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Welcome back, Concord! It's Tony Schinella. Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Warmer with clearing. High: 59 Low: 15.

Here are the top stories in Concord today:

1. New Hampshire reaches $25M deal with Monsanto over PCBs (WCAX)
2. New Hampshire AG opens investigation into use-of-force incidents against inmate (WMUR Manchester)
3. List of Certified Public Accountants (New Hampshire Business Review)
4. Wow House: 4-6 Myrtle St. In Concord, New Hampshire (Concord Patch)
5. List of Regional Young Professional Networks (New Hampshire Business Review)
6. Wedding Goes Bad On Bog Road; Fight Reported
7. List of Regional Planning Commissions (New Hampshire Business Review)
8. List of Chambers of Commerce (New Hampshire Business Review)
9. 18 Arrested In Operation Granite Shield Roundups: PM Patch NH (Concord Patch)
10. Concord Man Faces Forgery, Deception Charges: Police Log (Concord Patch)
11. Update: The 'Best Employers' in health care, according to Forbes (The Daily Briefing)
12. Concord Area Real Estate Roundup (Concord Patch)
13. Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn to keynote annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner (WMUR Manchester)
14. NHWAY Hosts First-Ever All-State Youth Wrestling Tournament
15. Child care providers say financial incentives could help attract new employees (New Hampshire Business Review)

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Today in Concord:

• Zentangle (10:00 AM)
• Talkin’ Senior Transit Options (1:00 PM)
• Penacook Winter Farmers Market - Every Wednesday (3:00 PM)
• Needle Felt a Dragon Part 1 - Concord Public Library-General (6:00 PM)
• Needle Felt a Dragon Part 1 - Concord Public Library Adult and Teen Program Calendar (6:00 PM)
• Needle Felt a Dragon Part 1 & 2 (6:00 PM)
• A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History, with author Robert G Goodby (7:00 PM)
• Buskers' Night In (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• New Hampshire Lottery: "Happy Tuesday! Time to announce all our giveaway winners from last week! We loved all the Valentine's Day stories from our lovebirds — and 15 of you will really love the 15 $1 Lucky Gems scratch tickets you won! We also have five winners..." (Facebook)
• Intown Concord: "What's better than TWO Puppy Love Hot Dogs on Twosday?? We love it!" (Facebook)
• New Hampshire Police Association: "It is with a very heavy heart and deep sadness that K-9 Trigger has passed. The Salem PD community was caught off guard by his sudden passing, just a day before his 13th birthday. Trigger graduated from the Boston Police K9 Patrol Academ..." (Facebook)
• New Hampshire Lottery: "Woot woot! Last week's iLottery players are celebrating their big wins! Don't miss out on the iLottery party — play online for YOUR chance to win big with e-Instants, Powerball, Mega Millions and Tri-State Gimme 5! Register for an iLotte..." (Facebook)
• Broken Ground School Art: "Two two two two two… celebrating with tutus! Thanks for letting me wear your rainbow 🌈 tutu Ms. Hasenfuss!!! You’re the best!" (Facebook)
• Abbot-Downing School PTO: "Happy TWOSday! Students and staff are wearing tutus, tube socks, and ties to celebrate 2/22/22 today!" (Facebook)
• New Hampshire Lottery: "With the NH Lottery mobile app, now you can have the fun and excitement of the lottery at your fingertips! It's loaded with features like a Ticket Checker to see if you've won, a Store Locator to help you find the closest retailer, a cus..." (Facebook)
• Future In Sight: "Not a new face at Future In Sight, but someone we would like to highlight this week is Stephanie Hurd! See why Stephanie enjoys working at Future In Sight! “I’ve been working at Future in Sight since 2007 in different capacities over the..." (Facebook)
• ABLE NH: "Another auction item to check out: You can win 4 movie passes and two medium popcorn passes at Red River Theatres in Concord! Browse all of our prizes today: https://able.betterworld.org/auctions/able-nh-online-auction-2021?utm_medium=cp..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "Last week, a resolution recognizing the service and contributions of former NAMI NH Exec. Dir. Ken Norton was read during the NH Senate session:
  Congrats, Ken – hope starts with you! 💚" (Facebook)
• LCHIP, Land and Community Heritage Investment Program: "LCHIP March Road Trip! Join local land surveyor Mark Stevens for a two-mile tour to the Shaker’s remote sugar camp on Saturday, March 12, 19, or 26 from 1 – 5 PM. You'll get to hear an excerpt from a journal entry written in the late 188..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "NAMI NH wholeheartedly supports COVID-19 vaccination as critical to the physical and mental health of our families and communities. Find a FREE vaccine location near you: http://vaccines.nh.gov #SleeveUpNH #MaskUpNH" (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "Today, 3 children and 30 adults are waiting for inpatient psychiatric beds. The NH Rapid Response Access Point is available if you or someone you care about is having a mental health or substance use crisis. To connect, call/text 833-710..." (Facebook)
• City of Concord, New Hampshire: "Thinking about spring? Save the date for Concord's Eggsellent Adventure. Concord Parks and Rec Department has teamed up with Intown Concord for this event. More information here: https://intownconcord.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register..." (Facebook)
• Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce: "Has strain on NH hospitals made an impact on you and your family? We’re offering the chance for you to discuss these issues directly with our community’s healthcare leaders. You’ll also see how area leaders are building up our healthcare..." (Facebook)
• NOFA-NH: "Organic farmer Ron Christie of Living Earth Farm is kicking off NOFA-NH’s Organic Gardening Series tonight at 6:00 p.m. with Vegetable Garden Planning! Learn how to plan for a successful growing season, from selecting your garden locatio..." (Facebook)
• HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery: "Tuesday: 12:00-1:00p All Recovery 6:30-8:00p Ear Acupuncture 6:00-7:00p CMA “Shatterproof” 7:30-8:30p Heroin Anonymous “Dopeless Hopefiends”" (Facebook)
• Concord Public Library: "Our caption for this photo reads, "Did you say you have digital magazines?" And the answer to that question is YES, we have THOUSANDS! Browse our online collection today: https://nh.overdrive.com/library/magazines" (Facebook)
• Concord TV: "We had a great discussion with OLLI at Granite State College about their upcoming spring courses! Check it out here:" (Facebook)
• The New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation Network: "We are accepting applications until March 4th for the Destination College Speech Contest for HS seniors. Learn More: https://www.nhheaf.org/dc-speech.asp" (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "Are you a parent or other family caregiver of a child or adolescent with emotional and behavioral difficulties? You are #notalone. 💚 FREE NAMI Basics Virtual Class for Parents/Caregivers Starts Saturday, March 5th! Learn more: mwatson@N..." (Facebook)
• Broken Ground School Art: "This is important to know about… please read and take action if you agree that art, PE, music, technology, health, and foreign languages are important to teach in public schools" (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: ""There’s an enormous culture around us of capitalism that’s telling us to buy things and a hustle-achievement culture that destroys my students in terms of anxiety." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/21/magazine/laurie-santos-i..." (Facebook)
• Intown Concord: "Check out our latest newsletter!" (Facebook)
• Volunteer NH: "Today is officially Tuesday - and not just any Tuesday - it's Twos-day 2/22/22! In honor of today, why not take two extra minutes to do something nice for someone else or give $22 to your favorite community organization? It doesn't take ..." (Facebook)
• New Futures: "While the House is not in session, two important health & wellness bills will be voted on in the Senate and many others could be voted on at any time in committee. 📣Take action! Lawmakers need to hear from us on how these bills will imp..." (Facebook)
• NH Sierra Club Chapter: "That is right - action on climate, care, jobs, and justice is past due!" (Facebook)
• NH Center for Nonprofits: "Nonprofit registration now open for #NHGives 2022! https://www.nhgives.org/" (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "Tuesday, March 8th, 7 PM "Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops" A view inside a police mental health unit RSVP for Zoom link: https://nami-org.zoom.us/webin... Join NAMI for the kickoff of the “Help Not Handcuffs:..." (Facebook)
• New Futures: "An important letter about the importance of childhood vaccinations. Join us in opposing HB 1035 and other harmful bills by signing the petition for a healthy NH: https://new-futures.org/petiti... https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/letter..." (Facebook)
• Tony Schinella, Patch Staff: "Concord police are being sent to Bog Road for a report of a fight between "many people" after "a wedding gone bad." The fight was called, "extremely heated," between the father of the groom and all of the groomsmen. Later, callers report..." (Patch)

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— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist and broadcaster for Patch.com in NH (off and on) since June 2011. Community coverage includes Concord, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem. Reachable at tony.schinella@patch.com. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...