🌱 Concord Daily: College Donation; Civics Exam To Graduate?

Welcome back, Concord! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

A little afternoon snow. High: 33 Low: 30.

Here are the top stories today in Concord:

1. Amherst, Timberlane Regional Win Tri-County Wrestling Tournament (Concord Patch)
2. Park With Manmade Pool Named to State Historic Register (U.S. News & World Report)
3. Revenues Continue To Grow; Crashes; Cool Homes; More: PM Patch NH (Concord Patch)
4. Elizabeth Schalk Obituary (1970 - 2022) - Merrimack, NH - Concord Monitor (Legacy.com)
5. Driver's ‘Evasive Action’ Nearly Flips Hatchback In Concord (Concord Patch)
6. Concord Weekly Weather Forecast (Concord Patch)
7. New England College, Concord Hospital Launch Partnership | New Hampshire News (U.S. News & World Report)
8. Concord Prospective Homeowners: See 3 New Houses On The Market (Concord Patch)
9. Senate Passes Bill to Require Civics Exam in College (U.S. News & World Report)
10. Bishop Brady Hockey Beats Bow (Concord Patch)
11. Family donates $1 million for New Hampshire community colleges (WMUR Manchester)

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Today in Concord:

• Adult & Teen Take and Make: Up-Cycled Valentine's Jar (9:00 AM)
• Stretch & Strengthen (1:30 PM)
• Gibson's Book Club reads Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu (5:30 PM)
• School Board meeting - Concord School District (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Concord Parks and Rec Department: "White Park Pond was full today. It is always a good sign when our parking lot and parking along White Street is full. We ❤ Concord! City of Concord, New Hampshire NHScot Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce" (Facebook)
• Concord Parks and Rec Department: "Lets go Concord, lots of options for today. NHScot Beaver Meadow Golf Course City of Concord, New Hampshire Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Intown Concord" (Facebook)
• Concord Parks and Rec Department: "What a great day. Community Ski Race at Beaver Meadow Golf Course to help raise funds for our new trail groomer. Always good when we run out of parking!! Thank you everyone. We ❤ Concord! Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Concord Commu..." (Facebook)
• The Water Project: "Girls under the age of 15 are twice as likely as boys to be the family member responsible for fetching water. To pursue a hopeful future, she needs water - every day. You can provide clean water to girls in Africa. Click the link to lear..." (Facebook)
• Concord Parks and Rec Department: "The Merrimack Lodge at White Park is open today until 4 pm. Skate rentals $5, we also have a bonfire going this afternoon til 4 pm. Hope to see you at White Park and please remember no hockey on the pond when skate house is open." (Facebook)
• Concord Parks and Rec Department: "Registration for spring programs is underway: youth basketball, soccer, flag football, lots of adult fitness classes, adult basketball league, youth art classes and more. We even have our four traditional summer camps and nature camps li..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: ""Research shows that caring for a pet boosts mental wellness...pet ownership provided companionship, fostered a sense of purpose and meaning, reduced loneliness and increased socialization." 🐾 https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/how-..." (Facebook)
• Visit Concord, NH: "Everett Arena skating Ice skating hours at the Douglas N. Everett Arena are Sundays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is $6 and free for kids ages 3 and under. Skate rentals are a..." (Facebook)
• LCHIP, Land and Community Heritage Investment Program: "LCHIP Road Trip! In 2013, Easton, Franconia, Landaff, and Sugar Hill came together to help create the Cooley-Jericho Community Forest with support from LCHIP. Now owned and managed by the Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust (ACT), the Communit..." (Facebook)
• Visit Concord, NH: "During Black History Month, Red River pays tribute to Sidney Poitier. For years Poitier was not only the most popular Black actor in Hollywood, he was practically the only one. Among numerous accomplishments, he is credited with transfor..." (Facebook)
• Tony Schinella, Patch Staff: "I-93 south on Sunday is always a parking lot, whether it is summer or winter. But it was a bit worse this Sunday due to crashes. Northeast Fire alerts and capital regional dispatch, between 3:30 and 4 p.m., reported a number of crashes b..." (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...