🌱 Animal Rescue League Is Hiring + No Pandemic Tax Relief For Hotels

Hi everyone! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Bedford Patch newsletter. Today is National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day. Did you know that people have been enjoying this upside-down dessert since the early 1900s? Find out everything that's happening in Bedford today, including these stories and more...

• The Education Farm at Joppa Hill is hiring summer camp counselors.
• Hospitality businesses closed for the pandemic don't qualify for tax relief.
• Run the Stoneyfield Earth Day 5K.
• Love animals? The Animal Rescue League is hiring.

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Partly sunny and milder. High: 65 Low: 44.

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Here are the top stories in Bedford today:

1. If you'd like to be a summer camp counselor, the Educational Farm at Joppa Hill wants to hear from you! The EFJH is looking for enthusiastic counselors, ages 16+, for its "upcoming 2023 summer camp program at the farm." If you like being outside and are excited to work with children ages 5-8, find out more and apply here: (Educational Farm at Joppa Hill via Facebook)
2. The state Supreme Court ruled that nine New Hampshire hospitality businesses that had to close during the pandemic don't qualify for property tax relief. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court "rejected their claim that the pandemic was a 'natural disaster' that 'damaged' their businesses." Two of the businesses, "700 ELM of Manchester and Carnevale Holdings of Bedford, each received over $1.1 million in federal assistance" during the pandemic. (New Hampshire Bulletin)
3. Join Millennium Running of Bedford on Saturday, April 22, 9 a.m. at Londonderry’s West Soccer Complex for the Stonyfield Earth Day 5K. The race follows a "3.1 mile course" through "one of Londonderry’s finest neighborhoods," and ends at the West Soccer Complex, where you'll find the Stonyfield Earth Day Fair "only a few steps away." (Millennium Running via Facebook)
4. The Animal Rescue League of NH is hiring! If you like helping animals and want to make a difference, you may love this job! Join the "small but mighty team" of passionate animal lovers at the ARLNH who make a difference in the lives of animals. Find out more and apply here: (Animal Rescue League of NH via Facebook)

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Today in Bedford:

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From my notebook:

• Thank you, McDonalds! "We want to give a big THANK YOU to McDonald's on 2nd Street in Manchester for coming by and dropping off delicious cinnamon rolls, apple fritters, muffins, and coffee!" (Bedford NH Police Department via Facebook)
• Happy National Volunteer Appreciation Week! "Happy National Volunteer Appreciation Week! We want to take a moment to thank all of our incredible volunteers who make our mission possible. Your hard work and dedication to our animals never goes unnoticed." (Animal Rescue League of NH via Facebook)
• Congrats, graduating ambassadors: "Congrats to graduating Ambassadors! When they become a lifetime member now through May 31, 2023, they'll get a cute ID holder keychain. Click here for more information 👉 http://bit.ly/3WkCL3W" (Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains via Facebook)
• Family Fun Night raffle winners: "Congratulations! Winners of the Family Fun Night raffles are posted on: https://sites.google.com/bedfordnhk12.net/rbs/home" (Riddle Brook School, Bedford NH via Facebook)
• The Town of Bedford Playground re-opened: "Miss Jane is happy to announce the Town of Bedford Playground is now re-opened for all to enjoy. Happy Spring! 🌼🌷" (Town of Bedford Recreation Department via Facebook)

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