🌱 CYNH Announces MCC Partnership + Avelo Airlines Launches New Route

Hello all. It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Manchester Patch newsletter. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town today.

But first, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds. High: 47 Low: 33.

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Here are the top three stories in Manchester today:

1. City Year New Hampshire (CYNH) and Manchester Community College have announced a new service opportunity for part-time students. For the first time, CYNH is offering students ages 17-25 an opportunity to serve 25 hours instead of 40 hours per week. Members of City Year AmeriCorps work in diverse teams for one year at Manchester elementary and middle schools, but CYNH's pilot team members will serve an additional Manchester elementary school. The pilot position offers a living stipend and a $3,447 education grant upon completion of the 10-month term of service. Applications are due by Mar. 24. (Manchester Ink Link)
2. Avelo Airlines announced on Wednesday that it will launch a new route – its first flight out of Manchester on Jun. 21. Avelo Airlines will offer nonstop flights to and from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, with one-way tickets starting at $39. The route will operate twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays. (NHPR)
3. One80 Intermediaries (One80) announced the acquisition of Manchester Specialty Programs. Manchester Specialty Programs provides comprehensive business insurance solutions for home care, medical staffing, allied health, and human/social services organizations. "We are confident that this partnership will help us to further develop insurance products in response to emerging services and delivery of care, particularly to support our accreditation and association relationships," said Lynn M. Vallee, managing director at One80 Intermediaries. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Yahoo News)

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Today and tomorrow in Manchester:

Thursday, March 16

• Curator Tours: The Science Behind Art At Currier Museum Of Art (6:00 PM)
• Open Mic Event At The Shaskeen Pub (9:00 PM)

Friday, March 17

• Jonny Craig At Jewel Music Venue (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Eversource announced it will take until 6 p.m. Friday to restore power to nearly all of its customers after snow totals neared up to three feet in parts of the state due to the nor'easter. (Subscription: New Hampshire Union Leader)
• The Community Affairs Division is hosting a series of Senior Walks through June. The walks allow seniors to exercise, socialize, and experience Manchester alongside Manchester police officers. For the full list of dates and locations, check out the link. (Manchester NH Police)
• Interested in knotting? Join Manchester City Library for their Adult Take & Make Kits: Macrame Keychains event! Kits will be available at the reference desk Tuesday, Apr. 11, while supplies last. For more information on the take-and-make kits, visit the link. (Manchester City Library)

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That's it for today! See you all soon for your next update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.