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Tuesday May 12th Patch AM

Morning Nashua! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Nashua man is jailed after shots by the Merrimack
  • How you can help fight summer hunger in Greater Nashua
  • Meet the Nashua students who just topped New Hampshire’s water science contests

Also on today's calendar: Room for What's Next: Designing & Building an ADU and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What's black, white, and blue? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A few afternoon showers, temps: high: 59, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nashua Resident Arrested After Firing Handgun Near Group On Merrimack River (patch.com) — Nashua police arrested a local man who allegedly fired a handgun from the riverbank toward people on the Merrimack River, leading to two felony reckless conduct charges. He’s being held without bail and is due in Nashua District Court Monday afternoon. Investigators are still seeking information from anyone who witnessed the incident near Peach Drive.    

• Help wanted: Nashua volunteers to fight food insecurity ahead of summer (nhpr.org) — Nashua-area residents are being asked to volunteer with United Way of Greater Nashua on May 30–31 to collect food donations at local supermarkets as summer approaches. With school meals ending and pantry donations typically dropping during vacation season, organizers hope to field more than 100 volunteers to keep local families fed.    

• Water Science Fair and Poetry Contest winners announced (unionleader.com) — Nashua students took top honors at the New Hampshire Drinking Water Festival, with World Academy fifth graders winning first place in the State Water Science Fair and a 2nd Nature Academy student earning first in the poetry contest. The statewide event brought 486 students together for hands-on water science, expert-led activities, and recognition of outstanding projects and poems.    


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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Get excited! Just a few days until our 2nd Annual Family STEM Day! —Allegra Boverman Read on Patch
  • Later this month, I will be traveling with a surgical team to the jungle of Guatemala to volunteer my time doing free surgery on people who would otherwise not be able to get it.
    The trip out to the remote hospital is long, sometimes treacherous since the roads are not great, and taxing on us. Please pray for good health for… (Nextdoor North Nashua)
  • Good morning neighbors.
    Happy mother's day. Hope you are loved and celebrated today and everyday (Nextdoor West Hollis Street)
  • BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Forklift Driver Full Time in Nashua. Apply here.
  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Customer Service & E-Commerce Associate Team Leader (Customer Service, In-Store Shopper Assistant Department Manager) in Nashua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nashua here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hudson

  • K9 finds suspect in shed after chase in Hudson, NH (lowellsun.com)

Merrimack

  • Merrimack's Mickey Gasper plays best game in Red Sox uniform (wmur.com)
  • Local high schools represent NH at FIRST Robotics championship (unionleader.com)
  • AG: Thirteen police officers shot at Raymond man before he died by suicide (nhpr.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sad zebra (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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