🌱 Merrimack Daily: Murder Charge; Sports Updates; Obits; More

Rise and shine, Merrimack! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Clouds and sun; much colder. High: 35 Low: 24.

Here are the top stories today in Merrimack:

1. State: Federal Prison in Berlin Has 326 Inmates, 49 Staffers With COVID-19 Wednesday (InDepthNH.org)
2. NH Health, Education Departments Call For End To Masks In Schools
3. Northeastern top-ranked as women’s Hockey East playoffs begin (The Boston Globe)
4. Home Invasion Leads To Attempted Murder Charge: PM Patch NH
5. Obituary: Anthony J. Dalphonse | Obituaries (Conway Daily Sun)
6. NH Fugitive With ‘Violent Tendencies’ Wanted By U.S. Marshals
7. How to Watch Hockey East Tournament: Merrimack vs. New Hampshire in Women's College Hockey: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time (CalBearsMaven)
8. Late February Snowstorm Could Dump 12 Inches In NH: Forecasters
9. NH College Hockey: Deep Plymouth State set for postseason (The Union Leader)
10. LEGAL NOTICES for Thursday, February 24, 2022 (Town Line)
11. Twisting through the wind: N.H. legislative committee votes against single-use plastic bag legislation (New Hampshire Public Radio)
12. Community Partners Executive Director to retire: Seacoast health news (Foster's Daily Democrat)
13. Former Jockey, Trainer Zangari Dies at 83 (BloodHorse.com)
14. 2 Merrimack Area New Open Houses Worth Checking Out (Merrimack Patch)
15. New Rabbits, Dogs, Pets Up For Adoption In The Merrimack Area (Merrimack Patch)
16. Men's college hockey check-in - Top Frozen Four contenders, Olympians who caught our eye (ESPN)
17. NH State Police Major Crime, Litchfield Police Working At A House (Jeffrey Hastings)
18. This Week in Hockey East: Power play proving to be strong point for Merrimack entering season's stretch run - College Hockey (USCHO)
19. Distant Dome: Gerrymandering alive and well in the 603 (Eagle-Tribune)
20. Former EHS Star Anthony Norcia Continues His College Football Journey (Everett Independent)

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Today in Merrimack:

• Nonpublic Town Council meeting - Merrimack Town Clerk (6:00 PM)
• Sklar Subcommittee Meeting - Merrimack Town Clerk (6:00 PM)
• Nonpublic Town Council meeting - Town of Merrimack (6:00 PM)
• Sklar Subcommittee Meeting - Town of Merrimack (6:00 PM)
• Public Hearing-Bear Christensen Fund (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Professional Firefighters of Merrimack IAFF Local 2904: "Good morning Merrimack. Enjoy the weather today!" (Facebook)
• SJN Merrimack: "From Fr. Rob’s handbook on a Life in Christ. The Seventh Commandment forbids unjust taking, the unjust keeping of what rightly belongs to another. The list of following items is by no means exhaustive. *It forbids theft of another’s good..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "GETTING HEART HEALTHY With recently published research indicating blood pressure has worsened since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to use this month to focus on becoming heart healthy. Here are 5 tips you can use: htt..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Help us help you by sharing our job openings with your friends, colleagues and neighbors. We have some great open positions. We thank you for your patience as we cope with staffing shortages. Come work for the YMCA and your membership is..." (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...