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The deadline to file papers to run for office in the 2023 Manchester municipal primary election came and went Friday, with contested races looming for alderman and school board seats

A proposed city charter amendment that would have enabled Manchester’s school board to set its own budget for local schools — and override the city’s tax cap without input or

Mayoral candidate Jay Ruais was among 40 candidates who filed paperwork Monday at City Hall to run for office in the 2023 Manchester municipal primary election.

No one had any idea what this might turn into. The very first Boilermaker Road Race was a nice thing, of course, a product of the running boom of the early 1970s.

( June 15, 2023 ) The South Boston neighborhood the van drove through that night was a visual description of gentrification, a homeless man sleeping under a pile of blankets on an abandoned loading …

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder.

Some amazing individuals leave their marks on the national or international stage but there are others who make large and important contributions on a smaller stage. Dr. Jim OConnell of Boston is one of those mostly unsung individuals. He has devoted his professional life to serving "rough sleepers," an old British term for individuals who live outside.

Thank you, Nicky and Ahmed. Students, faculty, staff, family, and friends, good afternoon and welcome! It is a true honor to be here with you today. If I seem out of breath, it’s because I rushed over here after attending our son’s graduation from Harvard across the river. So today is especially meaningful for me, and I have a deeper appreciation for your special day here on the Quad.

Linn County farmer Jim O’Connell approaches farming and conservation with the same no nonsense attitude as he does coaching high school football — if you have a job to do, just do it. 


Tracy Kidder's latest book is an investigation of homelessness titled Rough Sleepers. A strength of the book is the time the author invested in getting to know people whose daily lives on the streets are almost unimaginable.