🌱 'Father Of Video Games' Honor + Airport Passengers Soar + Landfill

Good morning, Manchester! Let's start today off right. Here's everything going on today in our area.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 78 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Manchester today:

1. This year, Manchester is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Father of Video Games, Ralph Baer. Ralph Baer, born in 1922, spent most of his career in New Hampshire. The inventor called Manchester home for 60 years. The celebration will take place on May 21 at Arms Park. Food trucks arrive at noon, and the program begins at 1 p.m. with the unveiling of a plaque and speeches by Mayor Joyce Craig and Ralph’s son, Mark Baer. The event will continue to the SEE Science center at 2:30 p.m. (Manchester ink Link)
2. The Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is flying high! Director Ted Kitchens told the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen Tuesday night that the airport has seen a rebound in passengers to "pre-pandemic levels." Kitchen's said the airport's rebound included new nonstop Spirit airline flights to Florida and Myrtle Beach, expanded nonstop service by American Airlines to Chicago, a taxiway renovation, and runway improvements along Perimeter Road. Airport plans include "reserved parking spaces" and "indicators" to see the number of open parking spaces in the garage. Things are looking up! (Manchester Ink Link)
3. Manchester has a plan to tackle the problem of limited landfill capacity. The city plans to launch a new textile recycling program that will keep "tons of clothing and other wearable/fabric items" out of the waste stream, and bring in extra come. Manchester has an agreement with Helpsy, a for-profit recycling company, assisted by WasteZero, to move 129 tons of clothes, fabric, and other textiles to the Helpsy warehouse in Massachusetts, said Chaz Newton, the city’s Solid Waste and Environmental Programs manager. New Hampshire is running out of capacity as the expiration date draws near for the state’s largest landfill, Turnkey Landfill in Rochester, Newton said. (Manchester Ink Link)

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Today in Manchester:

• Grades 6,9 Jazz Concert - The Founders Academy Charter School. (9:30 a.m.)
• Gaming Club - Manchester West High School. (3 p.m.)
• NJROTC Awards - Manchester West High School.(4 p.m.)
• FNC: Drew Dunn “Breaking America” - The Rex Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)

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— Paula Constance

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