🌱 Exeter Daily: Vet Battling Cancer To Lead Memorial Day Parade

Hello, friends! It's me, Tony Schinella, your host of the Daily. Keep reading for everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days...

First, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 78 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Exeter today:

1. Staties In NH Snag ‘School Shooter’ Signs Suspect On Interstate 89
2. Russell Prescott To Run In NH-01 GOP Primary (New Hampshire Journal)
3. The Ultimate Getaway: Your Own Island On Lake Winnipesaukee: Wow
4. House Dems: Republicans Try To Silence Altschiller Honoring Gun Violence Victims (InDepth NH)
5. Coogan Earns Academic All-District Honors - University of North Carolina Athletics (UNC Athletics)
6. Indictments; Radio Journalists Targeted; Best Burgers? PM Patch NH
7. The Summer Friend: A Personal History (The New Yorker)
8. Former EMT Todd Burnim charged with drugging, sexually assaulting kids (Seacoastonline.com)
9. 🌱 Exeter Daily: Sports Notes; Memorial Day Observances; More (Patch)
10. 🌱 Milford Daily: Teacher-Student Stress Program Held Up; Obits; More (Patch)
11. 🌱 Windham Daily: Memorial Day Observances; Sports Notes; More (Patch)
12. 🌱 Amherst Daily: Memorial Day Observances; Sports Note; Obits; More (Patch)
13. 🌱 Hampton-North Hampton Daily: Rapper Claims To Have Brought Crowd (Patch)
14. 🌱 Londonderry Daily: Former VP Visits; Sold; Obits; More (Patch)
15. Honor and remember: Vietnam era vet battling cancer to lead Exeter's Memorial Day parade (Seacoastonline.com)

Today in Exeter:

• The Jersey Tenors - Exeter Chamber of Commerce (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Phillips Exeter Academy: "Do not miss the PEA Spring Dance Company’s production of “Alice In Wonderland” this weekend. No ticket or reservation is required; seating will be first-come, first-served in Goel Center for Theater and Dance’s mainstage. Four shows! ..." (Instagram)
• Exeter(NH) Police Department: "Hats off to the 153 fifth-graders from Lincoln Street School who celebrated the completion of this year’s D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) class with a graduation ceremony held this morning. D.A.R.E Officer Steve Petroski, an in..." (Facebook)
• Exeter(NH) Police Department: "As the Memorial Day weekend arrives, we hope you will pause to honor and remember the sacrifices of our nation’s brave service men and women. Many will gather with family, friends and neighbors for backyard barbecues and other outdoor ac..." (Facebook)
• Vernon Family Farm | Store: "The farm store is stocked for the weekend with so many incredible local goods— tons of steaks for your bbq activities, all the chicken products, bison, lamb and more! We’ve also got delicious local spring veggies like: sorrel, greens, fi..." (Instagram)
• Vernon Family Farm: "The farm store is stocked for the weekend with so many incredible local goods— tons of steaks for your bbq activities, all the chicken products, bison, lamb and more! We’ve also got delicious local spring veggies like: sorrel, greens, fi..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast School of Technology: "We take our commitment to our community seriously!" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Artist Association: ""From above we watch still as a fragrant sea washes in, slapping the rocks then caressing them gently as it recedes," says Durham's Anita Freeman about her oil 'Seascape'; while in 'Forest Bathing" she illustrates the practice inspired b..." (Facebook)
• Exeter Elementary PTO: "Final Days for the Hannaford's fundraiser. Today and tomorrow, (ends May 28th) look for this tag on products while shopping. (in-store or online purchases both eligible) If you purchase participating items, you will receive a $3 coupon w..." (Facebook)
• Society of St Vincent de Paul Exeter NH: "On this Memorial Day weekend take time to treasure our freedoms and enjoy the beauty of spring around us. Just a reminder we will be closed for the holiday Mon. May 30" (Facebook)
• Exeter Public Library, Children's Room: "Drop in today for Open Art!" (Facebook)
• Exeter NH Conservation Commission: "Tune in to learn about a key (and often overlooked) group of pollinators." (Facebook)
• Exeter, NH Public Works: "Did you know that not all junk mail is recyclable? Did you also know that you can reduce the junk mail you receive? The link to the Sustainability Advisory Committee page will be in the comments below. Be sure to check it out! 📨 77,269,..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Front St: "Anyone into reptiles or bioactive? - I have a small business I sell isopods and supplies for reptiles. Message me for more information :)" (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update.

— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist for Patch in NH (off and on) since May 2011. Sites: Amherst, Concord, Exeter, Hampton-North Hampton, Londonderry, Merrimack, Milford, Portsmouth, Windham. Email: tony.schinella@patch.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...

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