🌱 Arrest For Manchester BJ's Incident + School Principal Update

Hello again, friends! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Manchester Patch newsletter. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick dive into the most important things going on around town.

But first, your local weather:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 27.
• Friday: Sunshine giving way to clouds. High: 45 Low: 27.

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Here are the top three stories today in Manchester:

1. Police have an update on an incident that occurred last year at the Manchester BJ's Wholesale. Police have accused Michael Bussiere of pointing a gun at an employee in the store parking lot in December 2022. After an investigation, police identified Bussiere as the vehicle’s owner and issued a warrant for his arrest. On Monday, Bussiere turned himself in and was charged with criminal threatening with a deadly weapon. (Patch)
2. Manchester school officials are refusing to provide information about the Parker-Varney School principal. Christopher MacDonald has been off the job since October, but no information has been leaked as to his abrupt absence. No other information has been provided at this point. (Subscription: Union Leader)
3. The Manchester Police Department's (MPD) 37th session of the Citizen's Police Academy is scheduled to begin on Apr. 13. The eight-week program is designed to inform residents about the role of MPD in the community and takes the form of both classroom and limited participation options if attendees choose. (Manchester NH Police via Facebook)

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Today and tomorrow in and around Manchester:

Thursday, March 9

• Family Storytime At Manchester City Library (10:00 AM)
• Best of Business Awards At The Grappone Conference Center, Concord (5:00 PM)
• Art After Work: Free Thursday Nights At Currier Museum of Art (5:00 PM)

Friday, March 10

• March Madness! At Goffstown Public Library, Goffstown (9:00 AM)
• Board In the Library At Goffstown Public Library, Goffstown (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to the four new officers who were sworn into the Manchester Police Department this week. Seth Guilmette, Markus Watson, Matthew Chorzewski, and Taylor Morin are all previously certified and worked at various departments in the Northeast and Midwest. (Manchester NH Police via Facebook)
• A great opportunity is coming up in Manchester for small businesses to connect with government contracting representatives. The NH Small Business Matchmaker event happening in April brings small businesses together with over 30 prime contractors and federal agencies. Attendees can attend virtually or in person at Manchester Community College. (NHSBDC.org)
• The Manchester Animal Shelter has a deluxe cat tree up for grabs. The shelter is asking for a $40 donation to pick it up. (Manchester Animal Shelter via Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.