🌱 Salem Daily: Firefighters Lend A Hand; $100M Housing Plan; More

Good morning, Salem! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Warmer. High: 55 Low: 41.

Here are the top stories today in Salem:

1. Crashed Tesla That Burst Into Flames Reignites Days Later: PM Patch NH
2. James E. "Jim" Holland | Obituary (The Eagle-Tribune)
3. Massive Fire Engulfs Numerous Homes In Lawrence: Report
4. Salem Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Salem Patch)
5. Salem: 2 Newest Properties For Sale (Salem Patch)
6. Maine Mountain Chamber to Perform at UMF (Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel)
7. Wrong-Way Elderly Driver Crash; Biker Fight, Shot Fired: Nearby News
8. Under the Lights: Former Central standouts star in UNH Spring Game (Eagle-Tribune)
9. NH Fiscal Committee approves $100 million housing grant program; plan moves to Executive Council (Valley News)
10. NH High School Baseball/softball: Souhegan's Colby invites comparisons (The Union Leader)
11. 2022 Eagle-Tribune Boys Basketball All-Star Team | Sports (Eagle-Tribune)
12. 2 arrested in fatal shooting at North Carolina arcade (New Haven Register)
13. Jean Perreault Obituary (1941 - 2022) - Danvers, MA (Legacy.com)
14. 267 Main St. In Sanborn, New Hampshire: Nearby Wow (Salem Patch)
15. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: Missing Woman; Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault (Patch)
16. 🌱 Hampton-North Hampton Daily: Travel; Music; And More (Patch)
17. Rare Bird Alert | Outdoors (The Union Leader)
18. Elaine Cecile Juskevicus | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)

Today in Salem:

• Spring Lasagna from Scratch (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Salem Fire Department: "Last night Salem Tower Ladder 1, Engine 1 & C2 responded mutual aid to Lawrence to help with the multiple alarm fire on Crosby Street." (Facebook)
• Salem Fire Department: "Wishing everyone a happy and safe Easter!!" (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Happy Easter from all of us at Salem Animal Rescue League!" (Facebook)
• Salem Fire Department: "Salem Tower Ladder positioning to work last. " (Facebook)
• Granite United: ""The body of Jesus continued to lay in the tomb & from this point on, things would never be the same." Our first Easter service of the weekend starts today at 4pm! For service times & locations, visit easteratgranite.com." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Today Gnugget PAID (pun intended) a visit to member and neighbor Enterprise Bank in Salem! Enterprise Bank is working to give back and you can help them by enrolling in Business Banking eStatements. Every account that chooses to go paper..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Good news from our member, The Mad Baker! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal #lovelocal #smallbusinessowner" (Facebook)
• Kelley Library: "See what's new this week at the Kelley Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are eight new bestsellers, four new movies, one new audiobook, 14 new children's books, and 20 other new books. The new bestseller..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It is nice to see the Easter Bunny with members of the Salem Fire Department at the Rockingham Christian Church Easter Egg Hunt." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "One of our favorites, Maddie's, will be closed tomorrow for Easter. They will open again on Monday morning just in time for you to have a great breakfast. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal #eatlocal ..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Kelly Road: "Travel Agent Wanted: Cruise Travel Outlet in Salem is looking to fill a Travel Agent/Support position. - Experienced preferred but will train the right candidate. Send resume to save@cruisetraveloutlet.com" (Nextdoor)
• Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Team, Nextdoor Massachusetts: "You're invited! The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace - The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace is a beloved 26-year-long Boston tradition and celebration of our potential to create more peaceful communities. As The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s (L..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Brady Ave: "Coyote - Happy Easter everyone! Out on our porch this morning around 630. A pretty good size coyote was strolling through the yard. Heard and saw me when I approached the window and he ran across the street through neighbors yard. Pr..." (Nextdoor)
• Dawn B, Neighbor: "Anyone in the Deerfield St, Aspen st, Hawk Dr or Autumn woods, we just saw a bobcat in the yard, keep dogs & cats safe!" (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...