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• Merrimack approves increase to elderly property tax break (unionleader.com) — Merrimack's Town Council has unanimously approved sizable increases to the elderly property tax exemption, retroactive to April 1, aiming to offset sharp home value jumps after revaluation. The new exemption amounts, income limits, and asset caps are laid out so seniors can see if they qualify, while officials say the changes should be largely tax-neutral for other residents.
• 4 people, including 2 Mass. residents, seriously hurt in New Hampshire crash (boston25news.com) — A serious rollover crash on the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack sent four people, including two Massachusetts residents, to the hospital with significant but non-life-threatening injuries. State police say a Honda Civic with Nashua teens hit the median and then struck another car, briefly shutting the highway. Investigators are seeking any witnesses who can share information.
• Mainers organize to push ICE out of Scarborough, file petition to congressional delegation (pressherald.com) — Organizers in Scarborough, Maine, are mobilizing against an ICE detention facility, drawing inspiration from Merrimack where Rep. Wendy Thomas helped block a proposed ICE warehouse earlier this year. Merrimack's experience is held up as proof that local organizing and town-hall pressure can influence federal immigration operations, as Maine activists petition their congressional delegation and explore legal options.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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