🌱 Patch AM: How Londonderry firefighters helped in a deadly Manchester apartment fire

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In today's newsletter:

• How Londonderry firefighters helped in a deadly Manchester apartment fire

Also on today's calendar: Etz Hayim Synagogue Sunday Family Camp.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 42 and low of 23 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny; breezy, colder, temps: high: 35, low: 26.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'She was full of life': Family remembers child who died in New Year's Day fire (wmur.com) — Londonderry firefighters were among many regional crews who rushed to help battle a devastating New Year’s Day apartment fire in Manchester that displaced about 50 people and has now claimed the life of a 5-year-old girl. Her family and school community are remembering her bravery and kindness as investigators continue working to determine the cause of the blaze.
   

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Saturday February 7

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Sunday January 11

• Etz Hayim Synagogue Sunday Family Camp
  Etz Hayim Synagogue , 1 1/2 Hood Rd , Derry
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Wrestling Hosts Merrimack Mayhem
  Merrimack Middle School
  8:00 am
• Brunch & Beats
  The Derryfield Restaurant , 625 Mammoth Rd , Manchester
  11:00 am
• Company - The Musical
  Nashua Center for the Arts , 201 Main St , Nashua
  2:00 pm
• Mocktail Speakeasy
  Bedford Public Library , 3 Meetinghouse Rd , Bedford
  5:00 pm

Monday January 12

• 2026 Coffee with Concord - Conversations with Legislators
  Hyla Brook Estates , 140 Rockingham Road , Derry
  7:30 am
• D-V Basketball at McLaughlin
  Merrimack Middle School , 31 Madeline Bennett Lane , Merrimack
  4:00 pm
• NHDES Baboosic Lake (Amherst/Merrimack) Aluminum Treatment Plan Public Information meeting
  Matthew Thornton Room , 8 Baboosic Lake Rd , Merrimack
  6:00 pm
• Board of Selectmen
  Litchfield, NH Calendar , 2 Liberty Way , Litchfield
  6:30 pm
• Planning Board Meeting
  Bedford, NH Calendar , Town Meeting Room - BCTV 10 Meetinghouse Road , Bedford
  6:30 pm
• Board of Selectmen Meeting
  Windham, NH Calendar , 3 North Lowell Rd , Windham
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Report of police activity in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
  4:32PM on Jan 9: Police activity at Main St, Seabrook, New Hampshire, per local source (Nextdoor )

• Hannaford Bros Co posted a job opening for FT Stock Crew (Nights) in Londonderry. Apply here.
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