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Happy Thursday, neighbors! Tony Schinella here. Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.
First, today's weather:
Cloudy, a little rain; fog. High: 47 Low: 32.
Here are the top stories today in Salem:
- 'Marathon' Storm Could Bring 12 Inches Of Snow To New Hampshire
- Local roundup: Bradley, defense steer Hanover girls hockey to victory (Valley News)
- Sound off | Opinion (Eagle-Tribune)
- Family Makes $1M Donation To Community Colleges: PM Patch NH
- New Hampshire Athletes Compete In 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (Salem Patch)
- 5 Open Houses To Scope In Salem Area (Salem Patch)
- Adoptable Pets Of The Week At Salem Area Shelters (Salem Patch)
- Fugitive Wanted On Release Violation Considered Armed, Dangerous
- Town Of Salem: 2022 Town Meeting Warrant For February 5, 2022 (Press Release Desk)
- Brett Bingham | Obituary (The Salem News)
- Lois Palleschi | Obituary (The Salem News)
- Dorothy (Chellman) Bonneau | Obituary (The Salem News)
- NH fans sad to see 'a generational athlete' announce his retirement (The Union Leader)
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Today in Salem:
- 2022 Signature Event: The Great Yeti Quest Blizzard Bash (5:30 PM)
- Salem Republican Town Committee Meeting (6:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Your amazing support during the #BettyWhiteChallenge made the news! The front page of today's The Eagle-Tribune, in fact! Thank you again!!!" (Facebook)
- Salem Animal Rescue League: "Scouts Cecilia and Samantha, Troop Leader Tammy, and parent volunteer Valerie from Girl Scout Troop 88176 in Haverhill came by to donate beautiful blankets and toys the Girl Scouts made for cats and dogs. Thank you! They're beautiful and..." (Facebook)
- Granite United: "SHINE Women's Conference and Warrior Conference 2022 is coming soon! Registration for BOTH SHINE Women's Conference and Warrior Conference will be open Super Bowl weekend, starting on Saturday, February 12th at 12am. Tell someone about t..." (Facebook)
- St Joseph Regional Catholic School: "What sets us apart from everyone else? Our community, of course! Our students, parents, faculty, and staff makes St. Joseph Regional Catholic School unique. We are all proud Eagles. As we continue to celebrate Catholic Schools Week, we w..." (Facebook)
- Birches Academy: "Thank you to Senator Chuck Morse for joining us today to pull numbers for the 2022-23 kindergarten lottery. He first took this role in our inaugural year and we were thrilled to welcome him to perform it again for our 10th lottery! We ar..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Thank you for this reminder, Get Down Tonight Entertainment, Inc.! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal #needthesun" (Facebook)
- St. Joseph's Regional Catholic: "What sets us apart from everyone else? Our community, of course! Our students, parents, faculty, and staff makes St. Joseph Regional Catholic School unique. We are all proud Eagles. As we continue to celebrate Catholic Schools Week, we w..." (Instagram)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Amazing achievement by our member, Maggie at VibeCo Cycle! She taught 400 classes in less than a year!!! Congratulations! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal #lovelocal" (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "We love the cover of our new Membership Booklet! Who wants to join the chamber? Our service area focuses on the towns of Salem, Windham, Pelham, Hampstead and Atkinson, NH. We also have many member businesses who are located in other NH ..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Today's winner! Posting stops at midnight. One more daily raffle and last chance to be entered to win a cruise for 2 to Alaska- sponsored by Cruise Travel Outlet! Thanks to our sponsors Pentucket Bank and Ski Haus and Tuscan Kitchen!!" (Facebook)
- Salem School District Television: "LIVE TONIGHT: We will carry the Salem @ Bedford Boys Basketball tonight LIVE on SLC 6, ssdtv6.com and Salem School District Apple TV and Roku apps beginning at 7:00 p.m. courtesy of Bedford (NH) Community Television. Thanks to Bedford fo..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Lots of activities at Windham Terrace Assisted Living for Chinese New Year! Residents had good food, fun and created vision boards. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal #loveourseniors" (Facebook)
- Birches Academy: "To have a little fun on 2/2/22 - we declared it Tie Dye Day! Here are just a few snippets from around school today." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "A great video about a wonderful member, St Joseph Regional Catholic School. As they celebrate Catholic School Week, we celebrate the school, students, faculty and families being an asset to our community. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhc..." (Facebook)
- St Joseph Regional Catholic School: "What sets us apart from everyone else? Our community of course! Our students, parents, faculty and staff makes St. Joseph Regional Catholic School unique. As we continue to celebrate Catholic Schools Week, we celebrate our community. Tak..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Every day is a good day to stop by our member, Farmhouse Roasters, for a cup of their coffee! Plus, they offer delicious food for breakfast and lunch. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #eatlocal #lovelocal #c..." (Facebook)
- Salem School District Television: "Be the first to know when it snows! Salem School District weather related closing and delay information is posted on SLC6 (Comcast Channel 6) in Salem! Don't wait for the news ticker, head right to channel 6 on your TV to see if school i..." (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Some new food to try on Thursday, February 3rd, at our member, Ya Mas Greek Taverna & Bar! Check out the details below. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #eatlocal #lovelocal" (Facebook)
- Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Lots of great food, fun and activities going on at our member, Michael's Flatbread Bar and Grill. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #eatlocal #lovelocal" (Facebook)
- Kelley Library: "New! Kelley Library has something new to offer through Hoopla. Read 50 Magazines online with Hoopla. Have you used the streaming platform Hoopla? It now offers access to 50 current issues titles with 1 checkout using BingePass. Read curr..." (Facebook)
- Salem High School: "Support the class of 2024 with this fundraiser! https://shopcharlestonwrap.com/?student1ID=2212M2TDNGKV3&student1FNM=Ella&student1LNM=Vargas&progid=2022S&inviteID=&channelID=SUP-inv1&school1NM=Class%20of%202024%20SHS%20Spring%20Fundraise..." (Facebook)
- Tony Schinella, Patch Staff: "Just a reminder, because we all know that a lot of folks are having a difficult time right now, but there is a free, 24/7 confidential service is available that can provide people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, or those around..." (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...
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