🌱 Merrimack Daily: Cupcakes For Ukraine; Teacher Gets New Gig

Happy Thursday, people of Merrimack! It's Tony Schinella. Let's start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

First, today's weather:

A little afternoon rain. High: 58 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Merrimack today:

1. March 16 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 136 positive results with 5 in Manchester; 4 deaths reported (Manchester Ink Link)
2. Standoff Leads To Charges; Indictments; And More: PM Patch NH
3. Barbara Rawnsley Obituary (2022) - Litchfield, Nh, NH - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
4. Pauline Muldoon Obituary (2022) - Lowell, NH - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
5. Pamela Carr named Seacoast School of Technology principal (Seacoastonline.com)
6. Merrimack bakery's cupcakes raise money to support Ukraine (WMUR Manchester)
7. Wanted Lawrence man arrested after crack cocaine, fentanyl investigation (Eagle-Tribune)
8. Merrimack Area Pet Adoption: Rats, Cats & More (Merrimack Patch)
9. 🌱 Concord Daily: What You Need To Know March 16 (Patch)
10. Advocacy group data shows bacteria levels in Merrimack River spike after sewer overflows (New Hampshire Public Radio)
11. Rodgers Memorial Library joins GMILCS, Inc. (Manchester Ink Link)

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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...