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Happy Friday, Nashua! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know around town today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 48 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories in Nashua today:

1. COVID-19 In New Hampshire Heading In Right Direction: PM Patch NH
2. Opioid overdose rates in Manchester, Nashua highest since April 2018 (WMUR Manchester)
3. As omicron surge wanes, what's next for COVID rules in New Hampshire schools? (New Hampshire Public Radio)
4. Nashua Events Calendar: See What's Happening In The Area This Weekend (Nashua Patch)
5. Nashua Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Nashua Patch)
6. It's Academy For Science And Design Vs. Plymouth On Granite State Challenge (Nashua Patch)
7. Local woman marks 100th birthday with celebration | Rome Daily Sentinel (Rome Sentinel)
8. More emergency rental assistance funding is on its way to New Hampshire, state and federal officials say (New Hampshire Public Radio)
9. Carole Gillette Obituary (1933 - 2022) - Chelmsford, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
10. Nashua Area High School Games: The Weekend Ahead (Nashua Patch)
11. This Unique Drive-Thru Café In New Hampshire May Become Your New Favorite Stop (Only In Your State)
12. NH should recover all jobs lost in pandemic by year's end: economist (Yahoo News)
13. Stages: MacDonald as Bombeck: a great fit at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre (Lowell Sun)
14. Opposition turns out against abortion restriction bills | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
15. John Albert Lanoie | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
16. James N. Copley | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
17. George Charles Bougopoulos | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
18. Kansas gets OK to offer $1B-plus in breaks to mystery firm (Nashua Telegraph)
19. Elizabeth H. Balonis | Obituaries (News Item)
20. Bishop Guertin sharpshooting buries Little Green post-season hopes (Manchester Ink Link)

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Today in Nashua:

• Guidance Events: Course Selection - Nashua School District (7:00 AM)
• South Admin: Library Block - Nashua School District (7:20 AM)
• Lynn Allison: Guidance Course Selection (8:15 AM)
• South Admin: 504 Meeting - Nashua School District (9:00 AM)
• Business Education Series-Tools for Recruitment & Retention (9:00 AM)
• Immunizations and Child Lead Testing Clinic (9:00 AM)
• MaryJean Flanagan: Freshman Scavenger Hunt Tournament (10:00 AM)
• South Admin: Guidance E-Block - Nashua School District (10:00 AM)
• MaryJean Flanagan: Model UN meeting - Nashua School District (10:00 AM)
• South Admin: Career Assessments - Nashua School District (10:03 AM)
• Guidance Events: High School Course Selection (12:15 PM)
• STD/HIV/HCV Testing Clinic - Nashua City Hall (1:00 PM)
• Pennichuck Drama Club: Pennichuck Drama Club Performance (5:00 PM)
• International Soccer Club: ISC Soccer (5:30 PM)
• MDES Admin: Family Paint Night - Nashua School District (6:00 PM)
• Nashua Parks & Recreation: Biddy Basketball Playoffs (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Jan, Neighbor: "Make this your web browser homepage! 🐰 https://days.to/until/spring" (Patch)
• Alison Rose, Neighbor: "New Hampshire Demographics White: 92.88% Asian: 2.68% Two or more races: 2.10% Black or African American. How on earth do you 2.10% feel you've been systemically oppressed? Call me racist if you want, but systemic racism doesn't exist in Nh" (Patch)
• Thomas, Neighbor: "What's going on in Manchester New Hampshire heavy police presence everywhere" (Patch)

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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...