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Rise and shine, Salem! It's Tony Schinella. Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in Salem.
First, today's weather:
Becoming cloudy. High: 41 Low: 38.
Here are the top stories in Salem today:
- Belichick, Brady over Bills ... and Burt | Can you beat Burt? (Eagle-Tribune)
- Wreaths Across America Makes Stop In New Hampshire: PM Patch NH
- More than 8,000 toys dropped off for Toys for Tots (WMUR Manchester)
- State Commission approves standards for new voting machines (Yahoo News)
- Coronavirus Cases Down 6 Percent Recently In Rockingham County: CDC (Salem Patch)
- Walter Leah Obituary (1951 - 2021) - Lowell, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
- Restaurants Open On Christmas Day 2021 In New Hampshire
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Today in Salem:
- Signature Event: 2021 Holiday Business After Hours & Wreath Stroll (5:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Double Take and Goldie were adopted by a family of four. Mom is home and wanted to have some fur babies to keep her company, specifically shyer little ones that she could nurture now that her children are back in school. She instantly fe..." (Facebook)
- North Salem School: "Live from the SSD PAC…North Salem School's Chorus!" (Facebook)
- Barron Elementary School: "Congratulations to the Salem Cheerleaders!" (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Thank you, Enterprise Bank! We appreciate your generosity and hope you had fun!" (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Congrats! Please consider voting for SARL this week. Pentucket Bank is generously donating $2,500/week to the non-profit with the most votes. Cast your vote here - https://www.pentucketbank.com/... - THANK YOU!" (Facebook)
- North Salem School: "Fifth graders in Ms. Chisholm's class making food webs to show where energy comes from in an ecosystem." (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Check out these highlights from the SARL Winter Carnivale! It was a fabulous night for a wonderful cause. Thank you to our sponsors, auction donors, partners, vendors, and of course, our guests! Your support will help us save lives!" (Facebook)
- Salem School District Television: "Live tonight at 6:30 p.m. watch the North Salem School Chorus concert on Livestream!" (Facebook)
- Salem School District Television: "Our friends at Merrimack TV will have the Salem Blue Devils Varsity basketball game live tonight on their website at 6:30 p.m.! Be sure to check it out! merrimacktv.com" (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "We love all the decorating ideas of our member, Whimsy Wreath Design Co, LLC! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal #lovelocal #SmallBusinessSeason" (Facebook)
- Salem Community Television: "Planning Board meeting, live 12/14 at 7pm on SGC 23, Livestream, Facebook Live and www.sgc23.com. Agenda includes:An additional dwelling in a 6 unit apartment building at 9 Central St, Tuscan Village 2 lot subdivision and public hearing ..." (Facebook)
- Salem High School: "Please seen my updated Principal's Blog. https://sau57.org/shs/blog/Nat... https://sau57.org/shs/blog/National-Letter-of-Intent-Emily-Wilson" (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "We are sharing a great history of our non-profit member, Windham Endowment for Community Advancement, of the last 15 years of their contributions to the community. Many thanks to Windham Endowment for Community Advancement for all that y..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Sharing for our new member, The Heart Exchange Yoga & Wellness! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal #lovelocal #SmallBusinessSeason" (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It's the Tuesday Chamber Brief - thank you to this week's sponsor, Holy Family Hospital https://conta.cc/3oUZOEW" (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "A great offer from our member, Your Goal Fitness! Check out the details below. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal #SmallBusinessSeason" (Facebook)
- Salem School District Television: "Tonight's School Board meeting will be live on SLC 6 in Salem, ssdtv6.com and Livestream beginning at 6:45 p.m.." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "A great opportunity for you to try out the benefits of acupuncture! Our member, Bella Acupuncture & Wellness, L.L.C, is going to have a "Try Acupuncture Day" on Saturday, December 18th, 2021. See details below. #wickedawesomemember #grsa..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "This sounds like a great event at LaBelle Winery on Thursday, December 16th. Be sure to buy your tickets soon! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #eatlocal #lovelocal #SmallBusinessSeason" (Facebook)
- Kelley Library: "Everything you ever wanted to know about Fruitcake. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648357/fruitcake-history" (Facebook)
- Full-Bulls: "Floyd is still looking to spend Christmas at a place to call home." (Facebook)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. See you all tomorrow 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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