🌱 Concord Daily: Monitor Property Could Become Housing; Crashes; More

Hi all. It's Tony Schinella. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening these days in Concord.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 68 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories in Concord today:

1. Granite VNA Awards Scholarships To Three Employees (Press Release Desk)
2. Concord land deal could lead to 600 new housing units along Merrimack River (Concord Monitor)
3. The Granite Group Unveils New Logo and Tagline (Newswire)
4. Beheaded New Hampshire man also had gun wounds, cuts, bruises (Press Herald)
5. Helicopter Crash; Human Remains ID'd; Student Vocabulary: PM Patch NH (Concord Patch)
6. Unitil Hosts Electric Vehicle Ride And Drive Event In June (Patch)
7. Deputies worry flexibility and fellowship may be lost at shortened convention (Episcopal News Service)
8. Lyndeborough's Lafayette Artillery marks 'Lafayette Day' in Concord (Monadnock Ledger Transcript)
9. Belmont Woman Faces 2 Felony Stolen Property Charges: Concord Cop Log (Concord Patch)
10. State reports last fall held record number of tourists coming to NH (Manchester Ink Link)
11. At-Home Program Offers Summer Classes For New Hampshire Pre-K Students (Concord Patch)
12. Nancy Sherman Obituary (1938 - 2021) - Dunbarton, NH - Concord Monitor (Legacy.com)
13. Windham Central Elementary School Students Tops In NH For Vocabulary (Patch)
14. Local Jobs: Check Out Who's Hiring In The Concord Area (Concord Patch)
15. 2 SUVs Crash At 4-Way Stop In Concord’s North End (Concord Patch)
16. In New Hampshire healthcare market, it pays to shop around (New Hampshire Business Review)
17. Karner Blue: New Hampshire’s State Butterfly (Thelaker)
18. Human Remains Identified As Missing Woman: State Police Roundup (Concord Patch)

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Today in Concord:

• Zoom Gentle Chair Yoga-Tuesday (9:00 AM)
• Learn to Hand Sew a Sock Sloth (6:00 PM)
• HS END OF YEAR CONCERT - Merrimack Valley High School (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• New Hampshire Lottery: "Happy Monday! Time to announce our giveaway winners from last week! First up are our eight National Chocolate Chip Day giveaway winners, who each win eight $2 Crazy 8's scratch tickets for sharing their hilarious dessert names! Thanks fo..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "We are honored to receive this generous donation from Sunrise Labs, Inc. (and grateful for Brian’s delicious macarons 😉). Hope starts with you 💚!" (Facebook)
• Concord Public Library: "Team Readers of the Pack had a blast at Rockin’ Race on Thursday! 🏃🏻🎶 #cpl #concordpubliclibrary #concordnh #newhampshire #rockinrace #rockinrace2022 #readersofthepack #teamlibrary" (Instagram)
• New Hampshire Home Builders Association: "Last week we had a very special Beers with Builders to celebrate Kurt Clason being named the Remodeler of the Year by the NATIONAL Association of Home Builders. It is truly an honor for our entire state. Close to 50 people got together i..." (Facebook)
• Concord Public Library: "Team Readers of the Pack had a blast at Rockin’ Race on Thursday! 🏃🏻🎶" (Facebook)
• Visit Concord, NH: "Check out this timelapse video of a mural being created in Concord! We can't wait to see the final transformation of this stairwell between North Main and Storrs Streets, adjacent to Loudon Road." (Facebook)
• Concord TV: "Our very own Go Pro expert Mike got this great timelapse Friday morning of the mural being created on Storrs Street. Awesome job by James Chase and his team, as well as Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and all the organizations whose ..." (Facebook)
• City of Concord, New Hampshire: "Enjoy this time lapse video from Concord TV of a mural currently being painted by James Chase in Concord near Storrs Street! This project was organized by Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and the Creative Concord committee." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: ""Trauma experts say restraining children in facilities that are supposed to provide therapeutic care can be especially harmful, because many children there have already experienced significant trauma like abuse or neglect and suffer from..." (Facebook)
• Concord, NH Fire Department: "The City of Concord is updating its 2017 Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Hazard Mitigation Committee seeks your opinions regarding severe weather events, hazard events and mitigation of these hazards in Concord. Your responses help make our ..." (Facebook)
• New Futures: "HB 1431, a harmful bill that threatens NH youth, will go to its final votes this Thursday (5/26) in the NH House and Senate. Take action easily by sending an email to Legislators and the Governor voicing your opposition to HB 1431: https..." (Facebook)
• Intown Concord: "We’re excited to share a special collaboration event happening at Penuche's Ale House - Concord, NH on May 26-28! Thanks to our friends at Penuche's Ale House - Concord, NH and the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, you can enjoy great..." (Facebook)
• Community Players of Concord, NH: "The Players' Children’s Theatre Project announces auditions for their 2022 fall musical, "The Wind in the Willows." Book by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey), music by Siles and Drewe (Honk!). Auditions: Saturday & Sunday, June 11 & 12, fr..." (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "TONIGHT (Mon. 5/23), 6:30 pm in Concord! Join the Survivors of Suicide Loss Committee for a night of story telling, hope and healing. Free registration: https://afsp.wufoo.com/forms/m... Presented by New Hampshire Suicide Pre..." (Facebook)
• New Futures: "This THURSDAY (5/26), the NH legislature will vote on HB 1431. Take action today and let lawmakers know this bill is wrong for NH Youth: https://new-futures.org/hb-1431" (Facebook)
• New Futures: "During the 24-hours of giving from 5pm on June 7 to 5pm on June 8, your donation has EXTRA IMPACT thanks to a site-side bonus pool of funds! #NHGives #newfuturesnh" (Facebook)
• NHTI Paramedic Emergency Medicine: "Next interviews are on 6/17/22…" (Facebook)
• NAMI New Hampshire: "🎉NAMI New Hampshire is turning 40 and we want to hear from you🎉! How have you found hope, help, and health? Please share your reflections, memories, and hopes for the future on our Kudoboard. You can write a note, submit a photo, creat..." (Facebook)
• The Water Project: "Hasfatu's community has had clean water for one year now! "This water facility is a blessing to me in this community and I am very happy." Want to hear more from Hasfatu? Follow the link below to read her full story 💧 https://bit.ly/3Mm..." (Facebook)
• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: "Thanks to our generous donors, we're excited to announce more than $235k in support for this year's #NHGives! In addition to the Statewide/North Country/Upper Valley pools mentioned below, donors have also contributed more than $60k in o..." (Facebook)
• The New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation Network: "Introducing our free 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 to help families prepare for the long-term costs of college. Learn how it works, register for our Statewide webinar on Tuesday, May 24th at 6:30pm where we will demo the new..." (Facebook)
• NH Center for Nonprofits: "It's NH Nonprofit Conference & Expo week! We thank Comcast for their generous support as Technology & Operations Track Sponsor and look forward to a great day of learning and inspiration with our nonprofit colleagues. **Event is now full..." (Facebook)
• New Futures: ""The children throughout NH going through this profound process of self-discovery and self-acceptance do not deserve to be treated inhumanely. I hope this bill fails and the legislature shifts its focus, passing protective and inclusive ..." (Facebook)
• CommuteSmart NH: "Be a SMART COMMUTER and keep your hard-earned cash in your pocket, not in your gas tank. Join CommuteSmartNH to earn rewards as you save. commutesmartnh.org" (Facebook)

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— Tony Schinella

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