Manchester News

To the Editor: I made the mistake recently of logging onto social media to learn more about the candidates running for office in New Hampshire this fall. While there was some occasionally useful information about the candidates, the negativity and vitriol were overwhelming.

To the Editor: I wish to thank the voters in Sandwich, Moultonborough, and Tuftonboro for allowing me to move on from the primary to the general election.

The stage is set for the first meeting of top-five teams in the New Hampshire Union Leader High School Football Power Poll.

Molly Kelly is wrong about New Hampshire business taxes.

'HOW HARD CAN that be? Saying that Nazis are bad,' former President Barack Obama asked a crowd in Illinois. Well, probably no harder than saying the words 'radical Islam,' I imagine.

A budget surplus is a good problem to have, and we give Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess almost full credit for handling it well.

RYE - A dead minke whale became a sad spectacle after it washed up on Jenness Beach Monday morning and later fell off the side of a Dumpster and flopped onto the parking lot as crews attempted to move the animal to a facility where a necropsy can be done to determine cause of death.

New Hampshire residents trying to survive on low-wage wage jobs made their case for a higher minimum wage in front of the State House on Monday as part of a campaign they're calling 'Raise Up New Hampshire.'

MANCHESTER - A city woman was arrested on drug charges early Saturday after police investigated a car they said was parked illegally on Parker Street.Stephanie Albino, 38, was a passenger in the car when it was stopped about 12:20 a.m., police said.Albino, who was wanted on a warrant for failing to appear in court on an...

CONCORD - A Chicago woman has been charged with two misdemeanors in connection with her testimony to a grand jury investigating St. Paul's School, the Attorney General's office announced Monday.Stephanie A. O'Connell, 28, is charged with one count of false swearing and one count of conspiracy to commit false...

NASHUA - Police arrested a city man and another from Derry Saturday, charging them with forgery after police said they had counterfeit money.Jason Poloski, 39, of 3 Wilson St., and Joel Brien, 36, of 41 South Main St., Derry, were arrested on felony warrants after police said they found them with the counterfeit money during a...

A 47 Derry St. home was destroyed Sunday night in a blaze that sent a resident and firefighter to the hospital.

A 25-year-old Boston woman who hurt her leg descending the Falling Waters Trail on Sunday afternoon had to be carried 2.5 miles to the trailhead, Fish and Game officials said.

Members of New Hampshire's swift water rescue team were busy Sunday night rescuing stranded North Carolina residents.

In a war of attrition that caused a multitude of problems for the majority of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff contenders, Brad Keselowski emerged unscathed with his third straight victory in the series and the 500th triumph for Team Penske in all forms of racing combined.

Hours after residents were given the go-ahead by Massachusetts and local officials to return to their homes ' and four days after gas explosions and fires forced them to evacuate ' firefighters were busy battling a three-alarm fire that tore through an apartment complex in Lawrence.

Filled with chills and spills, Attitash Bear Peak on Sunday again hosted The Red Parka Pub World Championship Tricycle Downhill Grand Prix.

Resources for COPD sufferers and those who suspect it are available at www.breathenh.org, and from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at COPD.nhlbi.nih.gov.

As New Hampshire schools increasingly take on behavioral health challenges such as bullying, suicide and trauma, some students are leading the way.

The third annual 'Under the Vines' Field Day will be held at the University of New Hampshire Woodman Horticultural Research Farm on Sept. 26.