🌱 Merrimack Daily: Defamatory Retweets Protected; Obits; And More

Good morning, Merrimack! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started. Here's what's going on around Merrimack today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 78 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories today in Merrimack:

1. NH Supreme Court: Defamatory retweets protected under federal Section 230 law (The Union Leader)
2. New York, New Jersey Fugitive May Be In New Hampshire: U.S. Marshals
3. Motorcyclist Injured In Crash; Abortion Politics; More: PM Patch NH
4. Westfield native Kacey Bellamy appointed Premier Hockey Federation Scout, Player Relations Liaison (MassLive.com)
5. Brush Fire in White Mountains Results in Closure of Part of Appalachian Trail (NECN)
6. Merrimack Valley ANC leads Armenian flag raisings (Armenian Weekly)
7. BAE Systems' new Manchester facility 'critical' to company's plans (New Hampshire Business Review)
8. Merrimack Area Pets Up For Adoption: Dogs, Cats, More (Merrimack Patch)
9. Norman Desrochers Obituary (1933 - 2022) - Dracut, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
10. Off-Campus: Frost leads Rhode Island track to championship (Lowell Sun)
11. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: Brush Fires; Indictments; Obits; And More (Patch)
12. 🌱 Nashua Daily: Former School Superintendent Mosley Absent From Job (Patch)
13. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: New Police Station; Biz Notes; Dunkin Blight? (Patch)
14. Sportswriter Mike Muldoon dies at 59 | Merrimack Valley (Eagle-Tribune)
15. My co-pilot, our superstar: Mike Muldoon | Merrimack Valley (Eagle-Tribune)
16. A new maestro | Lifestyle (Eagle-Tribune)
17. Shannon Albright | Obituary (Salem News)

Today in Merrimack:

• NO Town Council meeting (Moved to May 5, 2022) (7:00 PM)

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Events:

• Comedy at Averill House Vineyard May 14th at 5:30PM (May 14)
• Miracles Redefined: Overcoming Crises and Finding Solutions (May 15)
• Medicaid 101 (May 19)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (May 20)
• Bedford Garden Club Annual Plant Sale (May 21)
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You're all caught up for today! 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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