🌱 Longest-Serving Legal Aid Lawyer + Bear Cub Rescue + Uptown Boys

Hi, everybody. I'm back this morning with everything you need to know about Manchester today.

• Elliott Berry, the longest-serving legal aid lawyer in New Hampshire, is retiring.
• The Uptown Boys: New York State of Mind.
• Three conservation officers rescued a bear cub.

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First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a shower or two. High: 64 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Manchester today:

1. A shout out to Elliott Berry, the longest-serving Legal Aid lawyer in New Hampshire, who is retiring this fall. If you haven't heard, Elliott Berry, is known as "one of the most prominent anti-poverty advocates in New Hampshire for nearly 50 years." He helps people who need it most and was behind many of the legal protections for tenants in New Hampshire. As a nonprofit lawyer, Berry said, “I never had an interest in going to a for-profit law firm." He added, "I’m motivated by what I can do with the law for people who have extremely limited power and resources." New Hampshire residents are very motivated to thank him and wish him a very happy retirement! (Manchester Ink Link)
2. If you haven't seen Disney's much-loved "The Little Mermaid" at The Palace Theatre, you can still catch a performance through the first weekend in October. Then, on Oct. 8 - 9, "The Uptown Boys: New York State of Mind" will be in town with a "Broadway-style, musical revue, concert experience that marries the iconic songbook of Billy Joel with the energy and excitement of Broadway and New York City." Find out more on the Palace Theatre October calendar: (The Palace Theatre)
3. New Hampshire Conservation Officer Ken St. Pierre, Black Bear Project Leader Andrew Timmins and USDA Bear Technician John Sojka rescued an orphaned cub. The three conservation officers sprang into action after the cub's mother was struck and killed by a car in Wakefield, New Hampshire, on Sept. 14, according to a recent social media post. Fish and Game officials said the orphaned cub "would have died" if the three officers hadn't been able to capture it. The cub is now at the internationally renowned Kilham Bear Center in Lyme, New Hampshire, where it "will be rehabilitated to an age where it can survive in the wild on its own.” (Subscription/The Union Leader)

Today in Manchester:

• Adam Sandler Day — Manchester West High School. (All Day)

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Events:

• Civil Air Patrol Open House (September 22)
• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (September 23)
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You're caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Paula Constance

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