🌱 Patch AM: Derry Man Indicted On Knife Threat Charges Against Juveniles: Rockingham County Superior Court Indictments

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In today's newsletter:

• Indictments detail Salem robbery and Market Basket theft cases
• How a new Pentucket Bank leader in Salem could impact local business

Also on today's calendar: Salem Friendship Garden Club Meet & Greet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
• Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Derry Man Indicted On Knife Threat Charges Against Juveniles: Rockingham County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com) — Rockingham County grand jurors handed up a series of indictments, including several cases tied directly to Salem, such as alleged grocery theft at Market Basket and a pepper-spray robbery. Salem readers also see how nearby towns like Derry, Londonderry, Atkinson, and Newington are involved in separate felony cases, from drug charges to criminal threatening of juveniles.
   

• Feeney, Moynihan Join Pentucket Bank Leadership (whav.net) — Pentucket Bank has appointed John Moynihan, a Windham resident deeply involved in the Greater Salem Rotary and local chambers, to a leadership role based at its Salem office. Along with fellow executive Dwight Feeney, he'll focus on commercial lending and treasury services across southern New Hampshire, potentially shaping how local businesses and municipalities in and around Salem access financing and cash management support.
   

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Friday September 4
• Senior Sunrise - Football Field
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Thursday September 10
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• Salem Friendship Garden Club Meet & Greet →
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Friday September 11
• Senior Sunrise - Football Field
  Salem High School Salem, NH 03079
  6:00 am
• 911 Memorial →
  Salem, NH Calendar, Salem Common 308 Main Street, Salem
  8:30 am
Saturday September 12
• Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
  Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Botanical Artisan Fair →
  Bedrock Gardens, 19 High Rd, Lee
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover
  7:00 pm

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• Abercrombie & Fitch posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - The Mall at Rockingham Park, Abercrombie & Fitch in Salem. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Windham

• Cher Blasts Her Son Elijah Blue Allman's Wife Over 'Quest for Money' in Court Filing (themix.net)
• Homefree Earns EcoVadis Silver for Sustainability — Food & Beverage Magazine (fb101.com)

Derry

• Symphony NH opens a new chapter at Stockbridge Theatre with Love, Tragedy & Triumph (inklink.news)
• Solar project aims to generate sunny day savings in Derry (unionleader.com)
• Present at the creation (hippopress.com)

Londonderry

• New Hampshire rents are already going up, but is AI driving some even higher? (keenesentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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