Tag Archives: Manchester

Manchester lifts voluntary water use restrictions

Voluntary water use restrictions in the city have been lifted, after the Manchester Water Works Board of Water Commissioners announced it is lifting any voluntary limitations due to rising levels at two local bodies of water. More… | New Hampshire.com … Continue reading

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Judge OKs $12m lien against Gill over statements on electronic billboards

A judge allowed three prominent businessmen to file a $12 million lien against property owned by Michael Gill in a defamation lawsuit against the mortgage broker over statements he posted on electronic signs outside his business offices. More… *| UL … Continue reading

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In Manchester public schools, 22 topped $100K in 2016

Only 22 employees of the Manchester School District – former superintendent Debra Livingston, her assistant superintendents, the school principals, the assistant principals and one teacher – earned more than $100,000 last year, a group much smaller than the 165 city-side … Continue reading

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Manchester sees jump in overdoses

Health officials are concerned about a recent spike in opioid overdoses in Manchester. American Medical Response officials said there have been 14 overdoses since Tuesday, and one of them was fatal.  More… | WMUR Please Like and Share New Media … Continue reading

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Manchester school board OKs ‘phase one’ of school redistricting

The first steps toward a long-term redistricting plan will be taken next fall, after school board members voted to approve a “phase one” school feeder plan Wednesday night. More… *| UL Please Like and Share New Media Militia Links on … Continue reading

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Manchester schools settle discrimination suit

So a Sudanese Kid’s family gets $150K because hearings held after he assaulted someone were conducted in English? In May 2014, Akot’s father, Khamis Akot, filed a complaint with the federal Office of Civil Rights claiming that although the district … Continue reading

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Former Manchester woman is now world’s 5th-oldest person

Mother Cecilia, who was born in Manchester as Marie-Josephine Clarice Gaudette, is the oldest person living in Italy and the fifth oldest in the world. She turned 115 on March 25 at the Rome, Italy convent where she has lived … Continue reading

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Manchester Activists Protest US Syria Strikes

Last weekend, Manchester liberty activists gathered downtown for a protest aimed at US military intervention in Syria. While libertarians support self-defense of the individual, they also support consensual methods of paying for group defense. If someone wants to go attack … Continue reading

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New Hampshire bishop: parish churches cannot offer sanctuary for immigrants

Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester, New Hampshire has instructed his priests not to offer their churches as sanctuaries for illegal immigrants. More… | Catholic Culture.org Get Your New Media Militia updates on Facebook or Twitter

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An Alternate Feeder Pattern For Manchester Schools

On Monday, April 10th, the Board of School Committee will entertain redistricting recommendations made by Superintendent Dr. Bolgen Vargas and Leslie Want, the Committee Member from Ward 4 and Chair of Special Committee on Redistricting.  It is immediately below this … Continue reading

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