🌱Fireworks +$1M Common Man Ukraine Pledge+ Governor Sununu Water Veto

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First, today's weather:

Hot with clouds and sun today. High: 96 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories in Manchester today:

1. A shout out to Alex Ray, the founder of The Common Man restaurants, for offering to match up to $1 million in donations for an ongoing fundraiser to help Ukraine. It all started when he met with fellow Rotary Club members on a trip to Poland to discuss how New Hampshire could help with the relief effort and traveled to Ukraine to bring relief supplies. WMUR has joined forces with Ray and other partners to support an ongoing fundraiser to help Ukraine Granite United Way called, "NH 4 Ukraine." Ray has pledged to match up to $1 million in donations. To donate, visit this link or text "NH4Ukraine" to 414. Organizers said, "No gift is too small.” (WMUR)
2. Ooohhh... Aaaahhhh... Boom! Fireworks will light up the evening sky Sunday, July 3 for Manchester's annual fireworks display at Arms Park. There will be live orchestra music, and food trucks will serve a variety of food and nonalcoholic beverages on-site starting at 6 p.m. Fireworks will start at dusk or about 9:30 p.m., city officials said. No pets or alcoholic beverages are allowed. Find more about celebrating in the Queen City here: (Manchester Ink Link)
3. New Hampshire environmental groups were disappointed that Gov. Christopher Sununu vetoed a bill on Friday that would limit how far landfills can be from bodies of water. The bill would have required landfills to be far enough away from lakes, ponds, streams, and the Merrimack River that runs through Manchester, so contaminated groundwater from the landfills would take "more than five years" to reach them. Sununu said the state’s regulations were already “rigorous and robust.” The bill, which had bipartisan support, "was about protecting the Merrimack River, Lake Winnipesaukee, the Atlantic Ocean,” said Tom Tower, who was with the North Country Alliance for Balanced Change. You can read more about this story here: (NHPR)

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• Fourth of July Fireworks: In all New Hampshire communities this weekend. (WMUR)

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— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a freelance writer, author, and award-winning media producer. She is committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter.

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