🌱 Concord Daily: Housing Authority Apps On Hold; Guv Signs 15 Bills

Hey, Concord! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Concord.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the morning. High: 55 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories in Concord today:

1. Growing number of New Hampshire dams pose safety risk (Press Herald)
2. Governor Chris Sununu Signs 15 Bills Into Law (Governor Sununu)
3. Former Cop Sentenced For Killing Woman In 2019 DWI Crash: PM Patch NH (Concord Patch)
4. Lucille Clement, 88 | Obituaries (The Laconia Daily Sun)
5. Citing long wait lists, Concord Housing will stop accepting new applications for rental help (New Hampshire Public Radio)
6. Webster Man Accused Of Restraining Girl In Unheated Basement: Court (Concord Patch)
7. Maple SOS: How to save our syrup (New Hampshire Business Review)
8. FAA investigating reports of blue laser shined at plane flying over Concord (WMUR Manchester)
9. Motorcyclist dead after crash in Concord, police say (WMUR Manchester)
10. Motorcyclist Dies After South Main Street Crash In Concord (Concord Patch)
11. Efforts to enshrine abortion rights in New Hampshire fail (New Hampshire Public Radio)
12. An Island Cottage On Lake Winnipesaukee: New Hampshire Wow (Concord Patch)
13. 🌱 Nashua Daily: Housing Plan Gets Second Look; Expensive Groceries (Patch)
14. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: Overdose Deaths; Business Notes; Sports Info; More (Patch)
15. John Rodgers Obituary (1927 - 2022) - Hampton, NH - Concord Monitor (Legacy.com)
16. May 5 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 539 positive results with 39 in Manchester; no deaths reported (Manchester Ink Link)
17. New Hampshire Senate narrowly approves legislation to repeal abortion clinic 'buffer zone' law (WMUR Manchester)
18. Efforts to Enshrine Abortion Rights in New Hampshire Fail (U.S. News & World Report)
19. NH Senate Republicans approve bill to make ivermectin available through standing order at pharmacies (WMUR Manchester)
20. Missing NH Girl's Stepmom Remains In Jail, Violated Order: PM Patch NH (Concord Patch)

Today in Concord:

• Seacoast Cat Club Cat Show May 7, 10 am - 5 pm, May 8, 9 am - 3 pm (10:00 AM)
• SAT's - Concord High School (12:00 AM)
• SAFTEA First Aid - Bleeding Training - MEMBERS ONLY (4:00 AM)
• 20th Annual Perennial Exchange (8:00 AM)
• Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser (8:00 AM)
• SAFTEA - Citizens Response to an Active Shooter Training (9:00 AM)
• Key Club Car Wash (10:00 AM)
• State of New Hampshire Public Safety Career Fair (10:00 AM)
• Storytime Saturdays at the Heights Branch (10:30 AM)
• PROM - Merrimack Valley High School (6:00 PM)
• Community Players of Concord present "Last Gas". (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, South End: "Hello neighbors. - Can anyone help me identify what animal scrapes bark off from lilacs like this? Thanks in advance! ☮️" (Nextdoor)

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• April showers bring May flowers Craft & Artisan Show (May 7)
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• Hire A Pro To Tackle Mom's To-Do List (May 8)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday! I'll see you soon.

— 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...

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