Manchester News

Rural and suburban communities across the state are sharing nearly 24 million in awards to improve drinking water and groundwater under the latest rounds of grants from the Drinking Water and Groundwater Advisory Commission, the New Hampshire Senate has announced.

To the Editor: I first met John McCain at a Memorial Day service at Sunapee Beach in 1999.

Some crimes are so heinous, so destructive to the fabric of civil society, that the only just punishment is death.

To the Editor: Resistance, resilience and duty. These are the earmarks of a hero and statesman. John McCain earned his place in history.

To the Editor: During the presidential campaign in 2000, my husband, Bill, was chair of the Grafton County Republican Party. We hosted a breakfast for Sen. John McCain in Franconia and a cocktail party for Mrs. McCain and Mrs. Bush at the Hop in Hanover.

To the Editor: New Hampshire, for the most part, loved John McCain. We value and respect leaders who listen, who aren't afraid to take an unpopular stand, and who make significant sacrifices for our beloved country.

'IT WAS VERY disappointing to see President Obama break with the tradition of former Presidents and become so political,' Vice President Mike Pence told 'Fox News Sunday' host Chris Wallace. He was complaining about Obama's broadside against the sitting President.

To the Editor: The New Hampshire biomass industry and its supporters are making an end run in an attempt to save itself. It may be too little and too late.

I've noticed a few spots in the landscape where the leaves are starting to change color as we move into fall, a sure sign that pumpkins and apples will soon be everywhere.

The Taste of Downtown, held by Intown Manchester and sponsored by AARP, is tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. at locations throughout downtown Manchester.

Gov. Chris Sununu, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and U.S. Rep. Ann Kuster participated in Patriot Day services at the New Hampshire Veterans Home on Tuesday, paying tribute to the victims and families of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the ensuing conflicts and recounting stories of both horrors and heroes.

The Derry Town Council and school board have agreed to meet for a joint subcommittee meeting at the Derry Municipal Center on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss budget and tax issues.

RYE - It was a packed house at town hall Monday night as residents and business people turned out to support the dredging of Rye Harbor.

Donald Trump's plan to visit Ireland for the first time as U.S. president this November has been canceled for scheduling reasons, the Irish government announced on Tuesday.

The Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team scored the game's first three goals on its way to a 3-1 road victory over rival St. Anselm College Tuesday at Melucci Field.

Four goals in 10 minutes created a wild finish, but the Bishop Brady High of Concord girlsrsquo soccer team emerged victorious with a 3-2 triumph over Hopkinton at Shaker Road School in Concord on Tuesday.Sheridan Brummett scored two goals in two minutes with five minutes to play to propel the Green Giants 4-1.

To the Editor: Rep. Gene Chandler does not mention in his column that SB 365 contains a multimillion dollar subsidy for the Wheelabrator trash incinerator in Concord, now owned by Energy Capital Partners. Energy Capital Partners is a large out-of-state private equity firm.

To the Editor: We are witness to the end of an era with the passing of a war hero, dedicated statesman, and great American who so loved and believed in his country that he committed his life to serve it.

To the Editor: We have lost an American hero. John McCain, who aspired to the presidency, exemplified the prerequisite characteristics for the office of grace, dignity, courage, personal honesty, and principled moral integrity. The same characteristics that, sadly, are utterly lacking in our current President who once assured us of McCain,...

BACK WHEN I did a radio show in Minnesota, I liked to make fun of Lutherans for their lumbering earnestness, their obsessive moderation, their dread of giving offense. I felt obliged to make fun of them because they were the heart of my audience, but now that I'm old and out of the way, I feel obliged to do penance.