🌱 Nashua Daily: Sextortion Cases Targeting Teens; Derby Party; More

Happy Saturday, people of Nashua! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Nashua today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 52 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories today in Nashua:

1. NH DHHS and NH Hospital Association's COVID-19 Data for Friday (InDepthNH.org)
2. Former Cop Sentenced For Killing Woman In 2019 DWI Crash: PM Patch NH
3. May 24th Webinar: Embedded computing challenges of next-generation sensor and signal processing for electronic warfare (Military & Aerospace Electronics)
4. Ivermectin bill passes N.H. Senate while 'right of conscience' vaccine exemption stalls (New Hampshire Public Radio)
5. Girls Inc. of New Hampshire’s Fuel Her Fire Auction a Success!
6. Atkinson Man Indicted On Hudson Strangulation Charges: Superior Court (Nashua Patch)
7. Souhegan Valley Rotary Club to host 10th annual Kentucky Derby Party Saturday (Nashua Telegraph)
8. FBI, New Hampshire officials warn of rise in sextortion cases targeting teens (WMUR Manchester)
9. Maple SOS: How to save our syrup (New Hampshire Business Review)
10. Vaccine 'conscience' bill sent to study by NH Senate (New Hampshire Business Review)
11. New Hampshire mental health experts discuss challenges among AAPI community (WMUR Manchester)
12. 🌱 Nashua Daily: Housing Plan Gets Second Look; Expensive Groceries (Patch)
13. 🌱 Concord Daily: Administrators Get Contract; Reid Case Updates; More (Patch)
14. 🌱 Hampton-North Hampton Daily: High Fecal Counts At The Beach (Patch)
15. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: Overdose Deaths; Business Notes; Sports Info; More (Patch)
16. 🌱 Salem Daily: Obits; Sports; Whats With The Pile Of Logs? (Patch)
17. COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise (Nashua Telegraph)
18. Landfill restrictions pass Senate, Soucy says she was bullied (Nashua Telegraph)
19. Harmony Montgomery's stepmom violated bail order | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
20. Shaheen leads NH delegation in welcoming $600K to compensate NH fishermen impacted by Atlantic herring fishery disaster (Nashua Telegraph)
21. Eric Clifford Hardy | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
22. DHANENS, Valerie C. (Santa Barbara News-Press)

Today in Nashua:

• New England Crusaders, Inc.: New England Crusader Jamfest (8:00 AM)
• Symphony NH: Symphony Rehearsals and Concert (8:30 AM)
• Pennichuck Corporation - 2022 Annual Meeting of Sole Shareholder (9:00 AM)
• Run2Rescue 5K (9:00 AM)
• Pennichuck Corporation - Annual Meeting of Board of Directors (9:10 AM)
• Craft & Artisan show ~ Spring Showers bring May Flowers (10:00 AM)
• Sarah Evans: Spring Musical - Nashua School District (12:00 PM)
• Nashua Chess Club - Nashua Public Library (12:00 PM)
• Siopes and Holiday Live at Millyard Brewery (4:00 PM)
• Mother's Day Candle Bar + Flower Workshop (4:00 PM)
• Symphony NH presents: The Music of James Bond! (7:30 PM)
• Symphony NH presents: The Music of James Bond! (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Webster St.: "Hi! - A friend of mine is In search of a working replacement gate in good condition for a chain link fence. It can be used . Thank you." (Nextdoor)

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Events:

• OPEN STUDIOS, two days, MAY 7+8 Mother's Day Weekend, Art Up Front Street, Exeter (May 7)
• April showers bring May flowers Craft & Artisan Show (May 7)
• Hire A Pro To Tackle Mom's To-Do List (May 8)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (May 20)
• Gary Negbaur: Jazz, Blues, and American Roots (May 21)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another 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...

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