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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Salem lawmaker is fighting hard for a business tax cut
• How new State House decisions could change Salem schools and custody cases

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

Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 36 degrees.
• Saturday: A blend of sun and clouds, temps: high: 54, low: 37.
• Sunday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Senate panel rejects Business Enterprise Tax cut (unionleader.com) — A Salem state representative, Joe Sweeney, is leading a push to cut New Hampshire’s Business Enterprise Tax, but a key Senate panel just rejected the House’s rate reduction in favor of a narrower break for the smallest firms. The bill now heads to the full Senate, with nursing home funding and state revenue trends likely to shape what happens next.    

• From School Bus Safety To Decomposing Bodies, NH Senate Takes Action (indepthnh.org) — State lawmakers advanced several education and family-law bills that will affect Salem families, including a parental alienation measure backed by Sen. Daryl Abbas of Salem that could change custody decisions starting in 2027. The Senate also passed tougher school bus safety rules, new standards reviews, and livestock cruelty changes, while rejecting natural organic reduction of human remains and several proposed fee increases.    

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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

Thursday May 7

• Wonder Grand Opening Week in North Andover - Join Us 5/4-5/7!
  435 Winthrop Ave Lawrence, MA 01843,
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

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
• Halfway to Halloween
  Mel's Funway Park , 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy , Litchfield
  7:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Town Council Meeting
  Salem, NH Calendar , 44 Geremonty Drive , Salem
  7:00 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

• Stonebridge Companies posted a job opening for Houseperson - The Artisan, at Tuscan Village, a Tribute Collection by Marriott in Salem. Apply here.
• Chili's posted a job opening for Server - Now Hiring in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Salem here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Windham

• Music School Concerts Library LEGO Club More: Windham Mid-Week Event List (patch.com)
• Cher Discovers Son Fathered a Child With Julie Andrews' Step-Granddaughter (newsmax.com)

Derry

• NH Racing: Derry's Sands, a second-generation racer, ready to roll at Lee (unionleader.com)
• Mass. Man Indicted On Londonderry Death Resulting Drug Case: Rockingham County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com)
• 11 selected as semifinalists for New Hampshire's Teacher of the Year (unionleader.com)

Nashua

• Nashua Medical Center Named One of Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals For 2026 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Footprints. (Thank you LAURIE T. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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