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October 15, 2024

The Department of Defense announced that the records of 800 members of the military who were kicked out under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) have been upgraded to receive honorable discharges.

October 10, 2024

The New Hampshire delegation celebrated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of $24,898,000 in new funding for New Hampshire for drinking water infrastructure, including to identify and remove lead pipes. The funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure law, which was negotiated by Senators Shaheen and Hassan, and which the full New Hampshire Congressional delegation supported.

October 10, 2024

CONWAY — The first dedicated congressional office in the Mount Washington Valley is now open.

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-Manchester), who is seeking a third term in the First Congressional District, opened the office in Unit 4 of the Priscilla’s Country Kitchen lot (between Miracle Ear and Timberland Home Care) in North Conway Village on Tuesday afternoon. He was joined by Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Michelle Cruz and MWV Executive Councilor Jac Cuddy for a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony.

October 9, 2024

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S.

Issues:Economy
October 9, 2024

MANCHESTER, N.H. – On Wednesday, local leaders gathered at Fire Station 5 on Webster Street to celebrate a $3.7 million FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant.

Manchester Fire Department Chief Ryan Cashin said that grant will allow the Manchester Fire Department (MFD) to hire 12 new firefighters for three years, with those firefighters being stationed at Station 5 as well as Station 2 on South Main Street and Station 7 on Somerville Street.

October 9, 2024

The Manchester Fire Department has been awarded a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Responders (SAFER) grant for $3.7 million, which the department will use to increase staffing levels, city and federal officials said Wednesday.

Manchester Fire Chief Ryan Cashin said the grant, awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will fund 12 firefighter positions for three years.

“This grant will increase the department staffing for the first time in 20 years,” Cashin said.

October 8, 2024

The New Hampshire delegation applauded the announcement of more than $19 million headed to New Hampshire from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Grant program to help protect families with small children from the dangers of lead-based paint exposure. Specifically, the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority is receiving $7.75 million, the City of Nashua is receiving $7.7 million, and Sullivan County is receiving $4 million through the grant program.

October 7, 2024

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7: