Lynch, Guinta Will Visit Merrimack Today

Merrimack will see a lot of attention from two of New Hampshire's highest ranking politicians today when Gov. John Lynch and U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta conduct several local visits.

Lynch will attend the 7:30 a.m. Merrimack Rotary Club meeting this morning as the featured guest speaker.

According to Jane Hoover, who will introduce Lynch at the meeting, she has no idea what exactly he plans to discuss in his address. He will be given 20 minutes to speak followed by 10 minutes of conversation.

She thought it was likely the accident that Lynch, his wife Susan, State Trooper Scott Frye and Manchester Firefighter Keith Knight assisted at in Massachusetts over the weekend would come up in the question and answer period, as Frye will be in attendance at the meeting as well.

But other than that she could only suppose what the outgoing New Hampshire goveror might speak about.

"It will be a surprise for us all," Hoover said.

Following his stop with the Rotary Club, Lynch will head to Thorntons Ferry Elementary School for a visit.

Also in town today is Guinta, the first district Congressman in Washington who represents Merrimack and dozens of other towns, mostly in southern New Hampshire.

Guinta has a packed day that begins in Bedford at TRM Microwave at 9 a.m. and his day will continue with four more stops, all in Merrimack, including a mid-afternoon tour of the Merrimack Premium Outlets.

Guinta's schedule, which is open to the media all day, save for the tour of the Outlets, according to Guinta's communications director Mark Powell, is posted below:

• 9 a.m.: Tours TRM Microwave (a leader in the design and manufacture of custom RF and microwave components, integrated assemblies and subsystems for defense, space and commercial applications).
  Where: 280 South River Road, Bedford.
  

• 10:30 a.m.: Tours Elbit Systems (a leading provider of high performance products and system solutions focusing on the commercial aviation, defense, homeland security, and medical instrumentation market).
  Where: 220 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack.

• Noon: Visits lunch at Merrimack Senior Center
  Where: John O’Leary Adult Community Center, 4 Church Street,    Merrimack.

• 2 p.m.: Tours Merrimack Premium Outlets
  Where: Off exit 10, Merrimack.

• 3 p.m.:  Attends Police Roll Call
  Where: Merrimack Police Department, 31 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack.