🌱 Patch AM: Salem resident’s decades-long identity and benefit fraud finally sentenced.

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In today's newsletter:

• Salem resident's decades-long identity and benefit fraud finally sentenced.

Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy and warmer, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illegal Alien Sentenced for Passport and $300,000 Benefit Fraud in Massachusetts (newbedfordguide.com) — A man unlawfully living in Salem has been sentenced in federal court for long-running passport and benefit fraud tied to Massachusetts programs, and now faces deportation. Prosecutors say he stole a U.S. citizen's identity for decades to obtain licenses, passports, and more than $300,000 in Social Security, SNAP, and MassHealth benefits, as federal authorities ramp up fraud enforcement.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 →
  Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
  Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Salem, NH Calendar, 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room, Salem
  6:00 pm
• Open House
  Woodbury School Salem, NH 03079
  6:00 pm
• Spicket #85 Stated Communication →
  107 Main St, Salem
  6:00 pm
• Salem Friendship Garden Club Meet & Greet →
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  6:00 pm
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Salem, NH Calendar Salem, NH 03079
  7:00 pm
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
Sunday September 13
• Event of a Member: Salem NH Farmers Market →
  Salem NH
  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
Tuesday September 29
• Full Moon Meditation with Gongs & Himalayan Singing Bowls →
  350 N Broadway, Salem
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Salem Friendship and Garden Club at National Night Out —Carol Demers Read on Patch

• Gills Farm Estates-House & Pet Sitter Needed
  Hi neighbors! We are heading out of town next month and are looking for a reliable sitter to stay at our home and watch our two dogs (a golden… (Nextdoor Gillis Farm Estates)

• RDSolutions posted a job opening for Price Scanning Specialist in Salem. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Windham

• Windham NH 2026 Midterm Election Results (patch.com)
• New details in alleged Tyngsboro school sex abuse case (bostonherald.com)
• Mary Ann 'Mimi' Cole (chestnuthilllocal.com)

Derry

• New Hampshire town energizes landfill solar site (solarbuildermag.com)

Londonderry

• Londonderry NH 2026 Midterm Election Results (patch.com)
• Police warn of phone scam in Londonderry (newportdispatch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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