🌱 Salem Daily: New Assistant Town Manager Hired

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

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First, today's weather:

Cloudy and milder. High: 43 Low: 32.

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Here are the top stories in Salem today:

1. Leadership During Crisis with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (The Washington Post)
2. Mass. Men Indicted On Drug Dealing Charges: Court Roundup (Salem Patch)
3. ATV Falls Into Lake Ice; Stabbing At Bowling Alley: PM Patch NH
4. Haley, Beniash, Lazarczyk honored | Sports (Rutland Herald)
5. Governor Requests Mass. Judge Provide Docs On Missing NH Girl
6. Bozek Returns To Olympics With USA Hockey (Journal & Topics Newspapers Online)
7. Salem hires new assistant town manager | News (Eagle-Tribune)
8. Cozzens' Fundraising Ahead Of GOP Curve In 2nd Congressional District
9. Real Estate Roundup For Salem Area (Salem Patch)
10. Wow House: 37 Mary Ann Avenue In Salem, New Hampshire (Salem Patch)
11. Golden Hill principal on the road to recovery after 10 surgeries (Eagle-Tribune)
12. If Chuck Morse runs for US Senate, a contender has emerged for potentially open NH Senate seat (WMUR Manchester)

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Today in Salem:

• Business Before Hours at Staples - Greater Salem Chamber-Commerce (7:30 AM)

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From my notebook:

• 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)
• St Joseph Regional Catholic School: "Our amazing Robotics Team competed in the NH FIRST LEGO League - FLL Championship on Sunday. We're happy to report that our team," Shooting Stars," won the 2nd Place Core Values Award 🏆! "Both our teams (Shooting Stars and Avengers) mad..." (Facebook)
• Salem Community Television: "Town of Salem, NH Budget Committee, 1/18/22, Public Hearing & Final Votes on School & Town Warrant Articles. Live at 7pm on SGC23, Facebook Live, Livestream and www.sgc23.com" (Facebook)

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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...