🌱 Salem Daily: Officer Sues Town Due To Shared Medical Files

Hey, Salem! Tony Schinella here. It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Salem.

First, today's weather:

Afternoon snow, 1-2". High: 39 Low: 28.

Here are the top stories in Salem today:

1. 🌱 New Cafe Opening Soon + Local Wildfire Alert + Jobs Available (Patch)
2. NH Fire Officials Investigating Fatal Car Explosion: PM Patch NH
3. Salem NH Small Business IT Management – Malware/Phishing Security Service Update (Digital Journal)
4. After Being Featured, Fugitive Of The Week Surrenders To Marshals
5. Communities see steady turnout in Tuesday's election | New Hampshire (Eagle-Tribune)
6. Maine Man Indicted On Drug, Trying To Bribe Trooper Charges: Docs (Salem Patch)
7. Amusement Parks With the Biggest Price Increases Over the Last 5 Years (24/7 Wall St.)
8. Task Force Report: Lack of Resources in Courts for Domestic Violence Victims (InDepthNH.org)
9. Real Estate Roundup For Salem Area (Salem Patch)
10. Wow House: 22 Blake Road In Salem, New Hampshire (Salem Patch)
11. Lawsuit: Salem officials shared medical files, accused police officer of fraud (Eagle-Tribune)
12. Need A Repair? Here's How Much A Handyman Costs In The Salem Area
13. Hand count or AccuVote? At least a dozen N.H. communities will decide at town meeting (New Hampshire Public Radio)

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Today in Salem:

• Ricotta Gnocchi Paired w Caponata (6:00 PM)
• Salem Animal Rescue League $5,000 Pot of Gold Raffle (1:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Granite United: "Tuesday Night Granite Live @ 7:05 Tuesday Night Granite Live @ 7:05" (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Macaroni and Meatball were adopted by a very nice family of three. They recently lost their beloved kitty and wanted to fill their home with love again. They had initially come in to meet the young kittens, but Macaroni and Meatball stol..." (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "SARL's Low-cost Vaccine Clinic is back on March 16! Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. To sign up visit https://www.cognitoforms.com/SalemAnimalRescueLeague/CopyOfMarch2022VaccineClinicAuthorizationForm. Space is limited so d..." (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Jerry got adopted! The whole family was so excited to welcome him into their home. Mom said they love Seinfeld, so his name is perfect!! They look forward to taking Jerry for walks, hiking, playing fetch, and just hanging out at home. We..." (Facebook)
• Salemhaven Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center: "It was a bitter-sweet day at Black Water Grill as we said, "see you soon" to our long-time Community Liaison and face of Salemhaven, Stephanie Micklon. Stephanie we thank you for 28 years of dedicated loyalty and service. We will miss yo..." (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "WOW! THANK YOU students at Birches Academy for your amazing donation to SARL! Your thoughtfulness will help us care for our animals while they wait for their forever homes!" (Facebook)
• Kelley Library: "We need 2 people who would enjoy working with the public at the library. We have 2 - 15 hours positions open, a few nights a week and every other Saturday. One position is in the Children's Room and the other at the front desk. For detai..." (Facebook)
• Granite United: "Stay in close proximity with God! This weekend's message is now available to watch on Facebook and Youtube." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Gnugget the gnome has decided he wants to run in the Boston Marathon, but he doesn’t know where to start. Thankfully he was able to receive personal training from new member Sheer Dominance Strength & Performance . Sheer Dominance is a 1..." (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Get your tickets NOW for SARL's $5,000 Pot of Gold raffle! The first $100 early bird drawing is tomorrow! Get tickets at https://www.sarlnh.org/2022potofgold. Tickets are $50 - only 350 will be sold. $5,000 grand prize drawing on March 3..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It is great to see members of the Salem NH Police Department continuing classes at our member, Project Soul Yoga. We are positive atmosphere and exercise tips at Project Soul helps their stress on the job. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemch..." (Facebook)
• North Salem School: "The kiddos in Mrs. Gendron's class loved using a multi sensory approach to practice their letter formation in their names." (Facebook)
• North Salem School: "Mrs. Gendron's class used watercolor to design the backgrounds for their March self portraits. So much focus! 🖌🎨" (Facebook)
• Salem - Woodbury School Alumni: "Here's to the Salem High School Class of 2004..." (Facebook)
• Salem NH Softball: "Spring is coming……. Pre-Season clinics start this weekend! Register to join the fun and dust off those gloves! Sign ups for the spring season will stay open until 3/23. Recreational evaluations will be held at Salem High on 3/27. Stay tu..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "We love the post, products and having, Le Macaron - Windham, NH, as a chamber member! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal. #shoplocal #internationalwomensday" (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "We are looking forward to the opening of the Tasting Room at our me, LaBelle Winery ! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal. #lovelocal" (Facebook)
• Lancaster Elementary School: "Please look for our Lancater voting boxes today at the voting sites! Place your child’s colored paper inside the box to show your support for our teachers! In advance, Thank You to all that voted!" (Facebook)
• Salem Community Television: "Continuing in our series showing the ballot testing and setup procedures this video is from 6:30am this morning when the accuvote machine was installed in the ballot box and the zero tape was printed just prior to the polls opening. The ..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "On International Women's Day it is wonderful to share a post about our member, Pest-End , a women owned business! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #Lovelocal #internationalwomensday" (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "A perfect time to buy a shamrock plant at our member, Freshwater Farms ! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #shoplocal. #lovelocal #supportlocal" (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Great job by the students at Birches Academy ! They collected 227 items for our member, Salem Animal Rescue League on 2/22/22 Day! #wickedawesomemembers #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal #nonprofit #22222tuesday" (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It's time to get some salt off your car. Have you checked out our member, Klemm's Express, for a car wash? They are located at Tuscan Village, across from The Mall at Rockingham Park. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #suppo..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It's the March 8th Chamber Brief! https://conta.cc/3CrgpW7" (Facebook)

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