Manchester News

Syndicate content New Hampshire Union Leader - Headlines
UnionLeader.com delivers the lastest news, sports and opinion in New Hampshire.
Updated: 6 years 8 weeks ago

College life and the Kavanaugh controversy

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
QUESTION: How have the hearings and news coverage of the Brett Kavanaugh nomination influenced your behavior in college? If the drama surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh spells out anything, it means that decades-old behavior can suddenly be unburied to be analyzed, investigated, debated and inflated, just when you're reaching the...
Categories: Manchester News

Garrison Keillor: Saluting a brother columnist, George Will

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
GEORGE WILL is a great American conservative essayist and I am an aging liberal doing the best I can, but even in divisive times I am capable of appreciating him, and his recent column for the Washington Post is so excellent, a new prize is needed, the Pulitzer isn't good enough.
Categories: Manchester News

Manchester mosquitoes found to be carrying EEE

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
City health officials say a batch of mosquitoes collected in Manchester last month has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis EEE.
Categories: Manchester News

Support the intelligence community

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
To the Editor: When most people conjure images of Germany, they envision castles, biergartens, and perhaps the autobahn. When I think of Germany, I look back on my time in the intelligence service of the U.S. Army.
Categories: Manchester News

Jennifer Horn: Molly Kelly loses focus on New Hampshire issues

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
MOLLY KELLY appears to be confused as to what political office she is running for. Lately, she's more focused on federal issues, like the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, than she is on New Hampshire.
Categories: Manchester News

Library fines: Literacy and responsibility

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
Our curmudgeonly instincts kicked in when we read reporter Mark Hayward's story on Manchester library officials decision to no longer charge children late fees on overdue library books.
Categories: Manchester News

Vose fights for ratepayers

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
To the Editor: I urge Epping residents to vote for Michael Vose for state representative on Nov. 6. In the two years I have worked with him in the House, he has fought diligently to protect electricity ratepayers from facing higher costs. That battle is ongoing and our state badly needs ratepayer champions like Rep. Michael Vose.
Categories: Manchester News

Jonah Goldberg: Maybe Kavanaugh is angry because he has been falsely accused of horrible crimes

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
WHY IS Brett Kavanaugh so upset? It's a question few ask because so many already think they know the answer.
Categories: Manchester News

Happy meals: NH McDonald's support police

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
The 54 McDonald's restaurants across New Hampshire are joining forces this evening to raise money for the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police.
Categories: Manchester News

Convicted killer found dead in Berlin prison cell

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
State police and the medical examiner's office are investigating the unanticipated death of a 65-year-old inmate of the state prison in Berlin, according to corrections officials.
Categories: Manchester News

NH congressional delegation requests emergency dredging of Hampton Harbor

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
The congressional delegation from New Hampshire is requesting that emergency dredging of Hampton Harbor be included in the Army Corps of Engineers' work plan for the 2019 fiscal year.
Categories: Manchester News

Rochester mayor: Cleaning up downtown takes time

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
The mayor of Rochester says they are doing everything they can to ensure their downtown is safe, but progress takes time.
Categories: Manchester News

Franco-American Centre gets long-term funding from Quebec

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
For the first time in its 28-year history, the Franco-American Centre has secured long-term funding from the Quebec government in order to support the FAC's ongoing efforts to promote French Canadian language, history and culture in the Granite State.
Categories: Manchester News

Date change for Exeter's Holiday Parade gets icy reception

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
A change in the date of the annual Exeter Holiday Parade has some residents and members of the local business community saying 'Bah humbug.' The change was requested by Darius Thompson, the parade's longtime managing director who has a wedding to attend for a military service member in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1.
Categories: Manchester News

Company that owns state's only municipal trash incinerator about to be sold

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
The company that operates a large waste-to-energy plant in Penacook is being sold for the second time in the past four years.
Categories: Manchester News

ACLU claims state is targeting former inmate who sued over lack of medical treatment

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
The ACLU-NH is challenging the state's practice of trying to recover the cost of incarceration from former inmates who sue the state after their release.
Categories: Manchester News

Men's Soccer: Bauer's goal wins for UNH

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
A goal from Bedford's Josh Bauer was all the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team needed to earn a 1-0 victory over Harvard Tuesday at Wildcat Stadium in Durham.
Categories: Manchester News

NHIAA Roundup: Adams' goal gives Hanover OT win

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
Charlie Adams' 14th goal of the season for the Hanover High School boys' soccer team was an overtime game-winner.
Categories: Manchester News

Poll: Pope's popularity in U.S. drops as sex abuse scandal widens

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
Amid the biggest sex abuse scandal of his five-year papacy, Pope Francis' support has declined sharply among U.S. Catholics, according to a new survey.
Categories: Manchester News

Toys 'R' Us lenders cancel auction and plan to revive brand names

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:55
The top lenders of Toys 'R' Us have decided to cancel the bankruptcy auction of its brand name and other intellectual property assets and instead plan to revive the Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us brand names, a court filing on Monday showed.
Categories: Manchester News
 
Admin Login