Craig testifies on municipal aid
First lady Jill Biden, right, talks with N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu, center, and Manchester, N.H., Mayor Joyce Craig, right, after arriving at ManchesterâBoston Regional Airport in Manchester, N.H., Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Biden is visiting the area to emphasize that the 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan signed into law by President Joe Biden last week will provide funding for the reopening of schools. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) Susan Walsh
Published: 5/7/2021 2:09:43 PM
The past week has given two examples of how Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig’s duties don’t end at the Queen City’s borders.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. – Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig is looking for a third term leading New Hampshire’s largest city.
Craig, the 48
th overall and first female mayor of Manchester, officially made the announcement on Tuesday morning after weeks of deliberation.
“This is a job that I am extremely grateful to have. I get to go work every day to make our city better, working with our community, our businesses, our residents,” said Craig. “I feel fortunate to have a job that I love that makes our community better. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to run again and I hope I can earn the support of our community.”
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig says she is seeking a third, two-year term. Craig, who was first elected in 2017 to lead New Hampshire’s largest city, told WMUR-TV she wants to see the city through the coronavirus pandemic and continue with some of the projects that had to be set aside during the pandemic.
She says she wants to build a city where people want to stay and grow their businesses. At least two other people have announced they are running for mayor: Victoria Sullivan, a former state representative who lost to Craig in 2019, and Rich Girard, a former at-large school board member.
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Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig sharing first impressions on seeing the new Walk in the Woods Trail in Stark Park.
Stark Park, once home and now final resting place of Revolutionary War hero General John Stark has long been a public place supporting both the respectful solemnity of a small family grave site but also as part of a thirty-acre gift to the City of Manchester for the benefit of future generations.
all hands on board photo on kid construction day in Stark Park photo| Keith Spiro
As Manchester navigates a world of revolutionary change wrought by a pandemic, the demand for housing and also safe spaces outdoors for families to be active has become a central focus in discussions around the community. Manchester Moves emerged as a quiet leader in connecting residents with outdoor opportunities and over the past few months has spearheaded a coalition of volunteers from all walks of life to reclaim the trails and cut ba
Hannaford supermarkets say they’re no longer sending any food waste to landfills
Hannaford store manager Carl Provencher shows one of the bins where they collect food waste, some still in packaging, to be taken to Agri-Cycle of Maine to be processed during a tour on Wednesday. GEOFF FORESTER photos / Monitor staff
Geno Gervais of Agri-Cycle loads the bins of food waste in their specially-made truck for the transport to their facility in Maine on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
A sign in the back of the Hannafordâs in Manchester telling employees to wrap up food waste for bins for Agri-Cycle on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff