🌱 Patch AM: Leaf And Lantern Mobile Bookstore Celebrates Grand Opening With Southern New Hampshire Chamber Of Commerce

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In today's newsletter:

• Mobile bookstore brings curated reads and local goods to Salem
• Meet the Salem founder just awarded $250,000 to fight fraud with AI

Also on today's calendar: Earth Day Electric Car Show & Trash Clean Up and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 47 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: A morning shower in places, temps: high: 60, low: 34.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 38 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Leaf And Lantern Mobile Bookstore Celebrates Grand Opening With Southern New Hampshire Chamber Of Commerce (patch.com) — Salem residents just gained a new literary destination as the Southern New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting for Leaf and Lantern, a mobile bookstore that rolled into town for its grand opening. Owner Vanessa Plowman’s shop pairs curated fiction with candles, teas, and goods from local women-owned businesses, while the Chamber highlights the venture as part of its push to strengthen Salem’s regional economy.    

• Thiel Foundation: 2026 Thiel Fellowship Class Awarded $250,000 Grants To Young Entrepreneurs (pulse2.com) — A young founder from Salem Alex Shieh, has been awarded a prestigious Thiel Fellowship and $250,000 to grow The Antifraud Company, which uses AI and investigative work to uncover fraud and protect taxpayers. Shieh joins a global cohort of entrepreneurs building ambitious tech ventures, giving Salem a direct connection to cutting-edge innovation and potential future jobs or collaborations.    

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📸 Around Salem

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Earth Day Electric Car Show & Trash Clean Up
  St David's Episcopal Church, 231 Main St, Salem
  1:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness
  Macy's, 85 Rockingham Park Blvd, Salem
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday April 22

• Greater Salem Caregivers Annual Gala
  Searles Castle , 23 Searles Rd , Windham
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Soule Talent Show SHS PAC Center
  Dr. L. F. Soule School Salem, NH 03079
  6:00 pm
• Budget Committee Meeting
  Salem, NH Calendar , 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room , Salem
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Salem Police Department Participating in National Drug Take Back Day
  Salem, NH Calendar , 21 A Cross Street , Salem
  10:00 am
• An Evening in Tuscany - Sip, Savor, Support
  The Artisan at Tuscan Village, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel , 17 Via Toscana , Salem
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Fresh Flowers, Free Samples, and More at The Mall at Rockingham Park Beauty Event
  The Mall at Rockingham Park , 99 Rockingham Park Blvd , Salem
  11:00 am
• Songs of Freedom Concert
  South Church in Andover , 41 Central St , Andover
  3:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Jewelry Making Workshop
  Salem High School , 44 Geremonty Dr , Salem
  9:00 am

Wednesday May 6

• Medicare Basics: How to Choose the Right Plan
  Salem High School , 44 Geremonty Dr , Salem
  6:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Creative Writing Workshop
  Salem High School , 44 Geremonty Dr , Salem
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Experienced Shift Manager in Salem. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Windham

• Fort William & Mary History Talk Salem Caregivers Annual Gala In Windham (patch.com)
• Cher's Son's Prep School Arrest Allegedly Linked To Her Secret Grandchild (theblast.com)

Derry

• ‘It Is the Fulfillment of Our Mission' (vfw.org)
• April 21 & 23: Soul Asylum unplugs for 2 NH shows, in Portsmouth and Derry (inklink.news)
• This week marks 55 years since 'Redstone Rocket' arrived in Warren (wmur.com)

Nashua

• 14 Rounded Up By Nashua’s Narcotics Intelligence Division And Problem-Oriented Policing Unit (patch.com)
• Nashua Robotics Student Advances To FIRST World Championship In Houston (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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