Daily editionThursday, October 29th, 2026
Good morning, Manchester.
The 5AM Manchester Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.
Community
Readers across southern New Hampshire submitted spooky Halloween yard and porch photos to The Eagle-Tribune, which published a gallery on Oct. 28 showcasing local decorations ahead of Halloween.
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Education
City Year provides 45,222 service hours each year in Manchester schools, placing about 40 student success coaches in five public schools and more than 50 classrooms to support attendance, behavior, and reading and math.
Executive Director Pawn Nitichan will step down in early 2027 and the board will launch a national search later this fall while City Year rolls out its Seven Years Promise to extend mentorship beyond the classroom.
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Real Estate
City and state leaders broke ground Tuesday to convert the 134-year-old Hallsville School on Jewett Street into 36 apartments, preserving classrooms' historic features while creating studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom homes; 32 units will be income-restricted (average AMI at or below 60%). Construction is expected to finish in about a year.
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