🌱 Nashua Daily: Outdoor Dining Returning; Man Wins Millions In Mass.

Happy Thursday, people of Nashua! Tony Schinella here. Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A heavy t-storm in the p.m.. High: 61 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories today in Nashua:

1. Expanded outdoor dining to return to downtown Nashua -- with a few changes (The Union Leader)
2. How Much More Money NH Residents Need Amid 40-Year Inflation High
3. Two run Boston Marathon with heavy heart for lost loved ones (WMUR Manchester)
4. 288 New COVID-19 Cases, 15 Hospitalizations, Institutional Outbreaks By Name Wednesday (InDepthNH.org)
5. With Inflation So High, How Much Extra Money Do We Need? PM Patch NH
6. ‘Shark Tank’ contestant, local startup FlexScreen opens new manufacturing plant (WPXI Pittsburgh)
7. Sidelined by an ACL Injury? (New Hampshire Magazine)
8. Probation Violation Fugitive From Rhode Island May Be In New Hampshire
9. Endeavor Business Media Announces Acquisition of Scranton Gillette Communications Portfolio of Transportation and Water Brands (PR Newswire)
10. New Hampshire CVS, Target Stores Limiting Baby Formula Purchases
11. New Dogs, Cats, Pets Up For Adoption At Nashua Area Shelters (Nashua Patch)
12. Brevan Electronics to Attend 2022 EDS Leadership Summit (Yahoo Finance)
13. Lucky Nashua, NH Man Wins Millions in MA Lottery (wokq.com)
14. 🌱 Nashua Daily: Opioid Overdoses Increasing To Pre-Pandemic Levels (Patch)
15. 🌱 Salem Daily: A 5th Grader Gives Savings To Fire Department (Patch)
16. Richard D. Taylor | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
17. Richard 'Dick' R. Kenney | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
18. Mask rule for planes and trains still up in the air (Nashua Telegraph)
19. Nashua Man Indicted On Threat, Beating Charges: Court (Nashua Patch)
20. As COVID infrastructure winds down, N.H. public health leaders worry about missed opportunity for investment (New Hampshire Public Radio)

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Today in Nashua:

• First Church Thrift Shop (10:00 AM)
• MaryJean Flanagan: Hypnotist Show - Nashua School District (6:30 PM)
• Nashua Chess Club - Nashua Public Library (6:30 PM)
• Pennichuck Water Special Committee - Nashua City Hall (7:00 PM)
• Nashua Novel Readers - Nashua Public Library (7:00 PM)
• Greater Nashua Parents of Twins and More (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nashua Silver Knights: "🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 For the first time in franchise history, the Nashua Silver Knights will be home at Historic Holman Stadium for the 4th of July!" (Facebook)
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "It's a quiet Wednesday... 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐇𝐒𝐅𝐍 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢! First is Miss Sadie. Ed and Joan say: "Dear friends at the Nashua Humane Society, Twinkle hopes you remember her. We adopted Twinkle on New Year's Day...." (Facebook)
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "Our next alumni update is Kerry! Kerry spent a lot of time alongside Becky, our Director of Animal Care, while she went through aggressive veterinary treatment. She came to meetings, she made us smile, and even though we miss her, we are..." (Facebook)
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "Our final alumni update for today is Matilda! Kaitlin says: I adopted my sweet girl, Tilly (Matilda) in January of this year! I am just emailing you as when I adopted her, you were all so kind and told me to send you pictures and let you..." (Facebook)
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "Our next alumni update is from Sampson! Beth says: "We are very pleased with our dog Sampson who we adopted from the Humane Society as well. We adopted when he was one. He is now six and turning seven years old in July. We strongly suppo..." (Facebook)
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "Next up in our series of alumni updates today is Charlie! Bruce says: "I thought I'd send some recent pictures of Charlie the bunny. He's been with us for about 6 months now and he's the sweetest little guy ever - we just adore him. I re..." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua: "Join us at the Club for our Youth of the Year & Hall of Fame Celebration on May 4th from 4:30-7 pm as we cheer on inspiring youth like Tiana and announce our 2022 Youth of the Year! Register Here: http://ow.ly/50hn50IF9Ti" (Facebook)
• Nashua Senior Activity Center: "Fire and Fusion-An Executive Chef Competition is fast approaching on May 4th from 6-9pm at Alpine Grove. Limited tickets are available. Enjoy appetizers from The Arbors of Bedford - Bedford, NH ,Bedford Falls, Fairview Senior Living, Ben..." (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "Your child can receive free, personalized tutoring from the comfort of your home. Email tutoring@unitedwaynashua.org or sceasar@unitedwaynashua.org to find out more about our virtual and in-person tutoring services. Free help is just an ..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "UPDATE: POOL HAS BEEN REOPENED (1:30pm 4/13) ----- ATTENTION: NASHUA YMCA POOL CLOSED APRIL 13 The Nashua YMCA Pool is closed due to a mechanical issue. We're in the process of getting a vendor to come fix it, but until it’s fixed the po..." (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "Check out our most recent quarterly newsletter! https://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-latest-news-for-you-from-your-United-Way-.html?soid=1101602489478&aid=7oHNULYx-7Y" (Facebook)
• Nashua Senior Activity Center: "Calling all NASCAR fans! Take a chance on this great raffle basket when you attend Fire and Fusion-An Executive Chef Competition on May 4th from 6pm-9pm at Alpine Grove. The event benefits the 100% self funded Nashua Senior Activity Center." (Facebook)
• The Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce: "New Hampshire’s Department of Business and Economic Affairs released an official glimpse of Gov. Chris Sununu’s $100 million housing plan Wednesday, noting that the program “specifically will demonstrate a preference for projects that ad..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Public Library: "This month we got asked "what does a German dog sound like?" 👂 In America, we're taught that and a dog goes "woof," a cat goes "meow," and a cow says "moo." But onomatopoeias, or words that are also sounds, are different in different la..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "The Y is working with YMCA Ukraine, YMCA Europe and the World YMCA to help those being impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Please consider donating to provide emergency support to YMCA Ukraine. https://www.ymca.org/Crisis-in... #St..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "HELP US TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT CHILDREN Join Us for 5 Days of Action April 18-22. The Y encourages adults and organizations in Greater Nashua to come together to make the community a safer place for children to live, learn, and play. #NM..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Public Library: "MakerSpace Madness: 1-5pm in the Children’s Room!" (Facebook)
• Nashua Senior Activity Center: "You won't want to miss today's Zoom Wellness Seminar from Rivier University Dept of Nursing on "Cataracts" Meagan Barbero is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Meagan Barbero's Zoom Meeting Time: Apr 13, 2022 12:00 PM Easte..." (Facebook)

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— Tony Schinella

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