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  • How a Salem court case connects to a major fentanyl ring

Also on today's calendar: Purrfect Thrift's Harvest & Holiday Market – Where Holiday Shopping Begins and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy and cooler; p.m. rain, temps: high: 60, low: 51.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lawrence man pleads guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute counterfeit fentanyl pills (wwlp.com) — A major fentanyl trafficking case tied to activity while the defendant was on pretrial release from Salem District Court in New Hampshire is moving toward sentencing. Federal prosecutors say the Lawrence man admitted to helping manufacture and sell large quantities of counterfeit fentanyl pills across the region, with sentencing set for January 2027 and a possible decades-long prison term.
   

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  • Maddie's Brookside Opens on South Main Street in Derry: Southern NH Chamber Of Commerce (patch.com)
  • Amphora In Derry Serves New Hampshire's Best Cheesecake (wcyy.com)
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Londonderry

  • Man From Pelham Dies After Crash On Interstate 93 In Londonderry (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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