🌱 Concord Daily: Keno To Expand; Large Cash Liquor Sales Legal

Hey, Concord! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon shower in spots. High: 50 Low: 34.

Here are the top stories in Concord today:

1. Ronstadt Revue Comes To Concord's Bank of New Hampshire Stage (Concord Patch)
2. Seabrook Woman Died Due To Smoke Inhalation (Patch)
3. Rash Of ‘Sextortion’ Cases Reported To Nashua Police
4. Seacoast Fatal Fire Investigation; Indictments; More: PM Patch NH (Concord Patch)
5. March 25 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 98 positive results with 5 in Manchester; no deaths reported (Manchester Ink Link)
6. Report Regarding Large Volume Cash Sales by the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission | News Releases (NH Department of Justice)
7. Webster Child Rapist Faces More Charges: County Court Roundup (Concord Patch)
8. 27 Top Things to Do in New Hampshire (U.S. News & World Report)
9. John E. Daigneault, 75 | Obituaries (The Laconia Daily Sun)
10. Dad, Stepmom Of Missing New Hampshire Girl Indicted On Charges (Concord Patch)
11. New Hampshire Sportsbooks Suffer In February (Legal Sports Betting)
12. Federal Reimbursement Ends At NH COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Sites (Concord Patch)
13. NHBR: Bitcoin fanatic is building modular mining machines in NH - Granite Geek (Concord Monitor)
14. Sununu asks for extension of school COVID-19 testing program (The Associated Press - en Español)
15. Lawmakers on track to expand keno to convenience stores and supermarkets (New Hampshire Bulletin)
16. A Ranch Style Home, With Amazing Views In The Lakes Region: Wow (Concord Patch)

Today in Concord:

• SouperFest (1:30 PM)
• Wisdom, Now! Eighth Annual Weekend Meditation Retreat Online and In-Person, All are Welcome (8:30 AM)
• Contoocook Winter Farmers Market - Every Saturday (9:00 AM)
• Downtown Concord Winter Farmers Market - Every Saturday (9:00 AM)
• Weare Real Food Farmers Market Store Open Every Day (9:00 AM)
• Maple Sugaring "Tale Trail" (10:00 AM)
• Ballet Misha presents, "Danse Nouveau VI" (2:00 PM)
• Author Jane McGonigal, Imaginable, with Charles Duhigg (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Turtle Pond: "So we are fairly new to the area. - Can someone please tell me what the horn is that sounds like an air raid?" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South End: "Does anyone know of a mobile dog groomer in the area? - My dog got sprayed by a skunk and I’m home with a broken leg, unable to administer home remedies or bathe him. My regular groomer can see him on Tuesday, but . . . I looked online..." (Nextdoor)
• City of Concord NH, Local Business: "During the March City Council meeting, the City established a permanent outdoor dining policy in the City of Concord. This new program is an effort by the City to establish a uniform application and standards, as well as have a vibrant o..." (Patch)
• Tony Schinella, Patch Staff: "The alert you may be hearing just now is the St. Paul's School emergency alert testing system for the campus, FYI." (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...