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

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First, today's weather:

Low clouds. High: 33 Low: 27.

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Here are the top stories in Merrimack today:

1. State Reports 4 New COVID-19 Deaths, 4410 New Cases, 303 Hospitalizations Monday (InDepthNH.org)
2. Fatal Snowmobile Crash; Housing Crisis; More: PM Patch NH
3. High Schools: Trinity beats Pinkerton in showdown | Sports (The Union Leader)
4. Falcons clip the Eagles in a defensive tilt (Conway Daily Sun)
5. Free VITA tax prep for NH residents, thanks to Granite United Way with support from Citizens Bank (Manchester Ink Link)
6. New Black History Videos Celebrate Achievement Of Heroic Figures
7. Gail M. (Bean) Krauz, 62 | Obituaries (The Laconia Daily Sun)
8. This Week's Merrimack Area Events (Merrimack Patch)
9. Patricia Rodziewicz Obituary (1932 - 2022) - Dracut, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
10. Who's Hiring In The Merrimack Area? Check Out New Local Jobs (Merrimack Patch)
11. NH Chronicle: The Brown Paper Company (WMUR Manchester)

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Today in Merrimack:

• Brain-Based Parenting for Pre-K-Elementary: Supporting the Resilience of Children and Families (6:30 PM)
• Planning Board Meeting - Merrimack Town Clerk (7:00 PM)
• Budget Committee Meeting - Merrimack School District (7:00 PM)
• Planning Board Meeting - Town of Merrimack (7:00 PM)
• Sleepy Stories - Merrimack Public Library (7:00 PM)
• An Invitation to Sing with The Souhegan Valley Chorus!! (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Professional Firefighters of Merrimack IAFF Local 2904: "Thoughts are with the Stockton Fire Department. This is absolutely devastating. " (Facebook)
• Thomas More College of Liberal Arts: "Happy Feast of St. John Bosco! Servite Domino in laetitia! Over the weekend students enjoyed the great sledding (and extensive shoveling!) that the recent snowfall brought." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Police Department: "****UPCOMING TRAINING**** Dates have been scheduled for our next woman's self defense R.A.D. class. Dates for the upcoming class will be March 22,24,29,&31. Class will be held from 530p-830p on all four evenings at the Function Hall loca..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Department of Public Works: "Starting tomorrow, February 1, 2022, the Recycling Facility will no longer be accepting #3, #4, #6, and #7 plastics in the single stream - those plastics should be either reused or disposed of in the trash stream. The Sunday Select Merri..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Parks and Recreation: "If you are planning on visiting Wasserman Park today or tomorrow; DPW is still working to clear the snow off the Park Road. If your vehicle doesn't have 4 wheel or all wheel drive we strongly advise you not to drive down to the bottom of..." (Facebook)
• SJN Merrimack: "Since we have a couple of more weeks before the parish's 40th Anniversary celebration, we thought we would highlight some of the ministries and groups at SJN. First up, the Knights of Columbus. Founded in 1992, the Knights of Columbus Bi..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "We hope you will consider running the Nashua Nor'easter... the Y is one of the non-profit sites on the course! We love partnering with the United Way of Greater Nashua" (Facebook)
• Merrimack Public Library: "Questions? Call the reference desk at (603) 424-5021(x104) https://www.merrimacklibrary.org/events/2021/11/03/aarp-tax-aide-program" (Instagram)
• Arts In Reach (AIR): "NEXT MONDAY ⭐️💜⚡️ Join us on Zoom from 4-5:30pm to work on creative projects and homework. Don't have anything to work on? Feel free to come and chat! Email haley@artsinreach.org to sign up 🌈🌟 - - - #artsinreach #art #nh #newhampshire..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Parks and Recreation: "Can you believe January is almost over? Are you still wondering what your kids will do for fun during February Vacation week? You are in luck, we still have a few spaces left for Fun4All's Games Galore vacation camp week here at Wasserma..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Parks and Recreation: "Sharing for the Police Department. ****UPCOMING TRAINING**** Dates have been scheduled for our next woman's self defense R.A.D. class. Dates for the upcoming class will be March 22,24,29,&31. Class will be held from 530p-830p on all four..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack TV: "This week's meeting and event coverage. Merrimack TV is not just cable tv! You can watch in HD from anywhere on our website and on streaming devices via the Cablecast Screenweave app available on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. Mon 1..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Mentoring is an important component of positive youth development, promoting academic success, engagement in extracurriculars and connections to new opportunities. But, DYK that 1 in 3 young people in America are without a mentor outside..." (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)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "We are happy to be one of the Nashua Nor'easter stops!" (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...