🌱 Nashua Daily: Everything Going On Dec. 28

Rise and shine, Nashua! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right. Here's everything you need to know around Nashua today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds and sun. High: 43 Low: 30.

Here are the top stories today in Nashua:

1. Demand increases for COVID-19 tests as officials say many options available in New Hampshire (WMUR Manchester)
2. Explosive House Fire; Amtrak Train Strikes Car; More PM Patch NH
3. State Reports 30 New COVID-19 Deaths, 4263 Cases With 829 Under Age 18 Monday (InDepthNH.org)
4. The year in photos: N.H. scenes of 2021, pandemic to politics (New Hampshire Public Radio)
5. Police: Timberlane teacher was fired twice for touching girls (Eagle-Tribune)
6. Francis Joseph Obituary (1934 - 2021-12-25) - Leominster, Ma, MA - Sentinel & Enterprise (Legacy.com)
7. Argument About Jacket Leads To Box Cutter Threats In Nashua: Cops (Nashua Patch)
8. Nashua Events Calendar: See What's Happening In The Area This Week (Nashua Patch)
9. Who’s Hiring In Nashua: This Week’s Newest Job Openings (Nashua Patch)
10. New Hampshire Restaurant Fined After Fatal Crash by Intoxicated Customer (Insurance Journal)
11. George Cunliffe Obituary (1944 - 2021) - Lowell, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
12. Constance McVey Obituary (1947 - 2021) - Nashua, NH - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
13. Richard Carpentier Obituary (1951 - 2021) - Webster, Nh, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
14. Health officials encourage COVID-19 testing after holiday gatherings (WMUR Manchester)

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Today in Nashua:

• Special Board of Aldermen - Public Hearing O-21-081 Relative to the Revision of Ward Boundaries (7:00 PM)
• Board of Aldermen - Nashua City Hall (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nashua Public Library: "Stephanie, a Reference Librarian in Information Services, has been looking for a new hobby for 2022! With the help of our online catalog, they just may have found it... A keyword search for "hobbies" in our online catalog returned "Tiny ..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Silver Knights: "We’re excited to welcome infielder Jack McDermott to the Silver Knights! After his freshman season with the Mammoths, he will head to Nashua for the 2022 summer. McDermott will be the fifth player from Amherst College to play for the Kni..." (Facebook)
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "Introducing our new quarterly newsletter for kids! The full newsletter is viewable on our website, with a link to a pdf file at the bottom of the page for parents, teachers, or librarians to print and distribute. https://www.hsfn.org/get..." (Facebook)
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "We received a visit today from HSFN Alumni, Betty White! She is sporting a bee costume and we just had to share. Betty is one of the animals who received extensive veterinary care in her time with us this year, which we were able to prov..." (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "Raffle winner for the Learn United School Supply Pantry announcement!!" (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "ATTENTION: Below are the hours and group exercise schedule for the upcoming holiday. We hope you join us for some New Year’s fun and that you have a safe New Year's Eve. Classes have been added to the reservation system found on our Sche..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Senior Activity Center: "Did you receive a Christmas gift or gift card that you're not going to use? The Nashua Senior Activity Center can put your new gift or gift card to good use as an item in one of our raffles. We have several major raffles a year that are ..." (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "The new year is around the corner. Walking is a wonderful way to stay mobile and fit, and the Nashua Nor'Easter is a wonderful way to benefit the local community! Register here: tinyurl.com/nn2022 #nn2022 #guiltfree #winterwalk #winterru..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Our NFL Flag Football League (ages 6-14) provides young players a fun and exciting opportunity to engage in non-contact, continuous action while learning lessons in teamwork and sportsmanship. All players receive an official NFL jersey. ..." (Facebook)
• 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 this service so that it can help so..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Nashua Crown Hill: "https://gofund.me/d277c8cc please help save Magda. If i can't raise enough to cover her surgery to extract her damaged tooth she will have to be euthanized so that she wouldn't end up starving herself to death as the tooth gets more pa..." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! See you all tomorrow morning for your next 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...