Story Archives of 'Manchester'

As the weather gets colder, social service agencies across the state have found a growing need for warm clothing among the people they serve.

The state's Food Bank distributes donated food to shelters and soup kitchens across the state.

But there's no such central repository for donated clothing.

Students at UNH in Manchester are trying to solve that problem...and get college credit at the same time.

For the third year in a row, they've organized the Warmth from the Millyard clothing drive.

Associate Professor Kate Hanson teaches the UNH Community Leadership Program.

She describes the students' efforts to NHPR's Mark Bevis.

Voters in cities across the state head to the polls on Tuesday.

Among them the city of Manchester will be picking a new mayor and Aldermen.

Mayoral Candidates Ted Gatsas and Mark Roy have been making last minute pitches to get the voters out.

NHPR correspondent Ellen Grimm met up with them on the campaign trail and files this report.

If you're running for governor or legislator, laws govern how much money your supporters can contribute to your campaign. But those laws don’t cover city and town elections.

The issue has come up recently in Manchester, where one of the candidates for mayor has raised record amounts.

NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm reports.

On Saturday, teams of volunteers took to the streets of Manchester to look for an invasive species. Their mission: find signs that the Asian Longhorned Beetle has attacked trees.

Code name: the Beetle Blitz.

As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, state officials call the creature a serious threat.

Most refugees who settle in New Hampshire are used to privation.

Once they arrive here, some also get used to bedbugs.

NHPR’s Manchester correspondent Ellen Grimm reports on the housing problems faced by some refugees, and the rocky but improving relationship between Manchester’s sole refugee resettlement agency, and those who advocate for the new arrivals.