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Happy Saturday, people of Salem! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Salem.
First, today's weather:
Cold with clouds breaking. High: 25 Low: 17.
Here are the top stories in Salem today:
- Raymond Plante Obituary (1946 - 2022) - Dracut, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
- Town Of Salem: 2022 Zoning Amendments Review (Press Release Desk)
- NH domestic violence survivors: Judges need more training after Hampton woman was shot (Seacoastonline.com)
- Lawmakers Accept $12M To Address Mental Health Crisis (InDepthNH.org)
- Latest Salem Housing Market Info (Salem Patch)
- Nearly 50-year-old cold case murder solved in New Hampshire (ABC Action News)
- Kattar runs into legend after dominating win (Eagle-Tribune)
- Meet the 28 New Englanders competing for Team USA in the 2022 Winter Olympics (Taunton Daily Gazette)
- This Weekend's Upcoming Salem Area Events (Salem Patch)
- Small Cities Worry Cybersecurity Money Won't Reach Them (Route Fifty)
- Driver in Salem crash that injured himself, 2 others waives court appearance (WMUR Manchester)
- Salem Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Salem Patch)
- Salem Prospective Homeowners: See 4 New Homes On The Market (Salem Patch)
- High School Sports In The Salem Area: The Weekend Ahead (Salem Patch)
- Leadership During Crisis with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (The Washington Post)
- More walk-in COVID-19 vaccination sites opening this week in New Hampshire (WMUR Manchester)
- Remember When: Salem High Boys Greats | Sports (Eagle-Tribune)
- Nominations sought for John P. Ganley Community Service Award (Eagle-Tribune)
- N.H. investigators close case in Haverhill woman's 1972 murder (The Boston Globe)
- Latest Hospital Capacity In Salem Area (Salem Patch)
- Salem schools sets deliberative session for Feb. 10 | Education (The Union Leader)
- Salem: Cats, Guinea Pigs, Pets Available For Adoption At Area Shelters (Salem Patch)
Today in Salem:
From my notebook:
- Granite United: "Granite United Church | Go Time Week 3" (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "We're humbled, we're so very grateful, we're in awe of what you all have done for SARL in honor of Betty White. Thank you to everyone who donated to this fundraiser or online, or who stopped by SARL to donate. Your kindness and generosit..." (Facebook)
- Granite United: "Life Celebration of Gordon Parsons" (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "L'oreal was adopted today by previous adopters. They have two beautiful kitties at home that they love very much and felt it was time to add another fur baby to their family. Their two children loved all of the kitties along with mom and..." (Facebook)
- Salemhaven Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center: "Too well loved to ever be forgotten. Rest in peace Alice." (Facebook)
- Lancaster Elementary School: "Congratulations to another group of hard working students! Way to go Friday Stars ⭐️" (Facebook)
- Salem High School: "For the 3rd year in a row, Valerie McDonnell is the District 4 American Legion Oratorical Speech contest winner. She goes on to compete at State level on 12 March at St Anselm College! Congratulations!" (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Here's another great alum update! This one's about Leo (fka Lionel). "Hi! I just wanted to give you guys an update on Lionel (we call him Leo now). My parents and I got him about a year ago and he settled in very quickly. He loves giving..." (Facebook)
- St Joseph Regional Catholic School: "Congratulations to our 1st place 🏆 St. Joe's Spelling Bee 🐝 winner Ryan S. Ryan advances to the New Hampshire State Spelling Bee in February! It was a a nail biter of a competition with close competitor 3rd grader Landon C. who finishe..." (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Meet SARL alum Marvin! Here's and update from his family: "Just thought I'd check in and share the latest on our Marvie. His latest is being a good mouser. This was the third time he's done this, and luckily I got it on camera! Can't tha..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Our chamber had a Business Before Hours Event at Staples in Salem, NH this morning. It was a great opportunity for our members to drop in to see what Staples has to offer for printing & marketing services as well as office supplies. The ..." (Facebook)
- Salem NH Farmers Market: "We have two new friends joining us at the market today! Please Welcome author, KD Mason, and Dominique Photography!✨ We look forward to seeing everyone today from 10am to 1pm!😋 . . . . . . . #salemNH #labellewinery #derrynh #labellemar..." (Instagram)
- Salem School District Television: "Blue Devil Hockey | Londonderry @ Salem" (Facebook)
- North Salem School: "Students in Mrs. Strob's class read the story "Measuring Penny" and used "Penny" as their unit of measurement to measure items in the classroom and to measure their friends." (Facebook)
- North Salem School: ""Flashlight Friday" in Mrs. O'Neill's class! 🔦📖" (Facebook)
- North Salem School: "Busy week in Ms. Kennedy's class! Students did book shopping, ST Math, and some independent reading!" (Facebook)
- St. Joseph's Regional Catholic: "Congratulations to our 1st place 🏆 St. Joe's Spelling Bee 🐝 winner Ryan S. Ryan advances to the New Hampshire State Spelling Bee in February! It was a a nail biter of a competition with close competitor 3rd grader Landon C. who finis..." (Instagram)
- Salem NH High School Performing Arts Music Club: "Did you get your tickets for The Spongebob Musical? Performances are soon, February 10-13. Tickets are available at https://ssd.booktix.com/dept/S... . I nominate Elise Blinderman Atkins for the #shspineapplechallenge . Nominate someone ..." (Facebook)
- North Salem School: "Students in Mrs. O'Neill's class also measured with "Penny"!" (Facebook)
- Lancaster Elementary School: "AMAZING NEWS ALERT! Avery DiBella submitted some of her writing to the Stone Soup Magazine. Her work was published this month! Congratulation Avery for your dedication and hard work! Click below to see Avery's writing! https://stonesoup...." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Eric Lucido Candy Break Thursday 1/20/22 4:10 pm #yetiquest2022" (Facebook)
- Mary A. Fisk School PTA: "Updates from the PTA: Girls Day Out is on January 29 at the Tuscan Village from 9-11. Please send flyers back to school by 1/28 Calendar Raffle is starting on February 1. On sale now! Student that sells the most in each grade gets a lunc..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "We have our first winner!" (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Erin Daley Haverhill Bank 1/21/2022 1:17 pm #yetiquest2022" (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Congratulations to the winners of Tail Waggin' Trivia/All About 1992! The "Quarantinis" team took first place, and "Marvin's Minions" won the "Most Enthusiastic" team. Thank you to all of our teams for a great game, and we're especially ..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Stop by The Beach Plum in Salem to get some great food. Take a picture with their Yeti to enter the raffle. Grand prize is a cruise for two people to Alaska! #yetiquest2022 #grsalemchamberofcommerce" (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Taril Muhaffel Candy Break 1/20/2022 4:20 pm #yetiquest2022" (Facebook)
- Nextdoor Neighbor, North Main St: "Just to let you all know, I use duckduckgo for a browser, and was able to click on an option to block trackers. - I'm amazed at all I ended up finding! Just when you think you may be paranoid, right? Warm wishes to my neighbors and praye..." (Nextdoor)
- Nextdoor Neighbor, Brady Ave: "Hello Everyone! - I've recently come to the conclusion that my house may be too big for just my husband and I. I wanted your help locating a homeowner to a small ranch to see if they would be interested in swapping homes with me. Please ..." (Nextdoor)
- Nextdoor Neighbor, Kelly Road: "Looking for someone who can remodel/paint kitchen cabinets. - Any recommendations" (Nextdoor)
- Nextdoor Neighbor, Captains Village: "New residential building in Lawrence, MA - - https://226common.com/?fbclid=IwAR1AXqzziN8GHmQPiAVAX-WBUeBNkjMamxCOCycGyZqqXiHCUjwEbgkIPw8" (Nextdoor)
- Vanessa Palange, New Hampshire Homeland Security & Emergency Management: "Time is running out to sign up for next week's ICS 300 class - Time is running out - registration is still open for ICS 300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents taking place in Concord January 24-26. Deadline to register is today (W..." (Nextdoor)
- Nextdoor Neighbor, Field of Dreams: "Looking for a good tailor to alter a prom dress that's too long. - Any suggestions/recommendations much appreciated." (Nextdoor)
- Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Team, Nextdoor New Hampshire: "Join me for a virtual dance party Friday 1/21, 7 to 9 pm - Neighbors, it's been a tough week for many of us, and if you're like me, the isolation and cold have taken their toll. Last winter, my family and I started attending a virtual ..." (Nextdoor)
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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...
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