🌱 Nashua Daily: Searching A battlefield And Finding Camaraderie

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

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, colder. High: 25 Low: -3.

Here are the top stories today in Nashua:

1. Edward Mullen Obituary (1943 - 2022-02-01) - Nashua, NH - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
2. COVID-19 Tests Now Available At State Liquor Stores: PM Patch NH
3. After PUC cuts to energy efficiency programs, can funding be restored? | New Hampshire Public Radio (New Hampshire Public Radio)
4. New Hampshire Fugitive Surrenders Before Being Found: Update
5. Robert (Bob) James Fitzgerald, (New Hampton Tribune)
6. Lingle: Searching for a battlefield and finding camaraderie (San Antonio Express-News)
7. Claudette F. Bradley Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
8. Dover Rep's Take On Klein-Knight's Use Of 'N' Word Stokes Controversy (InDepth NH)
9. 1 Killed, Over 200 Crashes Reported Amid ‘Horrible' Road Conditions (NBC10 Boston)
10. Patricia Nicholson Obituary (1941 - 2022) - Lowell, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
11. Celia A. Stevens | Obituary (The Salem News)
12. Join Us For The 2022 Greater Nashua Public Health Annual Meeting (Press Release Desk)
13. Nashua Mask Mandate Extended Through February 28, 2022 (Press Release Desk)
14. Peter 'Pete' D. Champagne | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
15. Joshua Ryan Wilson | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
16. Gerard R. 'Chick' Desrosiers | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
17. Richard F. 'Doc' Davis Jr. | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
18. Erica Stone Garasky | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
19. Kevin 'Big Red' Howe | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)

Today in Nashua:

• Live Music with Corey Zwart (4:00 PM)
• Hudson Deliberative Sessions (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "We are open from noon to 2pm today and there are some very lovable pets here waiting for their forever families to find them. If you feel it is safe to do so, come and meet them! Turn a yucky day into their lucky day. 😺 https://www.hsfn..." (Facebook)
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: "The shelter will be closing at 2pm to ensure that our staff get home safely. This means we will be open for adoptions from noon to 2pm today. https://www.hsfn.org/adopt/" (Facebook)
• Nashua Silver Knights: "Let’s welcome right-handed pitcher Tyler Wright from Plymouth State to the 2022 Silver Knights! Wright will join fellow Panther and Concord High alum Noah Wachter at Holman Stadium this summer. Welcome to Nashua!" (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "#FridaysUnited at the United Way of Greater Nashua office in preparation for the Nashua Nor'Easter 5K/10K/Half Marathon Winter Walk/Run" (Facebook)
• Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter, Inc.: "Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Surprise that special someone while supporting an organization that you love! NSKS is offering up to 150 raffle tickets for this stunning opal ring, valued at $2,850.00. In addition, three addit..." (Facebook)
• The Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce: "Heavy rain didn't dampen the spirit of our 2022 Legislative Kickoff Reception last night at The Event Center at the Courtyard by Marriott. Thank you our Nashua state house and senate members who attended, our Chamber members who braved t..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Transit System: "SERVICE ALERT: Snow Stage 2 is currently in effect due to inclement weather. Please see the link below for the map and more information. https://nashuanh.gov/AlertCent... We strongly encourage riders to check the NTS website ..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "WEATHER UPDATE: The schedules at the Merrimack, Nashua and Westwood Park branches of the YMCA of Greater Nashua have been affected by today’s inclement weather. Visit the link below for the most recent info regarding closures, cancellati..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Transit System: "SERVICE ALERT: Snow Stage 2 (2-5-22) Due to inclement weather, Snow Stage 2 will continue to be in effect through Saturday, February 5, 2022 until conditions improve. Please see the link below for more information. https://nashuanh.gov/A..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Public Library: "Today the library building is closed, as usual on Fridays. Because of the storm, we won't be answering phones, email, or chat today." (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "You Get Gifts! If you raise $100 for the #SafetyNetFund of Greater Nashua that is. What do you get? Here...We...Go! 1) Sweat rag for your athletic adventures from Mint Printworks 2) 1 week free membership to the YMCA of Greater Nashua 3)..." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua: "To kick-off #BlackHistoryMonth, our teens transformed the Teen Center into a celebration of some of the more prominent black historical figures with their amazing collaborative mural! Check out their impressive work below!" (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "United Way of Greater Nashua holds food drives on the first Saturday of the every month at Hannaford in Nashua and at Hannaford in Hudson on every third Saturday. We collect food items and personal hygiene supplies for our food-insecure ..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Park and Recreation: "❄🏀The Boys Biddy Basketball playoff games have been cancelled for tonight.🏀❄ The games have been moved to tomorrow, Saturday, February 5th. Visit https://nashua.recdesk.com/Com... to see the updated schedule" (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "WEATHER UPDATE: Due to the winter storm we will be cancelling any classes starting after 3 PM and PM Kids Stop will be closed. The Y branches will remain open. Visit the link below for the most recent info regarding closures, cancellatio..." (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "Ocean State Job Lot will offer free hand sanitizer, hand wipes and disinfecting wipes at all stores to teachers, school management and school support personnel through Wednesday, Feb. 16. There is no purchase necessary and no limit on qu..." (Facebook)
• United Way of Greater Nashua: "**COLLECTION DRIVE REMINDER** Don't forget we will be holding our Collection Drive, tomorrow, Saturday, February 5th, at both Shaw's Supermarkets Merrimack, NH from 9am to 1pm. If you can't join us in person, you can also use the ShoeBox..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINING Come prepare your body for your next season of sports. Every sport has different needs that require different focuses on speed, strength, agility and injury prevention. Email Justin Sullivan at jsullivan@nmymc..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Public Library: "Turn your handwriting into colorful creations and learn over 20 techniques for cards, journaling or fun! Pull out your highlighters, colored pencils, gel pens, markers or whatever writing tools you have hiding in your drawers and join us..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Whipple Ledge Beyond: "Hey friends BE CAREFUL! - One person call me from Xfinity asking personal information It’s a scam." (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...