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Email address: Leave this field empty if you re human: MANCHESTER, NH – A day after a fire destroyed a makeshift tent at a homeless encampment near the Amoskeag Bridge, the fire department posted a notice ordering everyone to leave due to “fire and life safety concerns.” No one was injured in Wednesday’s fire at the encampment located under the bridge near Canal Street, across from the New Hampshire National Guard Armory. Those who make the encampment their home – currently about 20 people – have until 6 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2021, to leave. Although the posted notice said any unwanted personal property left behind would be disposed of, Fire Chief Dan Goonan said personal items that need to be temporarily stored will not be thrown away. ....
Email address: Leave this field empty if you re human: A man was found dead inside a vehicle under a tarp parked next to the river at a homeless encampment behind Fisher Cats Stadium Saturday morning. Photo/Jeffrey Hastings MANCHESTER, NH – UPDATE: Dec. 27, 2020: Police have identified the man who was found dead inside a car on Saturday morning as Cody Ferry, 26, no fixed address. The cause of death is not yet determined, but it does not appear to be suspicious, police said Sunday. Original story begins: Manchester police are investigating the discovery Saturday morning of a man found dead inside a vehicle underneath a tarp at a homeless encampment near the banks of the Merrimack River behind Delta Dental Stadium on South Commercial Street. ....
Email address: Leave this field empty if you re human: Maria Devlin, President and CEO FIT-NH, emceed a brief ceremony remembering the homeless who died in 2020./Pat Grossmith Photo MANCHESTER, NH – Last year, nearly 1,400 people experienced homelessness on any given day in New Hampshire, according to the Continuum Care to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Sixty of them died, not necessarily on the street as in the case of Gary Silver, 64, who died Nov. 30 after a propane tank exploded in his tent in the woods off Willow Street. Still, 27 of those 60 people were individuals residing in Manchester, all with no permanent homes at the time of their deaths. ....
The former Manchester police headquarters on Chestnut Street will be used as a temporary emergency winter homeless shelter, according to a Families in Transition-New Horizons official. The agreement ends a weeks-long scramble to find accommodations for the cityâs homeless during the inclement months ahead. In a memo to Manchester aldermen, CEO Maria Devlin said FIT-NH has been in talks with the owner of the property for a couple of weeks. For $18,000 a month, the organization will lease about 10,000 square feet on two floors at 351 Chestnut St., with enough space to have separate areas for day programming and beds. The rent covers all utilities, including heat, officials said Thursday. ....