🌱 Concord Daily: Duprey Has Major Plan For Pease; Fugitive Hiding

Happy Friday, Concord! Let's start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything happening around Concord today.

First, today's weather:

A little rain in the morning. High: 59 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Concord:

1. Fugitive Found Hiding; Plea Coming For Harmony's Stepmom? PM Patch NH (Concord Patch)
2. Concord High School Principal Promotes ‘CHS Wall Of Fame’ Project (Concord Patch)
3. New Hampshire Fugitive Of The Week Found Stashed In Hidden Room: Marshals (Concord Patch)
4. Guilty Plea in Massachusetts-New Hampshire Voter Fraud Case (U.S. News & World Report)
5. Stepmom Of Missing NH Girl Offered Welfare Theft Charge Plea Deal: Report (Concord Patch)
6. NH Defies Trend As U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Jump In 1st Half Of 2021 (Concord Patch)
7. Concord's Weekend Events: Balancing Live; Zoom Stretch; Fish Fry; More (Concord Patch)
8. Concord Weekend Weather Forecast (Concord Patch)
9. Metropolitan Methodios Visits Holy Trinity of Concord, NH (The National Herald)
10. Steve Duprey Talks About Major Plans for Pease International Airport (InDepthNH.org)
11. New Hampshire State Trooper Honored With Retirement Of Plate (Jeffrey Hastings)
12. NH Joint Fugitive Task Force Arrests Massachusetts Child Rape Suspect (Patch)
13. New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force Arrests Massachusetts Child Rape Suspect (Concord Patch)
14. New Hampshire Bar Foundation awards more than $100K in justice grants for 2022 (Manchester Ink Link)
15. James Wheat Obituary (1946 - 2022) - Hopkinton, NH - Concord Monitor (Legacy.com)
16. Spring Turkey Season Opens May 1 in New Hampshire (NH Fish and Game Department)

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Today in Concord:

• Super Spanish! (10:30 AM)
• Granite VNA: A Matter of Balance (1:00 PM)
• Zoom Stretch & Strengthen (1:30 PM)
• Easter EggStravanganza (3:00 PM)
• Bishop Brady Fish Fry (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Concord NH Police Department: "Congratulations to Detective Nicole Murray 2022 Concord Police Officer of the year! Well deserved recognition for all of her hard work and dedication!" (Facebook)
• New Hampshire Lottery: "With our new $5 scratch ticket, 10 Fold, it's 10X the fun and 10X the CASH — up to a $100,000 top prize! Have some fun and play today!" (Facebook)
• New Hampshire State Parks: "The Northern Rail Trail is the longest rail trail managed by the NH Bureau of Trails, running from Lebanon to Boscawen, NH. Check out our website for parking areas along the trail at, www.nhstateparks.org/visit/recreational-rail-trails/n..." (Facebook)
• Concord NH Police Department: "CRIME OF THE WEEK The Concord Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the following individual. On March 13, 2022 a caller reported that the person shown in the photograph below stole an Amazon package from his porc..." (Facebook)
• New Hampshire State Parks: "We are not sure of the year of the photo or the location within the NH State Parks system, but it sure looks like this family is enjoying thier camping adventure. The 2022 camping season will start for NH Parks this weekend with some pri..." (Facebook)
• Concord TV: "Look who stopped by to visit yesterday! It was great to catch up with our former Executive Director and forever friend Doris Ballard!" (Facebook)
• City of Concord, New Hampshire: "Congratulations to Detective Nicole Murray, our 2022 Concord NH Police Department Police Officer of the Year! This award is well deserved recognition for all of her hard work and dedication. She was recognized at the Greater Concord Cham..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "The future is bright! 💚 Hearing from 2021 NH Kid Governor Charlie Olsen now during Opening Session at NAMI NH Virtual Annual Conference. Recording will be available on the Whova app – register free to join us: tinyurl.com/NAMINHConf22" (Facebook)
• Abbot-Downing School PTO: "Did the mother harm the baby" (Facebook)
• New Hampshire Audubon: "Northern Shrike, Dunlin, Snowy Owl in the week's #rarebirdalert: " (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Clubs - Bradley Street Clubhouse: "Healthy Habits is a favorite of our senior program Trying new things is the theme. Dragonfruit, anyone?" (Facebook)
• New Futures: "In honor of the #WOYC2022 communities all over the country are celebrating Early Care Educators. To our ECEs in NH: THANK YOU! The nurturing and education you provide to young children continues throughout their lives and is a crucial su..." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Clubs - Bradley Street Clubhouse: "***ATTENTION Familes*** Tomorrow is the last day to get donations in for our Epic Egg Hunt!! Please consider donating if you can!!" (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "NAMI NH Executive Director Susan Stearns sharing an update on ED boarding, talking COVID and mental health, and finding occasions for hope during Opening Session at NAMI NH Virtual Annual Conference. Recording will be available on the Wh..." (Facebook)
• New Hampshire Dental Society: "Fantastic Component meeting in Manchester this evening! Talking Annual Meeting and accepting nominations for Trustee. Thank you everyone for coming to the Puritan!" (Facebook)
• Concord Public Library: "Happy #throwbackthursday! In honor of National Poetry Month, today we're sharing this poetry primer from Merrill's Toys, printed in Concord in 1853📚 #tbt #localhistory #FoundInTheConcordRoom #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth #childrensb..." (Instagram)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "Coming up this afternoon – The Neuroscience of Stress: Strategies for Parents and Caregivers (3 PM) and Childhood Trauma & Substance Use: There is a Way Out (4:30 PM). Recording will be available on the Whova app – register free to join ..." (Facebook)
• Concord TV: "So many fun events coming up this weekend in Concord! Bektash Shriners of New Hampshire are hosting this weekend's Easter Eggstravaganza and on Saturday Concord Parks and Rec Department and Intown Concord host Concord'S EGGsellent Advent..." (Facebook)
• Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce: "We were honored to help recognize this year's City of Concord, New Hampshire Police Officer of the Year! Check our social media early next week for more photos of the event." (Facebook)
• NOFA-NH: "Get published in The Natural Farmer! The Natural Farmer (TNF) seeks submissions for the Summer 2022 issue. Whether you’re a farmer, gardener, or activist, we want to hear from you! This issue’s theme is Animals on the Farm: Livestock & W..." (Facebook)
• Junior Service League of Concord: "Thank you for your support Lakes 101.5!! Registration is filling up so sign your team up today!" (Facebook)
• Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire: "During SAAM, learn the facts about sexual assault and abuse. f you or anyone you know needs assistance, please call our 24/7 hotline. You do not need to be in crisis to call. HotLine - 866-841-6229, 24/7 Text - 603-606-9166, Monday - Fri..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "NH DHHS Commissioner Lori Shibinette providing updates on Hampstead Hospital and forensic hospital plans now during Q&A of Opening Session at NAMI NH Virtual Annual Conference. Recording will be available on the Whova app – register free..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "Yesterday, 26 children and 18 adults were 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 8..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: ""NAMI New Hampshire urges all Granite Staters to contact their State Senators and ask them to vote HB 1639 'Inexpedient to Legislate.' Our youth cannot afford for us to look away and ignore the challenges and pain they are facing." (NAMI..." (Facebook)
• NOFA-NH: "Join Seacoast Permaculture & the The Resilience Hub April 13th @ 7:00PM for this online event. Marianne LeGreco & Niesha Douglas tell the story of food justice in Greensboro, NC beginning when the city reached the top of the Food Researc..." (Facebook)
• City of Concord, New Hampshire: "ConcordNEXT Presentations - March 2022 A virtual public presentation was given to three different groups of Concord community members as part of Phase 2 of the ConcordNEXT project. In total, 52 members of the Concord community attended t..." (Facebook)
• NH Center for Nonprofits: "Spotlight on Nonprofit Impact Awards! At our April 20 Nonprofit Impact Celebration, Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will be celebrated with a Nonprofit Impact Award for inspiring the public—and especially young people—to see the potenti..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "Starting at 1:45 PM (this session will not be recorded) – register free to join us: http://tinyurl.com/NAMINHConf2... Want a fresh reminder that there is hope and help? Come hear Joanne Bates and Lacey Colligan share their personal perspec..." (Facebook)
• New Futures: "Sign the petition and let NH elected officials know that you support the effort for more transparency and accountability in how pharmaceutical companies set prices! ✍️ Add your name here: https://action.aarp.org/LowerN... AARP NH NH Medi..." (Facebook)

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