🌱 Merrimack Daily: Assisted Living Center Wins Award; Sports; More

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Tony Schinella, your host of the Merrimack Daily.

First, today's weather:

A little rain in the morning. High: 68 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories today in Merrimack:

1. April 11 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 108 positive results with 46 in Manchester; 1 death reported (Manchester Ink Link)
2. Good Samaritan, Hit By Driver, Faces Major Injuries: PM Patch NH
3. River Hawks Set for Five-Game Week (GoRiverHawks.com)
4. Elizabeth Coyle Obituary (1927 - 2022-04-09) - Nashua, NH - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
5. Merrimack: See This Week's Upcoming Events In The Area (Merrimack Patch)
6. Marie Kostar Obituary (Bucks County Courier Times)
7. Assisted living center owner named NH's Small Business Person of the Year (New Hampshire Business Review)
8. Wilton Collaborative Space schedules events (Monadnock Ledger Transcript)
9. Local Jobs: Check Out Who's Hiring In The Merrimack Area (Merrimack Patch)
10. Collegebound talk new postsecondary landscape (Boothbay Register)
11. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: Sustainable Apparel; Healing At The Dump; More (Patch)
12. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Arts And Sports Updates; Obits; And More (Patch)
13. 🌱 Hampton-North Hampton Daily: Sports; Business; Cool Homes; And More (Patch)
14. 🌱 Salem Daily: Heroes In Our Midst; Runners Win; Shootings; Coffee (Patch)
15. Seacoast high school girls lacrosse: What to know about every local team and its key players (Seacoastonline.com)
16. Philip Dargie | Obituary (The Eagle-Tribune)

Today in Merrimack:

• Merrimack Garden Club - Merrimack Public Library (6:00 PM)
• Wildcat Falls Subcommittee - Merrimack Town Clerk (6:30 PM)
• Wildcat Falls Subcommittee - Town of Merrimack (6:30 PM)
• Business Book Group - Merrimack Public Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Merrimack Police Department: "We wanted to thank all of the dispatchers out there and especially our dispatchers at Merrimack PD. Our dispatchers have the ability to multi-task like no others! They are answering phones, dispatching police and fire units, answering wa..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Department of Public Works: "Stowell Road Bridge Repairs have been completed. Thank you to the Merrimack Police Department for the Drone Photos." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Congratulations to all of the Y Dance In Motion dancers this weekend. It looked like a really great weekend for you all. Please help us congratulate them on all the awards and amazing routines, by leaving comments below!!! Well done team..." (Facebook)
• Miss Merrimack Scholarship Program: "Happy Monday! It's the 2nd #mentalhealthmonday of the Miss New Hampshire Social Media Calendar. If you want to be happy, inspired, goofy, etc., surround yourself with those types of people. I'm definitely an extrovert so I feed off of ev..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Department of Public Works: "Please join us in recognizing National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 11th - 15th. Work Zones are a sign to slow down!" (Facebook)
• SJN Merrimack: "From Fr. Rob’s Handbook on Christian Prayer. Mental prayer, or meditation, is prayerful reflection on Sacred Scripture for the purpose of deepening our faith, converting our heart, and fortifying our will to follow Christ. This is the fi..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Republican Town Committee: "This is time sensitive people !!!" (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "KIDS STOP IN-BRANCH BABYSITTING: In order to take care of others you need to take care of yourself. We'll watch the kids while you get your workout in, free of charge for family members with kids ages 1-12 years old, at all 3 branches. L..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Public Library: "Find your polling station: https://www.merrimacknh.gov/finance-department/pages/voters-guide" (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "YOUTH WELLNESS HOURS - Merrimack YMCA Who says you can’t be healthy and active while having fun? That’s exactly what kids will learn when they attend Youth Wellness Hours. Every Wednesday, kids ages 7-12 years old can participate in fun,..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Public Library: "Find your polling station: https://www.merrimacknh.gov/finance-department/pages/voters-guide" (Instagram)
• Arts In Reach (AIR): "Let's GO! We are going to Bedrock Gardens for our first GOOD GANG HANG! Calling all volunteers ages 14 & up! Come do a little Spring cleaning with us or check out other opportunities by signing up here: https://artsinreach.galaxydigital...." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Help us collect shoes for the Greater Nashua community. The Boy Scout Troop 465 from Hollis, NH is hoping to collect new and gently worn shoes that community members can still use. Drop boxes are located in all three of our YMCA branches..." (Facebook)

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— 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...