🌱 Merrimack Daily: $25M PFAS Remediation, Regs; Obits; And More

Good morning, Merrimack! It's Tony Schinella. Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in Merrimack.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with showers around. High: 61 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories in Merrimack today:

1. Felon Fails To Appear For Violations, Court Hearings: U.S. Marshals
2. Heart's Delight spring horse show returns to fairgrounds (Sun Community News & Printing)
3. Beware Price Gouging, Baby Formula Scams: NH Attorney General
4. National Wrestling Hall of Fame announces State, Regional winners of Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award (TeamUSA.org)
5. New Hampshire Tourism Reports Record Breaking Fall Season (Governor Sununu)
6. N.H. lawmakers close in on $25 million for PFAS remediation and new regulations (New Hampshire Public Radio)
7. 4 Merrimack Area Open Houses Coming Up Soon (Merrimack Patch)
8. Merrimack Area Adoptable Pets: Dogs, Guinea Pigs, More (Merrimack Patch)
9. Felon Fails To Appear For Violations, Court Hearings: U.S. Marshals (Patch)
10. AcademicInfluence.com Ranks the Best Colleges & Universities in New Hampshire for 2022 (EIN News)
11. 90 mph Tornado in NH Confirmed by National Weather Service (Seacoast Current)
12. Crashes; Sketch Leads To Homicide Case Tips; More: PM Patch NH
13. Wow House: 53 Parkhurst Road In Merrimack, New Hampshire (Merrimack Patch)
14. 🌱 Londonderry Daily: Senate Candidate Criticized For Education TV Ad (Patch)
15. 🌱 Amherst Daily: Sports; Obits; Homes; Camp; And More (Patch)
16. 🌱 Windham Daily: Lawn Mowing Etiquette; Jaguar Boosters; More (Patch)
17. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: Stuffed Bears; Cooler Temps; Sports; More (Patch)
18. Elizabeth Tate | Obituary (Salem News)
19. Ken Maurer | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
20. Gail Oster Obituary (1953 - 2022) - Milford, NH (Legacy.com)
21. Rep. Chris Pappas: America's future will be made in New Hampshire (The Union Leader)

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Today in Merrimack:

• Clown School (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Great Job YMCA of Greater Nashua Leaders Club! Your service to community has now made it safer for kids to play at Wasserman Park in Merrimack!" (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "MY Y STORY: Janna Vartanian Janna is happy to see that the Y is expanding its mental health programming and actively promoting the Y as a place to help everyone achieve balance, both physically and mentally. #NMYMCA #StrongerTogether Rea..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Republican Town Committee: "Good news for Merrimack and thanks to our hard working state reps up in Concord." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Public Library: "Celebrate International Museum Day with us! International Museum Day is held annually on or around 18 May, coordinated by the International Council of Museums. The event highlights a specific theme which changes every year reflecting a r..." (Facebook)
• Arts In Reach (AIR): "Do you want to spend a week in this beautiful outdoor location in Nottingham? You should sign up for Storytelling in Nature! 🌱 We will be making large scale pageant puppets and devising a performance together. We’ll also have other outd..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Congratulations to our Board Member Dr. Amir Toosi for this well deserved recognition!" (Facebook)
• Merrimack Department of Public Works: "Survey crews from Hancock Associates will be working on the roads of the Pine Knoll Shores subdivision over the next two to three weeks. The survey work is in support of the Stormwater Planning Study that was approved by voters in 2021. ..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Department of Public Works: "It's National Public Works Week! Our DPW provides service to the community no matter the weather, keeping our infrastructure safe and effective, and our work is seen and used by residents daily. Merrimack is celebrating public works week..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "The Y is working with YMCA Ukraine, YMCA Europe and the World YMCA to help those being impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Please consider donating to provide emergency support to YMCA Ukraine. https://www.ymca.org/Crisis-in... #St..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack TV: "It's National Public Works Week! 🎉 We appreciate our friends at the Merrimack Department of Public Works and recognize their work to keep the community safe, efficient, and looking great! Thanks for all that you do!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Medicaid 101 (May 19)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (May 20)
• It Takes A Village (May 21)
• Bedford Garden Club Annual Plant Sale (May 21)
• Kreiva Academy 2022-2023 Information Session and Tour (May 22)
• The Basics of Estate Planning (May 25)
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Announcements:

• Karen O’Rourke Receives Certified Financial Planner Certification (Details)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll see you around.

— 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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