🌱 Merrimack Daily: Progressives Target Rung On 'N-Word' Flap

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

First, today's weather:

Snow and rain in the p.m.. High: 37 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Merrimack today:

1. Progressives Target Rep. Rung for Urging Dems Consider 'Context' of Using N-Word (NH Journal)
2. Revenues Continue To Grow; Crashes; Cool Homes; More: PM Patch NH
3. Merrimack, Granite State Challenge Defending Champs, Win Again (Merrimack Patch)
4. Amherst, Timberlane Regional Win Tri County Wrestling Tournament
5. Elizabeth Schalk Obituary (1970 - 2022) - Merrimack, NH - Concord Monitor (Legacy.com)
6. Merrimack Weekly Weather Forecast (Merrimack Patch)
7. Merrimack Prospective Homeowners: See 3 New Houses For Sale (Merrimack Patch)
8. Victorine 'Vicky' Mary KillKelley | News, Sports, Jobs (Cabinet.com)
9. Patricia Cambray Obituary (1941 - 2022) - Dracut, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
10. Saturday's local scoreboard (Grand Forks Herald)

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Today in Merrimack:

• Conservation Commission - Merrimack Town Clerk (6:30 PM)
• Conservation Commission - Town of Merrimack (6:30 PM)
• School Board Meeting - Merrimack School District (7:00 PM)
• MHS Wrestling Booster Club - Merrimack Public Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• SJN Merrimack: "This year we will hold out 25th Annual FAST for Social Action. FAST participants (6th grade through adults) sign up to go without food for 30 hours, only drinking juice and water. Participants also ask for sponsors – that is monetary don..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Public Library: "Sharing this event information for those who have been following the recent banning of the graphic novel, Maus by a Tennessee School Board. Registration required. -Yvette, Director" (Facebook)
• Miss Merrimack Scholarship Program: "So happy to bring back #sundaylungdays ! Today, I want to share my why. My social impact initiative is important to me due to the impact that different lung diseases have had on my family. Without breath, there is no life. Respiratory he..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack Public Library: "Show us your best Dessert! Send us a picture of your best creation by email, we'll post it on Facebook and open it up to the community to vote on. Please make sure to register on the website to ensure we have the right age of the kiddos ..." (Instagram)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Free Produce will be available this winter in the City of Nashua at the following locations, time and days of the week. We're proud to be part of this community team of organizations helping to provide free produce so that it can help so..." (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...