against any person arrested for trafficking in fentanyl or other synthetic opioids, according to the top federal prosecutor in New Hampshire.
Categories: Manchester News
Trump sees no reason why Russia would have meddled
Standing side by side with Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump refused on Monday to blame the Russian leader for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, casting doubt on the findings of his own intelligence agencies and sparking a storm of criticism at home.
Categories: Manchester News
Ballot lawsuit over discarded ballots argued in federal court
On Monday, an elderly Manchester woman was in U.S. District Court in Concord as attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union argued the state law that allowed her absentee ballot to be discarded is unconstitutional.
Categories: Manchester News
Four Nashua officers recognized for helping firefighters save elderly woman
Officers Scott Ciszek, Alex Gangi, Jason Reinold and Colin Flanagan of the Nashua Police Department recently received Lifesaving with Valor awards.
Categories: Manchester News
The value of fences
To the Editor: 'In ancient times, a city with broken walls revealed a defeated people, exposed to danger and shame.' That is why the Jews, back from many years in captivity, rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.
Categories: Manchester News
Poor Lawrence: Mayor wants to sue
Lawrence, Mass., Mayor Daniel Rivera is furious at U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for pointing out that his city is the epicenter for drug trafficking in the Northeast. We would hope Rivera would be more upset at the drug trafficking itself than with someone pointing it out.
Categories: Manchester News