New Hampshire

Manchester officials and students call on feds to keep Job Corps going

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9 months ago

June 17, 2025

Manchester officials and students call on feds to keep Job Corps going

New Hampshire students and elected officials are calling on the Trump Administration to reverse its termination of Job Corps, a free education and job training program for young adults.

Isaiah Martino, 22, was one of several who spoke out at a press conference Monday at the Manchester Community College. Martino dropped out of high school with no job and no place to live. In January, he graduated from Job Corps. Martino called the program a second chance at life.

“I now have my high school diploma and driver’s license. I am a certified kitchen cook. I have a stable job, an apartment, and a car,” Martino, of Manchester, said. “Before going to Job Corps, these were things that I never imagined that I would achieve.”

A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump Administration from eliminating the federally funded program, which has about 120 sites nationwide, including one in Manchester – its only New Hampshire location. Job Corps offers youth ages 16 to 24 high school diploma classes, and training programs in nursing, manufacturing and other in-demand fields.

About 250 students are enrolled in the New Hampshire program, and all but a few live on campus. About 115 people work at the Manchester site.

Daria Martin-Bennitt, 17, graduated from Manchester West High School this weekend, a year early, with one goal: She wanted to complete Job Corps’ electrical training program so she could help her family pay bills.

“I was excited to start to learn a trade and to finally be on a path that made sense for me. Now I feel like that’s been taken away from me,” Martin-Bennitt said. “And it’s not just me. There are a lot of people like me who don’t have many options.”

New Hampshire has not joined the federal lawsuit that paused the program’s termination. A message to the state Attorney General’s Office was not returned.

Executive Councilor John Stephen, whose district includes Manchester, said closing the site is not an option. Stephen stopped short of saying New Hampshire should sign on to the lawsuit, saying that is up to Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Attorney General John Formella.

“These youth are not at risk,” Stephen said. “They are at promise, and we need to all stand behind them.”

But Stephen said he is working with state agencies to support the students and employees.

Jason Bonilla, a member of Manchester’s school board and candidate for city alderman, echoed that Monday.

“This is a time for every elected official, no matter what party they are in New Hampshire, to leverage their platforms and speak out against shutting the doors at Job Corps,” Bonilla said. “This is the time to show action and join the fight with our youth.”

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New Hampshire

New photo released in unsolved 1997 homicide of a N.H. woman

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10 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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New photo released in unsolved 1997 homicide of a N.H. woman

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“Our family wants to know what happened, who did this and why,” said the family of the victim.

A new photo has been released of the victim in a nearly 30-year-long unsolved murder case, in the hope of finding any new potential witnesses in the cold case, New Hampshire officials said.

“Our family wants to know what happened, who did this and why,” the family of Rosalie Miller said in a press release. “We miss her and want to give her peace.”

Miller was last seen on December 8, 1996 at her apartment in Manchester. At the time of her disappearance, Miller had plans on meeting friends in the Auburn, New Hampshire area, officials said.

Her body was found on January 20, 1997 in a partially wooded spot on a residential lot along the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn, officials said in the release.

The autopsy report declared Miller’s death a homicide by asphyxiation due to ligature strangulation, N.H. officials wrote.

As part of a new effort to garner public help with the case, an “uncirculated” photo of Miller, 36, is being distributed “in hopes it may jog the memory of someone who saw or spoke with her in the winter of 1996,” Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall announced on behalf of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit in a joint press release.

Investigators are especially hoping to talk to anyone who was in contact with Miller in December of 1996 or anyone “who may have seen her in the vicinity of the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn during that time,” officials said in the release.

The newly released photo of Rosalie Miller, 36, who was strangled to death nearly 30 years ago. – Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall

“We are releasing this new photograph today because we believe someone out there has information, perhaps a detail they thought was insignificant at the time, that could be the key to solving this case and bringing justice for Rosalie and those who loved her,” Senior Assistant Attorney General R. Christopher Knowles, New Hampshire Cold Case Unit Chief said in the release.

The New Hampshire Cold Case Unit encourages anyone with any amount of information to contact the group at [email protected] or (603) 271-2663.

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Former president of NH-based charity sentenced after stealing $350K

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March 1, 2026

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Mass. man struck by car, seriously injured on I-93 in Londonderry, NH

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1 day ago

March 1, 2026

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Mass. man struck by car, seriously injured on I-93 in Londonderry, NH

A Massachusetts man was flown to the hospital after he was struck by a car when he stepped out of his vehicle in the breakdown lane of Interstate 93 in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Saturday morning.

State police say 40-year-old Felix Matos Medina, of Lawrence, had stopped on the right side of I-93 south at Exit 5 just before 11 a.m. to investigate a possible mechanical issue. He was struck shortly after he stepped out of his vehicle by a Chevrolet Malibu and sustained serious injuries.

Medina was taken by medical helicopter to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., police said. There was no immediate update on his condition.

I-93 southbound was closed near Exit 5 for about 30 minutes to facilitate the medical helicopter’s landing. One lane remained closed for several hours to accommodate crash reconstruction and on-scene investigation.

The driver who struck Medina, identified as David Jodoin, stopped at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to police. No charges have been filed at this time, but all aspects of the crash remain under investigation at this time.

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Evan Puopolo at 603-451-9784.

State police are also reminding all New Hampshire drivers that Sherrill’s Law requires motorists approaching a stopped vehicle displaying warning signals to slow down and give plenty of space. Drivers are also required to move out of partially or wholly blocked lanes when it’s safe to do so.

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