🌱 Patch AM: See why a Salem project won for innovative construction design

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In today's newsletter:

• See why a Salem project won for innovative construction design
• How a Salem senator helped rescue kids’ mental health coverage bill

Also on today's calendar: Arcidi Fishing Derby and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Breezy, hot; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 92, low: 52.
• Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• AGC of New Hampshire Recognizes Industry Excellence at 2026 Awards Night (high-profile.com) — New Hampshire’s construction industry just honored top projects statewide, including Tuscan Building 1300 in Salem, which won Best Innovative Construction Design. The AGC of NH Awards Night in Manchester spotlighted standout work from transportation to specialty projects, with Salem’s Via Tuscan development featured among the state’s most notable recent builds.    

• Last-minute Senate move keeps Ayotte's children's mental health coverage bill alive (keenesentinel.com) — A Salem-based state senator is helping advance a bill that could expand private insurance coverage for children’s mental health care across New Hampshire, after the House tried to sideline it. Lawmakers folded Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s priority measure into another bill dealing with parental alienation, keeping the proposal alive while debate continues over insurers’ responsibilities and children’s access to treatment.    

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📸 Around Salem

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• Arcidi Fishing Derby →
  431 Elm St, Milford
  8:00 am

Wednesday May 27

• Graduation Parties - Open House →
  Lanam Club Inc, 260 N Main St, Andover
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday May 20

• Salem High Class of 1976 Awarding Multiple Scholarships →
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• 7th/8th Band & Persussion Ensemble Concert
  Seifert Performing Arts Center, 44 Geremonty Dr, Salem
  6:00 pm
• Budget Committee Meeting - Meeting Cancelled →
  Salem, NH Calendar, 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room, Salem
  7:00 pm

Friday May 22

• Senior Grand March @ SHS
  Salem High School Salem, NH 03079
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• Rowan is opening at The Mall at Rockingham Park! →
  The Mall at Rockingham Park, 99 Rockingham Park Blvd, Salem
  10:00 am

Sunday May 24

• The Mall at Rockingham Park Welcomes Back Weekly Farmers Market →
  The Mall at Rockingham Park, 99 Rockingham Park Blvd, Salem
  10:00 am

Monday May 25

• Memorial Day Ceremony at Pine Grove Cemetery and Salem Common →
  Salem, NH Calendar, Pine Grove Cemetery 327 Main Street, Salem
• Whiskey-6 Live @ Tuscan Village Salem NH →
  Tuscan Village, 9 Via Toscana, Salem
  12:00 pm

Sunday May 31

• The Mall at Rockingham Park Hosts Weekly Farmers Market →
  The Mall at Rockingham Park, 99 Rockingham Park Blvd, Salem
  9:00 am

Sunday June 7

• The Mall at Rockingham Park Hosts Weekly Farmers Market →
  The Mall at Rockingham Park, 99 Rockingham Park Blvd, Salem
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I was invited years ago to this page or app what ever you want to call it...
  why is this not just for neighbors in same city? I'm from Salem why isn't it all Saelm? Because I never know when I read a post what city or town it… (Nextdoor Cross St Salem)

• Analogic Corporation posted a job opening for Mechanical Assembler in Salem. Apply here.
• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Food Service Associate- F/T and P/T shifts - pay: $17.50 - $18.50/hr - Salem, NH in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Salem here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Windham

• Derry murder is the latest fallout from N.H.'s ties to global gift card scam (wbur.org)

Derry

• Derry fire officials tout AED loaner program (unionleader.com)

Londonderry

• School Board Briefed On Possible Priorities For 2026-2027 (londonderrytimes.net)
• Lancers Dominate Dover, Fall to Astros in Heartbreaker (londonderrytimes.net)
• Strategic Plan Discussion Spurs Economic Development Proposal (londonderrytimes.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because its horns doesn't work! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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