🌱 Nashua Daily: Inflation, COVID-19 Mandates Are Election Themes

Good morning, Nashua! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and mild. High: 54 Low: 27.

Here are the top stories today in Nashua:

1. Hollis Dunkin' Restaurant Burglary Suspect Caught On Camera (Jeffrey Hastings)
2. Fire Chief Retires; 4-Alarm House Fire; And More: PM Patch NH
3. William Cresswell Obituary (1945 - 2022) - Candia, NH - Union Leader (Legacy.com)
4. Holy Cow! History: For President's Day, Some Presidential Parting Words
5. Nashua Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Nashua Patch)
6. Nashua: 5 Freshest Properties To Hit The Market (Nashua Patch)
7. High School Sports In The Nashua Area: The Week Ahead (Nashua Patch)
8. Dems, GOP set inflation, COVID mandates as election themes (Nashua Telegraph)
9. Obituary: Kerry Sienkiewicz (Lewiston Sun Journal)
10. High on the shelves: Liquor-marijuana combo | Editorials (The Union Leader)
11. End of an era for retiring Nashua Fire Chief Rhodes, who was driven home in the same engine he started with (Manchester Ink Link)
12. Local roundup: Mascoma wrestling claims three wins at NHIAA D-III state tournament (Valley News)

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Today in Nashua:

• International Soccer Club: ISC Soccer (5:30 PM)
• Board of Education: Board of Education Meeting (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "We are ON for the HSFN Pot of Gold Raffle on St. Patrick's Day! This year, the event is sponsored by our friends at Franklin Savings Bank in Merrimack, where we will be drawing the winning ticket LIVE on our Facebook page. The winner wil..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Help us help you by sharing our job openings with your friends, colleagues and neighbors. We have some great open positions. We thank you for your patience as we cope with staffing shortages. Come work for the YMCA and your membership is..." (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "This event is relevant for people 45 and older and only a few seats are left! Consider attending tomorrow evening, Monday the 21st, to learn and enjoy a complimentary beverage and some dinner at a great new local restaurant. Free admitta..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "FEBRUARY VACATION CAMP: SOCCER WITH ELITE UK Join us at the Westwood Park YMCA for a week of advanced soccer training with Elite UK Soccer. Your child with go through more advanced skills and drills conducted by certified soccer coaches...." (Facebook)
• Nashua Public Library: "Today (2/20) is National Love Your Pet Day! 🐾 To celebrate, here are just a few of the furry loved ones our staff call family. ❤️ Show us your pets in the comments! #NationalLoveYourPetDay #NashuaLibrary #LibraryPets" (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "DOWNLOAD THE 2022 SUMMER CAMP BROCHURE. Summer camp registration will open on March 14. Begin to make a plan for what your kids summer camp experience will look like. We look forward to having your kids join us this summer for the #BestS..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Birch Hill: "Hello! - I am Jen!! Your neighborhood Vet Nurse and pet care taker. I work at a veterinary hospital part time and am a traveling vet nurse now full time!! Woohoo! This means I travel to YOUR home to take care of your pets. I will take o..." (Nextdoor)

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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...