🌱 Salem Daily: Some Communities Slow To Welcome Affordable Housing

Good day, neighbors! Tony Schinella here with the latest edition of the Salem Daily.

First, today's weather:

Variably cloudy with showers. High: 55 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in Salem:

1. Arrest log (Lowell Sun)
2. Hiring Salem Area’s Top-Rated Home Professionals Has Never Been Easier (Salem Patch)
3. Construction to Begin on Caro Residential Project, New Hampshire (Construction Review)
4. A Waterfront Cottage On Lake Winnipesaukee With Amazing View: NH Wow
5. SquashBusters: Meredith Gagnon-Dube | Sports (Eagle-Tribune)
6. Missing Woman Alert; Massive Crash On Turnpike; And More: PM Patch NH
7. Communities slowly welcome affordable housing | Announcements (The Laconia Daily Sun)
8. Sophomore Emma Liptrap Named a 2022 NOAA-Hollings Scholar (Syracuse University News)
9. Northeast Decorative Concrete, LLC In Concord, NH, Now Offering Spring Discounts On Stamped Concrete Patios in New Hampshire and Massachusetts (Digital Journal)
10. 🌱 Hampton-North Hampton Daily: Hampton Beatles Flips Home To AirBNB (Patch)
11. Tuscan Market tables back in Market Square. Rules, history of sidewalk seating explained. (Seacoastonline.com)
12. Raymond "Bob" Caron | Obituary (Salem News)
13. Virginia Bliss | Obituary (Salem News)

Today in Salem:

• Kids Spring Cookie Decorating (10:00 AM)
• 2nd Annual Easter Show (11:00 AM)
• Cocktail Club (2:00 PM)
• Pasta al Limone (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Salem Animal Rescue League: "An update on recent SARL alum Maggie (fka Cisco): "Maggie has put on a few pounds and is loving the trails!! Living her best life!! 😊"" (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Jagger and Scottie got adopted! These two friends met at SARL. It took Jagger awhile to feel comfortable, and then he blossomed in the kitten room where he felt safe. When Scottie arrived at SARL, he, too was very frightened and hid unde..." (Facebook)
• Lancaster Elementary School: "Congratulations to our Friday Stars ⭐️ Keep shining!" (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Ready for cuteness overload? We will be posting a series of photos and videos of the puppies currently available for adoption! Here's the first one...you can learn more about the pups and apply to adopt them here https://www.sarlnh.org/a..." (Facebook)
• Salem High School: "Students take part in the Save A Life Tour learning more about the impacts of driving distracted or impaired." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Happy Hour at Black Water Grill on Wednesday night was a great event! Over 70 of our members and guests gathered to network and socialize. We all enjoyed fantastic appetizers, sliders, chicken tenders and more! Christian is always so gen..." (Facebook)
• Salem High School: "AP Literature had their Second Annual AP Lit Tea Party today! This year it was "Atonement" themed. They had some tea, treats, and a British accent competition. Bring that literature to life!" (Facebook)
• Salem High School: "Today, students had the opportunity to participate in the "Save a Life Tour," which puts students in a simulator to experience "distracted driving" (like texting or impairment). It was a great, relevant experience for students, especiall..." (Facebook)
• Salem School District Television: "Erin Devine, a Salem High School Sophomore was named the 2022 Tuscan Brands Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem, NH Thursday. She was in the running with three Salem High School Seniors, Aaliyah Campusano, Andrew..." (Facebook)
• Lancaster Elementary School: "Practicing and learning how to have Star behaviors at a assembly!" (Facebook)
• Salem Community Television: "Senior Showstoppers perform at the Salem Rotary Club meeting Friday, 4/8. Rotarian, Dick O'Shaugnessy, tells a part of his personal story to the group through dance. Full show to air on SCTV 17 soon." (Facebook)
• Lancaster Elementary School: "Outside snack, rainbow experiments and Nurse Casey as 2nd grades guest reader!" (Facebook)
• Salem School District Television: "Today, the Save A Life Tour came to Salem High School to teach students the dangers of driving impaired and distracted driving. Students took part in two simulations, one that showed the dangers of texting while driving and one that used..." (Facebook)
• Salem Community Television: "This is the complete list of 35 Charter Commission Candidates as of 5:00pm on April 8, 2022. Candidate statements will be available on www.sgc23 .com soon Joseph Abdulla Michael Banks Pamela Berry DJ Bettencourt Carla Billingham Stephen ..." (Facebook)
• Salem High School: "Here are some Friday Happenings the past few Fridays in EMT. Our CTE programs continue to be the best in the state, providing outstanding real-world experiences for our students!" (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "There's still availability for SARL's May 18 Vaccine Clinic for cats and dogs - if you're interested don't wait to register because it likely will sell out. Sign up here - https://www.cognitoforms.com/SalemAnimalRescueLeague/May182022Vac..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It is wonderful to see our member, VFW Auxiliary Post 10722, delivering books for the Pelham Schools. We love to see our members doing good in the community. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal. #nonpr..." (Facebook)
• Mary A. Fisk School PTA: "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️After School Enrichment Spotlight⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fisk PTA is proud to be able to offer After School Enrichments for our Falcons! We cannot have them without our volunteers! Currently we have an after-school enrichments class called Poké..." (Facebook)
• Kelley Library: "Discover the American Independence Museum's 30 stories for 30 years online https://www.independencemuseum... The American Independence Museum will be opening in May. A Kelley Library card is needed t..." (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It's the April 8th Friday Flyer - Oh April showers & all that jazz! https://conta.cc/3umkCI5" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Captains Village: "We are hiring! - We are a landscape company looking for laborers and a skilled foreman. We pay well and are a great company to work for. Please pass it on to friends! Email john@carboneindustriesllc.com or text/call 978-476-6027" (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...