🌱 Exeter Daily: New Police Officer Ready; Alewife Festival To Return

Good morning, neighbors! It's me, Tony Schinella, your host of the Exeter Daily.

First, today's weather:

Warm with variable clouds. High: 86 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories in Exeter today:

1. Powered by Plants: Louisa Bartkovich '22 Named Smith Scholar (Davidson News)
2. Sununu Flexes 'Pro-Life' Bona Fides On Conservative Podcast (InDepth NH)
3. Elderly Man Indicted On Child Sexual Assault Charges: Superior Court
4. 3 New Hampshire students named presidential scholars (WMUR Manchester)
5. Exeter NH's newest police officer ready to serve (Seacoastonline.com)
6. Suspicious Death Investigation; Indictments; More: PM Patch NH
7. Stratham NH Scamman Farm ending corn maze, marketplace (Seacoastonline.com)
8. Art project uses cancer treatment materials at Exeter NH Hospital (Seacoastonline.com)
9. Exeter NH's Alewife Festival returns: Here's what is planned (Seacoastonline.com)
10. High school softball: 10 surprise standout players in NH ME Seacoast (Seacoastonline.com)
11. Ruthann Sandstrom (Theroux, Kiley) | Obituary (The Daily News of Newburyport)
12. Diane Gregory | Obituary (Salem News)
13. Bird Watch: Sightings in Greater Newburyport and beyond (The Daily News of Newburyport)
14. Allen Gilbert Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
15. Paul J. Heffernan Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
16. College Students Beware: A Challenging Year for Lyme Disease in New Hampshire (wokq.com)

Today in Exeter:

• Spring Fling Art Fair! (10:00 AM)
• Seacoast Artist Assoc. - May's Friday Evening Gallery Reception! (12:00 AM)
• Seacoast Artist Assoc. - May Theme Show "Peace and Quiet" and Body of Work Exhibits! (12:00 AM)
• 2022 Alewife Festival - Exeter Town Offices (9:00 AM)
• 2022 Alewife Festival - Exeter Chamber of Commerce (9:00 AM)
• Museum Tours - American Independence Museum (10:00 AM)
• PFG Color Run - Swasey Central School (10:00 AM)
• Creative Community Space ☀️🌷ART FAIR!🌷☀️ (10:00 AM)
• ☀️🌱🌷 Art Fair! 🌷🌱☀️ (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new update.

— 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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