🌱 Patch AM: Salem's Gaughan Wins Teamsters Local 25 College Scholarship

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In today's newsletter:

• Salem grad earns major Teamsters scholarship for college dreams
• What role a Salem lawmaker plays in this week’s big State House votes

Also on today's calendar: The Mall at Rockingham Park Hosts Weekly Farmers Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 58. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Salem's Gaughan Wins Teamsters Local 25 College Scholarship (patch.com) — A Salem High School graduate, Brigette Gaughan, has been awarded a 2026 college scholarship from Teamsters Local 25, recognizing her as one of the union’s member-family recipients. The Salem resident, daughter of a retired Roadway driver, plans to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences this fall, benefiting from the union’s record-setting $74,000 scholarship program.    

• Lawmakers to consider important issues before summer break (keenesentinel.com) — A Salem-based state representative is weighing in as lawmakers prepare to vote Thursday on a major bill combining nursing home Medicaid funding increases with business tax cuts. The same session will also tackle open school enrollment, potential school property tax caps, and new licensing rules for massage businesses that police link to human trafficking concerns.    

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem

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★ Featured events ★

Monday June 15

• Event of a Member: Salem Friendship & Garden Club... →
  Derry-Salem Elks #2226, 39 Shadow Lake Rd, Salem
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday June 4

• Dollars for Scholars Awards - PAC
  Salem High School Salem, NH 03079
  7:00 pm

Friday June 5

• The Performing Arts Showcase - PAC
  Salem High School Salem, NH 03079
  7:00 pm

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

Tuesday June 9

• CIP Committee Meeting →
  Salem, NH Calendar, 33 Geremonty Drive Community Development Conference Room, Salem
  9:00 am

Wednesday June 10

• Business and Brews - New Hampshire Small Business Development Center →
  Salem, NH Calendar, 224 North Broadway, Salem
  5:00 pm
• Senior Safe Night - Check-In
  Salem High School Salem, NH 03079
  7:30 pm

Thursday June 11

• Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Salem, NH Calendar, 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room, Salem
  6:00 pm

Sunday June 14

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

Sunday June 21

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

Tuesday June 23

• Field of Dreams 2026 FREE Summer Movies in the Park - KPop Demon Hunters →
  Field of Dreams, 48 Geremonty Dr, Salem
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Salem Friendship & Garden Club Restores Legacy Garden in Salem Town Forest —Carol Demers Read on Patch

• Telephonics Corporation posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Associate in Salem. Apply here.
• Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for New Store - Whole Body Team Member (Body Care, Makeup, Vitamins, Nutrition - Stocker, Inventory, Floor Service) - Full Time - Salem, New Hampshire - Opening Summer 2026 in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Salem here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Windham

• Insurcomm Restoration - Windham, NH Patch (patch.com)
• 3 Seacoast NH girls lacrosse teams poised to defend state titles (fosters.com)

Pelham

• Track and Field: Joslyn breaks D-III record at state meet (keenesentinel.com)

Derry

• 2 found dead in Derry, N.H., home (boston.com)
• Your weekly guide to taking action in New Hampshire, June 2-7 (granitepostnews.com)
• 8 Near-Perfect Netflix Shows That Are Worth Your Time (collider.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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