Mayor of Tender Town — 10/24/2024

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You may have seen Nick Lavallee’s name in a recent New York Times story about Manchester’s chicken tender fame. Michael Witthaus talks to this Manchester booster about music, chicken tenders, his love of the Queen City and his pursuit of joy. Above and on the cover, Nick Lavallee poses with one of his Wicked Joyful shirts in Cat Alley in Manchester. Michael Cirelli Photography.

Also on the cover It’s a week of grown-up Halloween fun — find your party (parties?) in the listing on page 30. Or take the family to the Witch of Weston Tower attraction in Manchester (page 16). And Concord’s Street eatery explains its approach to french fries (page 24).

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