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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Derry lawmaker removed Holocaust denial books in a State House hearing
Also on today's calendar: Mother of a Comedy Show (5/7/26 – Derry, NH) and 5 more events.
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- Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
- Thursday: Breezy with a shower, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Holocaust denialism featured in NH House committee (keenesentinel.com) — A recent report reveals a New Hampshire House hearing where Holocaust deniers were allowed to testify, prompting concern from Jewish lawmakers and educators. Derry Republican Rep. Erica Layon, who chaired the committee, ordered Holocaust revisionist books removed from the witness table as the panel debated changes to the state’s Holocaust and genocide education commission. 
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Mother’s Day Cookie Decorating Class (5/6/26 – Derry, NH) →
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LaBelle Winery Derry Event Center, 14 NH-111, Derry
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Mother of a Comedy Show →
LaBelle Winery Derry Event Center, 14 NH-111, Derry
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LaBelle Winery Derry Event Center, 14 NH-111, Derry
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LaBelle Winery Derry Event Center, 14 NH-111, Derry
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🗞 Nearby News
Londonderry
- School Board Sets the Out-Of-District Tuition Rates (londonderrytimes.net)
- UNH spring football game notebook: Londonderry's Ramshaw on pace to return this fall (unionleader.com)
- NH Liquor Commission celebrates employees and business partners at annual awards ceremony (unionleader.com)
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Salem
- New Police Chief Eager to Get started (belmontvoice.org)
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