🌱 Salem Daily: Bills Survive; A Challenging Year for Lyme Disease?

Happy Friday, Salem! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny. High: 80 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories today in Salem:

1. College Students Beware: A Challenging Year for Lyme Disease in New Hampshire (wokq.com)
2. Best Things To Do in Boston in May with Kids: Mother's Day to Memorial Day, plus Duckling Day (Our Community Now)
3. The Final Score | Sports (Eagle-Tribune)
4. Several contested bills fail to survive initial talks (Yahoo News)
5. Lech Walesa Speaks at Joint Convention; Ivermectin Bill Heads to Sununu's Desk (InDepthNH.org)
6. N.H. Supreme Court Rules On Congressional Redistricting Maps (InDepthNH.org)
7. These Were New Hampshire's 20 Most Populated Towns Back in 1950 (wokq.com)
8. Salem Area Events: See What's Coming Up This Weekend (Salem Patch)
9. Salem Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Salem Patch)
10. Salem Prospective Homeowners: See 5 New Homes For Sale (Salem Patch)
11. Judge allows Salem, state official to return home after domestic violence arrest (Eagle-Tribune)
12. Family of former US hostage slams Biden pick for counterterrorism job: 'We are shocked' (Fox News)
13. Cue Zero Theatre Company To Break World Record This Summer (Broadway World)
14. Canadian retailer Showcase to open 27 U.S. stores by end of summer (Chain Store Age)
15. 🌱 Concord Daily: Defamatory Retweets OKd; Man Denies Killing Mom (Patch)
16. 🌱 Nashua Daily: Communities With Hot Properties; Business Notes; More (Patch)
17. Our view: Drug overdoses on the rise as fentanyl spreads (The Salem News)
18. Paul Linton | Obituary (Salem News)
19. Teresa Eng | Obituary (Salem News)

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Today in Salem:

• Knife Skills (3:30 PM)
• Senior Prom - Salem High School (6:00 PM)
• Wine Tasting Paired w Cheese (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

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Events:

• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (May 17)
• Virtual Information Session for Fall 2023 Admission (May 17)
• Medicaid 101 (May 19)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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...

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