🌱 Merrimack Daily: Woman Dies After Crash; Saint-Gobain Update; More

Happy Tuesday, people of Merrimack! It's Tony Schinella. Let's get this day started off right. These are the most important things going on today in Merrimack.

First, today's weather:

Occasional morning rain. High: 54 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Merrimack today:

1. Mom Of NH Boy Found Dead In MA Park Indicted On Murder Charges
2. Saint-Gobain To Provide Safe Drinking Water To 1,000 Properties: State (Merrimack Patch)
3. Boston Marathon Live Coverage: Peres Jepchirchir Wins Women's Race
4. Derry's Fazioli finishes in top 50 at Boston | New Hampshire (Eagle-Tribune)
5. Wolfeboro, Concord Men Face DUI Charges: Police Log (Patch)
6. The Recorder - West County Notebook: April 18, 2022 (The Recorder)
7. Elderly Woman Involved In Nashua Wrong-Way Driver Turnpike Crash Dies (Patch)
8. Elijah's Mom Charged With Murder; Wrong-Way Driver Dies: PM Patch NH
9. Nearly 2 Tons Of Food Distributed Around Concord (Patch)
10. Merrimack Weekday Events: See What's Happening In The Area (Merrimack Patch)
11. New Job Listings In The Merrimack Area (Merrimack Patch)
12. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: Firefighters Offer Assistance; Missing Woman Found (Patch)
13. 🌱 Salem Daily: Firefighters Lend A Hand; $100M Housing Plan; More (Patch)
14. 🌱 Nashua Daily: Firefighters Help Out In Dracut; Music; Obits; More (Patch)
15. Champion of Children: Merrimack Valley's Dr. Randy Wormald honored for educational excellence (Manchester Ink Link)
16. Merrimack (Executive Park Drive) (WSP)

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Today in Merrimack:

• Musical Me - Merrimack Public Library (9:30 AM)
• Read Aloud Book Club - Merrimack Public Library (3:30 PM)
• Parent/Teacher Conferences - Merrimack School District (4:00 PM)
• City of Nashua Division of Public Health & Community Services (6:00 PM)
• Planning Board Meeting - Merrimack Town Clerk (7:00 PM)
• Planning Board Meeting - Town of Merrimack (7:00 PM)
• Sleepy Stories - Merrimack Public Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Merrimack Parks and Recreation: "The dog park is currently closed while the parking area is under construction. We hope to have it reopened later this afternoon. This afternoon the parking area leading to the trails on the left when entering the park will be closed and ..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "We'll begin enrolling for our upcoming session on TOMORROW. From Basketball to arts classes, music to gymnastics, dance to wellness and so much more; we have a bit of everything for everyone. #NMYMCA Research: https://operations.daxko.co..." (Facebook)
• Miss Merrimack Scholarship Program: "Dance has always been a huge part of my life. After a long day, it is perfect to be able to dance out the stressors of the day. No matter your age or ability level, dance is a wonderful way to improve your mood, heart and lung condition,..." (Facebook)
• SJN Merrimack: "From Fr. Rob’s Handbook on Christian Prayer. While there is no one method of mental prayer, the Catechism reminds us that “a method is only a guide; the important thing is to advance with the Holy Spirit, along the way of prayer: Jesus C..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "The #FiveDaysofAction is back! Throughout the week, we’re participating in this campaign to increase awareness of child sexual abuse and how we can prevent it together. We pledge to protect the children we serve—and we hope you will, too..." (Facebook)
• Arts In Reach (AIR): "🌟Wild Imaginings Project: Day Five🌟 Last Thursday the AIR artists did some sewing and embroidery on their clothes! We’re so excited to see how all of the wearable art they’ve been working on turns out 😍 - - - #wip #wildimaginings #wil..." (Facebook)
• Merrimack TV: "Our meeting coverage this week. Merrimack TV is not just cable! Watch on Comcast XFINITY or in HD on our website and on streaming devices via the Cablecast Screenweave app available on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. Mon 4/18 5PM MVD..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Bowers Landing: "Hi Neighbors, I have enjoyed years of family fun with my kids while racing Soap Box Derby. - I can help get you on the track with a car this year. I have some assembled cars to borrow or parts to assemble your own. The New Hampshire So..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Blackstone: "🌻🌹I am currently looking for clients to clean homes for. - I do deep cleaning, light housekeeping, organization and so much more. I’m just starting out so if the prices do not work for you we can definitely negotiate. I only do what yo..." (Nextdoor)

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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for 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...