🌱 Merrimack Daily: Best Bowling Alley; Sports; And More

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

A little rain in the morning. High: 65 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories in Merrimack today:

1. Viewers' Choice 2022: Best bowling alley in New Hampshire (WMUR Manchester)
2. Fugitive Found Hiding; Plea Coming For Harmony's Stepmom? PM Patch NH
3. Manchester police arrest Bedford purse theft suspect who jumped into river, got inside drainpipe (WMUR Manchester)
4. New Hampshire Fugitive Found Stashed In Hidden Room: U.S. Marshals
5. Bedford Police Department Charges Man with Strong-Armed Robbery (John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC)
6. Stepmom Of Missing NH Girl Offered Welfare Theft Charge Deal: Report
7. Environmental advocacy organization sues Nylon Corporation of America (New Hampshire Public Radio)
8. NH Joint Fugitive Task Force Arrests Massachusetts Child Rape Suspect
9. River Dave trust dissolves; hermit picks up $200K+ check (The Union Leader)
10. No New COVID-19 Deaths, 216 New Cases, 6 Hospitalizations ThursdayInDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org)
11. Merrimack Valley Landlords Face Multiple Asbestos-Related Charges (Patch)
12. The 2022 men's college hockey transfer board (The Rink Live)
13. New Hampshire Fugitive Found Stashed In Hidden Room: U.S. Marshals (Patch)
14. Merrimack Events Calendar: Winter Carnival; Egg Hunt; Food; Fun; More (Merrimack Patch)
15. Merrimack Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Merrimack Patch)
16. Look Through 5 New Properties On The Market In The Merrimack Area (Merrimack Patch)
17. Fran L’Heureux, Merrimack Supervisor Of The Checklist Candidate (Merrimack Patch)
18. Middlebury Police Log: Street signs recovered from students (Addison County Independent)
19. Boys Lacrosse preview: No lax of talent (Lowell Sun)
20. Ladies, start your ... Boston Marathon! | Merrimack Valley (Eagle-Tribune)

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Today in Merrimack:

• Spring Fling Dance - Merrimack High School (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Yesterday staff and Leaders Club members joined to wish Larry Harding well as he heads to his new position of Youth Developmental Director with the Boroughs Family YMCA in Westborough, MA! His last day with our association will be April ..." (Facebook)
• Miss Merrimack Scholarship Program: "If you've been following during April, you may have noticed that I've been posting every day. Each Miss NH candidate is taking part in the Miss New Hampshire Social Media Calendar! Today, we are talking about our talents. I am so excited..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Fire Rescue: "Car Seat Safety Check April 20th 5-7 By appointment only. Email carseats@merrimacknh.gov to set up an appointment or ask questions!" (Facebook)
• Professional Firefighters of Merrimack IAFF Local 2904: "Car Seat Check Event coming up this month! Email carseats@merrimacknh.gov for an appointment." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Department of Public Works: "The 2022 Household Hazardous Waste program dates have been announced. The first event of the year will take place on April 23 in Nashua. https://www.nashuarpc.org/energy-environmental-planning/household-hazardous-waste/collection-info-sc..." (Facebook)
• SJN Merrimack: "From Fr. Rob’s handbook on Christian Prayer. “Man achieves the fullness of prayer not when he expresses himself, but when he lets God be most fully present in prayer.” (Pope St. John Paul II) #ChristianPrayer #FrRobsHandbook" (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "We know it can be tough sometimes. We know we all fall down sometimes. Keep getting up, we're here to help you do so. #StrongerTogether "Turn your wounds into wisdom." #OprahWinfrey #NMYMCA #ThursdayThoughts" (Facebook)
• Merrimack Public Library: "After School Stories - National Library Week!" (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "FIND YOUR PASSION. FIND YOUR Y. We have some great openings where you can make a difference in your community at your local YMCA branches. Help us help you! We thank you for your patience as we cope with staffing shortages. www.nmymca.or..." (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...