🌱 New Bagel Shop; Booster; Obits; More: Nashua Digest

Welcome back, Nashua! It's Tony Schinella. Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in Nashua.

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First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 67 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in Nashua:

1. Joan McAndrews Obituary (2021) - Nashua, NH - Standard-Speaker (Legacy.com)
2. Kathleen Lauricella Obituary (1921 - 2021) - Tyngsborough, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
3. Commuter rail moving ahead, but planning on track through at least 2023 (The Union Leader)
4. State aid dips with enrollment, but school business official says cuts could be worse (The Union Leader)
5. More battles loom in New Hampshire redistricting process (WMUR Manchester)
6. Boosters On Horizon For Fully Vax'd NH Adults (Nashua Patch)
7. COVID-19 Hospitalizations on the Rise WednesdayInDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org)
8. Officials say action needed as overdoses spike in New Hampshire, across country (WMUR Manchester)
9. Kolek brings home 1,000 career wins and GNAC Coach of the Year
10. NHDOE Announces Adequate Education Grant Estimates for FY23 (InDepthNH.org)
11. Democracy: Into the Fray (New Hampshire Magazine)
12. SkyTerra Listed on Top 10 NH Businesses to Watch in 2022 (PRNewswire)
13. Labor Market Intelligence Leader Claro Analytics Announces Availability Of Global Historical Hiring Trends (The Laconia Daily Sun)
14. Kolek brings home 1,000 career wins and GNAC Coach of the Year
15. Shaheen leads delegation in announcing more than $8.3 million heading to New Hampshire to support travel and tourism industry (Nashua Telegraph)
16. Our Gourmet: Checking out a new bagel shop in Nashua (The Union Leader)

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Today in Nashua:

• MDES Admin: MDES Faculty Meeting - Nashua School District (7:30 AM)
• Animal and Dog Park Advisory Committee (8:00 AM)
• Thrift Store (10:00 AM)
• South Admin: Interact Club Meetings - Nashua School District (10:00 AM)
• Elm Staff: MacLachlan Meeting 7B - Nashua School District (11:15 AM)
• Elm Staff: MacLachlan Meeting 8B - Nashua School District (12:15 PM)
• Elm Staff: Bridges Weekly Team Meeting (1:00 PM)
• Department Heads Meeting - Nashua Public Library (1:30 PM)
• National Honor Society (SBB): NHS Partner Forum (2:00 PM)
• Senior Socializes - Nashua Public Library (3:00 PM)
• Board of Public Works Meeting - Nashua City Hall (4:00 PM)
• Girl Scout Troop 51590 - Nashua Public Library (6:00 PM)
• Energy & Environment Committee - Nashua City Hall (6:00 PM)
• League of Women Voters - Nashua Public Library (7:00 PM)
• Work Study Group Relative to the Police Commissioners (7:00 PM)
• Board of Education: JSSBC Monthly Meeting (7:00 PM)

Nashua Patch Notebook

• Nashua Public Library: "If your library card needs an upgrade, or if you just feel like a new one, we have special edition 50th Anniversary library cards available. You can come by the circulation desk and get one for FREE, of course! If this is your first libr..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter, Inc.: "Thank you to our friends at Milford Subaru for their generous donation of blankets!" (Facebook)
• Nashua Senior Activity Center: "The wonderful staff Bridges by EPOCH at Nashua serving up pie to their friends in the senior care community network. Thank you Wendy Sage-Matsis Bailey Bocci Sherene Abu-Hijleh and Kelsey for all of your hard work and dedication to senio..." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua: "It's not too late to purchase your $100 Sparkle and Shine courtesy of Barmakian Jewelers as well as register ahead of our Bids for Kids Holiday Auction on Saturday, Dec. 4th!! One lucky winner will take home a stunning piece of jewelry v..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "YMCA PARTNERS WITH STEPPING STONES TO EMPHASIZE PLAY! The Y has made a family membership available to Stepping Stones, allowing them to have a program coordinator bring a group of homeless youth to the Y to get some down time and physica..." (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." (Facebook)
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua: "It's not too late to purchase your $100 Sparkle and Shine courtesy of Barmakian Jewelers as well as register ahead of our Bids for Kids Holiday Auction on Saturday, Dec. 4th!! One lucky winner will take home a stunning piece of jewelry v..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "Please note that all Y locations will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, so that staff can be with their families. We'll reopen on Friday at 5AM. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your support of ou..." (Facebook)
• YMCA of Greater Nashua: "DECEMBER EXPRESS PROGRAMS START NOVEMBER 29 Come show off your creative talents or learn new ones. Between animal art, painting, drawing, board game creation, play dough kitchen and more we have your outlet for inspiration and creativity..." (Facebook)
• Nashua Public Library: "Try the Mini Dino Scavenger Hunt in the Children's Room!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Will potential long-term or chronic care needs impact your lifestyle in retirement? (November 18)
• Great New England Holiday Holiday Craft & Artisan Shows on the Seacoast (November 20)
• Great New England Craft & Artisan Show on the Seacoast (November 20)
• Seacoast Artisans 22nd Annual Holiday Show (November 20)
• 39th Annual Holiday Craft Fair (November 20)
• Spelled Out Psychic Fair & Full Moon Market (November 20)
• Sage Farm We Gather Together Show (November 21)
• Westford Youth Wrestling (November 29)
• Raytheon Retirement Seminar (December 2)
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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...

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