🌱 Merrimack Daily: No Easy Fix To Homelessness; COVID-19 Updates

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Tony Schinella here. Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 35 Low: 4.

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Here are the top stories today in Merrimack:

1. Baker On Missing NH Girl Case: 'I Feel Tremendous Amount Of Pain'
2. State Reports 24 New COVID-19 Deaths Wednesday; Outbreaks Listed By Institution Name (InDepthNH.org)
3. Coronavirus Blog: Earlier Updates (July 19 through December 28, 2021) | New Hampshire Public Radio (New Hampshire Public Radio)
4. Excavator Falls Off Trailer; 1972 Cold Case Solved: PM Patch NH
5. Latest: Check Hospital Capacity In Merrimack Area (Merrimack Patch)
6. Excavator Rolls Off Trailer In Merrimack, Greeley Street Closed (Jeffrey Hastings)
7. Girl Scout team wins FIRST LEGO League state championship (The Laconia Daily Sun)
8. Homelessness in New Hampshire: no easy fix for a complicated problem (New Hampshire Business Review)
9. Hockey East Glance (Federal News Network)
10. Pet Adoption In The Merrimack Area: See New Local Dogs, Cats (Merrimack Patch)
11. BAE Systems Awarded a $60 Million Contract to Expand Domestic Supply of State-of-the-art Microelectronics Technology (The Bakersfield Californian)
12. James 'Jay' G. Boudreau | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)

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Today in Merrimack:

• Books & Babies - Merrimack Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Comics Club - Merrimack Public Library (5:30 PM)
• This Land of Snow With Anders Morley (6:00 PM)
• This Land of Snow With Anders Morley (6:00 PM)
• BAE Retirement Planning Dinner (6:00 PM)
• Mindfulness: Support for Parents and Caregivers (6:30 PM)
• Town Council Budget*Snow Date, if needed* (6:30 PM)
• Town Council Budget*Snow Date, if needed* (6:30 PM)
• Budget Committee Department Budget Review Meeting (7:00 PM)
• Budget Committee Department Budget Review Meeting (7:00 PM)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— 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...