🌱 Salem Daily: Animal Rescue Update; Sexism + Cigars?; More

Happy Monday, neighbors! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything worth knowing around town today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with rainy spells. High: 54 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Salem today:

1. Stiffer rent increases are hitting New Hampshire residents (Yahoo News)
2. Fire Heroes Heralded; Bank Balance, Cell Glitches: PM Patch NH
3. Boys' hockey: Concord advances to DI semifinals with 5-1 win over Salem (Concord Monitor)
4. Salem 2022 Town Election Voter’s Guide (Salem Patch)
5. Salem Weekly Weather Forecast (Salem Patch)
6. See 3 New Properties For Sale In And Around The Salem Area (Salem Patch)
7. Blanche Delaney Obituary (1930 - 2022) - Dracut, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
8. SUSAN DARBYSHIRE Obituary (1959 - 2022) - Danvers, MA - Boston Globe (Legacy.com)
9. Julie Lynch Obituary (1957 - 2022) - Middleton, MA (Legacy.com)
10. 66 Sky View Drive In Pelham, New Hampshire: Nearby Wow (Salem Patch)
11. Men's DMR Sets School Record to Highlight Track & Field at Tufts National Qualifying Meet (WPI Athletics)
12. Give Back NH: Salem Animal Rescue League | New Hampshire Public Radio (New Hampshire Public Radio)
13. VODCast: Is There Sexism in the Cigar Industry? – (The Cigar Authority)

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Today in Salem:

• Winter Sports Award Banquet - Salem High School (6:00 PM)
• Hands-on Risotto (6:00 PM)
• Salem Animal Rescue League $5,000 Pot of Gold Raffle (1:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Granite United: "Granite United Church | Malachi Week 1" (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Baxter is the last dog at SARL from our transport that arrived on February 12. Why is this cutie still with us? He has had kennel cough and pneumonia. Baxter has received extensive treatment including an overnight stay in the ER, diagnos..." (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Check out SARL's Jinelle Hobson and Connie Young on @nhpublicradio's Give Back New Hampshire show that aired yesterday! Click here to listen - https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2... And be sure to..." (Facebook)
• Mary A. Fisk School PTA: "⛸️⛸️⛸️It was so N Ice-Skating⛸️ with the Falcon girls today! We had a great turnout! We had door prizes, a jellybean counting contest, we played four corners on the ice, took pictures, drank hot chocolate, talked and laughed with friends..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It is a big day tomorrow at the Salem, NH Farmers Market! Sunday, March 6th is Founder's Day. Please stop by between 10am and 1pm. #wickedawesomemember #greatersalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal #eatlocal #lovelocal #nonprofit" (Facebook)
• Granite United: "Granite Kids starts the first week of their new series called OPPOSITE DAY! The big idea for this weekend is "Following Jesus is the opposite of following ourselves". We hope you have a great time at our Granite Kids experience! #granite..." (Facebook)
• Salem NH High School Performing Arts Music Club: "Big show next week, hope to see you there!🥁🎼" (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "There's still time to get to Chasers Poker in Salem for SARL's charity gaming days today and tomorrow (March 6 and 7). If you don’t like games of chance, you can always pop in for a drink and support Chasers! ♠️♥️♣️♦️ https://www.chasers..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Old School Bar & Grill is getting ready for St. Patrick's Day with some special holiday drinks☘️ #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #eatlocal. #lovelocal #stpatricksday" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Captains Village: "hi neighbors, my name is Deb, and moved here from Naples Florida ( why people ask this time of year) but was a New Englander many years ago. - Certainly needed a crash course in snowblowing, leaf blowing, oil tanks and other fun New Engl..." (Nextdoor)
• Tom Poirier, Neighbor: "I am just wondering, why do we need this Article 29 on the ballot?" (Patch)

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— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist and broadcaster for Patch.com in NH (off and on) since June 2011. Community coverage includes Concord, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem. Reachable at tony.schinella@patch.com. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...