Two days after Christmas in late December, a mechanical failure in a tenant space at the Powerhouse Mall caused flooding that damaged the flooring in the main lobby and hallway of the first floor, and two tenant spaces.

Plans are taking shape to convert a city-owned parcel on Spencer Street into 80 units of affordable housing.

Hollis, N.H.-based developer The Muse Lebanon, LLC plans to build a new four-story building at 20 Spencer St., located a short distance northeast of City Hall and Colburn Park, that would include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and eight live-work units for artists, according to application materials filed with the Lebanon Planning Board.

A proposed 474-unit housing development at the site of a former brickyard on Hanover Street has inspired opposition from neighbors, who are concerned about traffic, drainage issues and the property owner’s development history in Massachusetts.

Some of the project’s neighbors view the proposal, particularly its scale and location, as a threat to their way of life.

It turns out fiber arts such as knitting and crocheting weren’t just a hobby fad that helped people get through the lengthy — and often isolating — COVID-19 pandemic.

Department of Safety and Security director Keiselim Montás testified on February 26, 2024 during the trial of Kevin Engel ’27 and Roan V. Wade ’25.