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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Manchester
Manchester is situated on the Merrimac River, in the State of New Hampshire, and was granted its charter 10 July, 1846.
Manchester is bound up in the records of the Diocese of Portland, of which it formed a part for twenty-nine years.
Manchester and present (1910) incumbent of the see, born 17 Feb., 1869, in Nashua, New Hampshire, was educated in the parochial schools of his native city, after which he went to St. Charles
www.newadvent.org /cathen/09584b.htm   (909 words)

  
 Manchester-by-the-sea on even keel - The Boston Globe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Town officials say about $150,000 in revenue from new growth and a previous conservative estimate of receipts, which led to a boost of about $200,000 in available, or free cash, would enable the town to cover that modest increase in spending without an override.
Melville said town officials made a particular effort this year to avoid an override because the full impact of the 2006 debt exclusion vote is going to hit in fiscal 2009.
Sue Thorne, chairwoman of the selectmen, commended town officials for "having done a very good, responsible job of keeping budgets as minimal as possible." But she worried about the sacrifices the town has had to make to stay within the tax cap, notably in deferring needed investments in building and equipment.
www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2007/03/29/manchester_by_the_sea_on_even_keel   (816 words)

  
  Manchester (town), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Town was established as the "Town of Burt" (named after a legislator who sponsored the new town) from part of the Town of Farmington in 1821.
Manchester has a strong place in the history of the Mormon religion, as it is believed to be the place where the prophet Joseph Smith discovered the sacred Golden Plates.
New York State Route 96 is a major highway that parallels the Thruway and intersects New York State Route 21 in Manchester village.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manchester_(town),_New_York   (731 words)

  
 Hopewell, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Town of Hopewell is in the north central part of the county, east of the City of Canandaigua.
Settled beginning in 1789, the town of Hopewell, New York, was originally part of a tract of land first called "District of Easton" and then "Lincoln" and was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase of 1788.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hopewell,_New_York   (937 words)

  
 Manchester, Michigan 48158 - InfoMI.com
Manchester is located in the southwestern corner of Michigan’s Washtenaw County in Manchester Township.
This historic and picturesque town is situated on a hill overlooking a combination dam and bridge on the River Raisin.
Manchester was named after a township by the same name in Ontario County, New York, where many of its early settlers came from.
www.infomi.com /city/manchester   (199 words)

  
 Manchester, New Hampshire
Blodgett died later that year, the town was renamed Manchester in 1810.
Manchester was incorporated as a city in 1846.
The 2005 Census estimate for Manchester was 109,691 residents, which ranked first among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/manchester.html   (454 words)

  
 Manchester voters want to reduce town's pollution contribution - Boston.com
MANCHESTER, Vt. --Voters here want to do what they can to control their town's contribution to global climate change, but they say they want to achieve some measurable results.
But Manchester voters decided they didn't want to send their money somewhere else to offset the town's use of fossil fuel to heat town buildings and operate town equipment.
The goal of town meeting voters was to find a way of actually reducing the amount of carbon produced in Manchester, he said.
www.boston.com /news/local/vermont/articles/2007/03/05/manchester_voters_want_to_reduce_towns_pollution_contribution   (275 words)

  
 History of Manchester, New York
though one of the most important interior towns of the county, and one across which many pioneers were impelled to pass to reach their western lands, was not settled until the year 1793, and was not organized as one of the civil divisions of the county until 1821.
In 1860 the town had a population of 3,280 inhabitants, and in the war which followed during the succeeding four years the town is credited with having furnished a total of about four hundred men, or more than twelve per cent.
Ellenwood, D.D., of New York; the Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, of New York; the Hon.
history.rays-place.com /ny/manchester-ny.htm   (6834 words)

  
 Chief of Police Recruitment Profile
Manchester is a highly accessible community, which contributes in large part to our ability to succeed and adapt to changes in technology, transportation, and social and cultural conditions since our incorporation in 1832.
The Town of Manchester is seeking candidates who possess a strong commitment to professionalism and contemporary police administration and practices to direct its police department.
The Town of Manchester, Connecticut, population 54,740, is seeking candidates who possess a strong commitment to professionalism and contemporary police administration and practices to direct its police department.
hr.ci.manchester.ct.us /employment/ChiefofPoliceRecruitmentProfile.htm   (3642 words)

  
 Welcome to Manchester Township, NJ
Manchester Township is 82.5 square miles and is the third largest Township in central New Jersey's Ocean County.
The Township is located approximately 70 miles from the New York-New Jersey metropolitan region and approximately 60 miles from the Philadelphia-New Jersey metropolitan region.
Manchester Township is one of the best-known communities in the northeastern United States for its extensive retirement communities, which made the Township one of the fastest growing communities in New Jersey during the period 1965 through 1988.
www.manchestertownshipnj.org   (171 words)

  
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A dedication of the Manchester Firefighters Memorial Garden, which is the result of an effort embraced by members of the Manchester Fire-Rescue-EMS Dept to acknowledge their brothers and sisters that have made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Manchester Historical Society will have its three museums open and free to the public on Wednesday, September 11 to mark the anniversary of the attacks on the United States and to celebrate the nation's freedoms.
The Old Manchester Museum will have a flag exhibit on display and will air the recent HBO documentary, "In Memoriam, New York City, 9/11." The Museum, the Cheney Homestead, and the Keeney Schoolhouse will be open from 10 a.m.
www.ci.manchester.ct.us /press/sept1102.htm   (430 words)

  
 City Mayors: Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall, a Grade I listed building and arguably the English city’s most magnificent monument, was built between 1868 and 1877 after the old Town Hall became too small for its purposes.
Manchester Town Hall’s three staircases are named after England, Scotland and Ireland as a reminder that the granite used in their construction came from those three countries.
The new University Club, a Gothic design, was undertaken in 1866, to be followed nearly twenty years later by the National Liberal Club, a study in Renaissance composition.
www.citymayors.com /cityhalls/manchester_cityhall.html   (1354 words)

  
 Manchester travel guide - Wikitravel
Manchester is world-renowned for its influence on the histories of industry and music, and for its sporting connections.
Manchester used to have a reputation for being a dirty and boring city, but things have dramatically changed in the last decade and it is now a more pleasant, open, clean and exciting place, and well worth a visit, even if just for a day.
Manchester has or had a colourful reputation for gun crime: however, this was mostly gang-related and a problem for people involved in the drug trade, and as a visitor you will not face any greater danger than for any other large British city.
wikitravel.org /en/Manchester   (6476 words)

  
 Cities of the Flash
Founded in 1781 when California was part of the colony of New Spain, Los Angeles has grown to be the second largest city in the United States (probably #3 in the DCU, given that Metropolis rivals New York).
Founded in 1626 as New Amsterdam by Dutch colonists, then renamed when it was taken over by the British, New York has become one of the largest cities in the US, and a hub for finance, commerce, sports, and theater.
New York in the DCU is much like New York in the real world, with the exception that New York and Metropolis are closely matched as to which is the nation’s primary city.
www.hyperborea.org /flash/cities.html   (846 words)

  
 New York
New York, abbreviated "NY", is in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Albany.
There were 18,976,457 people in New York as of the 2000 census.
Please explore the cities and towns of New York, below.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/new-york   (56 words)

  
 Manchester, New Hampshire
''Manchester is not the new Portland," countered Robin Comstock, president of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
The exhibits illustrate how a 54-foot drop in the Merrimack River at Amoskeag Falls morphed from a fishing ground for Native Americans to the power source for textile mills that were the envy of the world and a lure for immigrants at the turn of the 19th century and later.
On the east side of town is Manchester's artistic ace-in-the-hole, the Currier Museum of Art, an Italian palazzo-inspired building that's almost as impressive as the permanent collection housed within.
www.rudymayer.com /towndescripts/manchester_globe.html   (1381 words)

  
 New Ipswich, New Hampshire
New Hampshire's provincial government incorporated the town as Ipswich in 1762 and as New Ipswich in 1766.
New Hampshire's first cotton mill was built here in 1804, ancestor to the cotton-producing centers of Waltham and Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Manchester, New Hampshire.
The 2005 Census estimate for New Ipswich was 5,018 residents, which ranked 65th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/newipswich.html   (370 words)

  
 Manchester Today
Manchester occupies 27.6 square miles ten miles east of the capital city Hartford, halfway between New York City and Boston.
Manchester has evolved into a small city of 51,408 which is a service, retail, employment and residential center for the eastern part of the Hartford region.
Manchester has a diversified economic base of small to medium sized firms for manufacturing, research, and development and distribution.
www.manchesterchamber.com /mantoday.html   (209 words)

  
 Manchester Connecticut History and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Manchester Connecticut, is a metropolitan area that is headquarters for major financial services companies.
Manchester has evolved into a small city that is a service, retail, employment and residential center for the eastern part of the Hartford region.
The Town has a reputation for quality delivery of a full range of municipal services and is attractive for businesses and living.
www.manchesterctrealestate.com /relocation.html   (204 words)

  
 Manchester, New Hampshire Travel Guide
During its boom years in the 1800s, Manchester NH was the textile capital of the world.
Manchester's cultural gem is the Currier Gallery of Art, a fine small museum with an excellent collection.
Manchester Airport, south of the city center, is an important "relief" airport for Boston.
www.newenglandtravelplanner.com /go/nh/manchester   (194 words)

  
 New Hampshire - NH Towns - Manchester
First known as Harrytown and Tyng's Town, the town was granted as Derryfield in 1751.
Blodgett's goal was to make the town a great city, and although he died in September 1807, it was renamed Manchester in 1810, and incorporated as a city in 1846.
Manchester is the largest city in the state of New Hampshire.
newhampshire.com /nh-towns/manchester.aspx   (194 words)

  
 Manchester Bed and Breakfast, Cheap Hotel and Guest House Accommodation
This new hotel located in the heart of Manchester City centre, less than 5 minutes walk from the G-Mex Centre.
New to Penni Black is our bowl food menu, for those events when you want something more substantial than a canape.
Home of Coronation Street and Oasis The town that started the industrial revolution is stepping out of the steam-and-sweat age and into a swanky, partying juvenilia.
www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk /propertysearch.asp?townCity=Manchester   (843 words)

  
 Manchester Office Space - Town Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea was included in a grant of land to the Massachusetts Bay Colony made in 1629 by Charles I who signed their charter in that year.
Manchester men were patriotic as well and they served in the successful assault on Louisburg in Canada, while the town meeting raised money to support the Minute Men.
The life of the town was largely maritime with a fishing fleet, fish yards and fish storage warehouses until the decay of the fishing industry freed workers for the newly expanded woodworking and cabinet making jobs.
www.manchesterofficespace.com /town_profile   (898 words)

  
 Delta -- New York City's Largest International Airline -- Paints the Town Green, Red and Blue with New Flights to ...
NEW YORK, May 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines -- New York City's largest international airline -- tonight continues the largest international expansion in its history with the introduction of two more trans-Atlantic routes from its growing hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Customers on Delta's new flights to Dublin/Shannon and Manchester will enjoy the comfort of the wide body Boeing 767-400 aircraft sold in a 285-seat, all-Economy-class configuration, though premium and elite customers will be eligible for First Class upgrades at time of departure based on their current standing in the Delta SkyMiles(R) program and fare class.
Tonight's inaugural flights are the sixth and seventh in a series of 11 new trans-Atlantic routes to be launched by Delta by June.
www.primezone.com /newsroom/news.html?d=99111   (953 words)

  
 Man Arrested After Standoff In Manchester - Local News Story - WFSB Hartford
Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Len Besthoff reported that this situation defused during the noon hour as quickly as it escalated.
Trooper William Tate told Eyewitness News a man was arrested and taken to an area hospital for an emergency evaluation.
Tate told Eyewitness News that the man was reported to have made a threat against a state official and made a reference that he was armed.
www.wfsb.com /news/10560178/detail.html?rss=hart&psp=news   (457 words)

  
 Manchester Inn bed and breakfast - Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Ocean Grove Bed and Breakfast Inns.
Manchester Inn bed and breakfast - Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
By Car: From New York and Northern New Jersey - Garden State Parkway south to Exit 100B, Route 33 east to end.
From New York and Northern New Jersey - New Jersey Turnpike south to Garden State Parkway south to Exit 100B, Route 33 east to end.
www.bedandbreakfast.com /new-jersey-ocean-grove-manchesterinn.html   (692 words)

  
 Journal Inquirer - Manchester violinist plays at NY inauguration
When Manchester resident Ciara Picard considered taking up an instrument 13 years ago, she wanted to play the clarinet.
The weeklong process happened during final exams, Picard says, raising the tension on the campus, which is in northern New York, not far from the Canadian border.
It's a New York tradition, she explained, to swear in the governor in the drawing room just after midnight on New Year's Day.
www.journalinquirer.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17682784&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6   (662 words)

  
 Local Event Manchester NH New Hampshire + Movie - City Guide
New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra 1087 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101, New Hampshire's premier professional orchestra offering concerts in Manchester, Concord, Keene, and Portsmouth.
New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra 83 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03101, The New Hampshire Philharmonic is a high-caliber civic orchestra serving southern and central New Hampshire.
Tracing its roots to 1905, the institution bears witness to an enduring legacy of commitment to the community, through concerts and educational outreach.
www.discoverourtown.com /NH/Manchester/Events-3319.html   (422 words)

  
 Manchester NH - Manchester New Hampshire hotels restaurants articles — ExploreNewEngland.com
This mill town along the Merrimack is enjoying a second economic boom spurred by high tech companies who have taken up residence in the old factory buildings.
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Note to boss: From now on, when I travel for work, don't expect me to submit receipts...
New Hampshire is working to woo visitors, so if you are thinking about or planning a visit to the Granite...
www.explorenewengland.com /travel?state_name=new_hampshire&town_name=manchester   (172 words)

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