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A day before a federal court in New York is to hear an injunction requesting the court block the Trump administration’s order shutting down 99 Job Corps sites nationwide, an aspiring student and former New Hampshire graduate spoke about the program’s importance at a news conference Monday at Manchester Community College.
A protester who was reluctant to be identified said, “Honestly, right now, I’m afraid. I read something by Elie Wiesel years ago. And he said, it’s not the people that stood up. It’s not the people who did bad things. It’s the people in the middle who did nothing. So I don’t want to live with the fact that I did nothing. And that’s what’s keeping me coming out here. Because I have to stand up for my country and my child and her freedom.”
We are fans of facts here at NHFPI, so this Father’s Day we rounded up some detailed data about New Hampshire’s dads.
An individual in New Hampshire needs an annual pre-tax income of $103,085 to live comfortably, using the 50/30/20 rule. A family of four needs an income of $259,501. SmartAsset, a financial advisor resource, used MIT Living Wage Calculator data and then calculated the cost for each state of housing, food, transportation, income tax and other expenses. A family of four is defined as two working adults with two children.
“We cannot call ourselves a nation of freedom and opportunity when we tear families apart, when we exile our neighbors, when we turn our backs on those who came here seeking the very ideals that we claim to uphold. Deportation is not just a policy; it is a moral failure. It is the sound of a child crying for a parent who will never come home It is the fear that grips communities, silencing voices that deserve to be heard,” said Fuentes.
“Our strategy is to try to swap out as vehicles get to the end of their service life. We’re trying to swap out passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks with electric vehicles. We’re just trying to diversify the portfolio a little bit.” -Deb Chisolm
“Nashua is filled with so many great local leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds, and we’ve been able to work with nearly a dozen local groups to bring these concerts together,” said Pamela Baker, programming and marketing librarian.
Financial pressures, staffing shortages and scarce regulatory oversight have led to a frenzy of consolidations among hospitals in New Hampshire in recent years.
Did you see a sleek, new street sweeper running through Nashua recently? The City of Nashua is exploring a greener future for its street cleaning operations, testing the Ravo R5e electric street sweeper.
“At the end of the day, it’s there for the citizens of Nashua to do what they want with it. It’s really clear that the people in this town care so much for this work because it is never, ever defaced. People love it. People take care of it. They clean it. It’s nice to know Nashua respects it.”