🌱 Nocturnal Road Work This Weekend + Murder Trial Postponed

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

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 71 Low: 51.
• Sunday: Warmer with clouds and sun. High: 80 Low: 57.

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Here are the top three stories today in and around Manchester:

1. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is slated to begin nighttime road work on Interstate 93 southbound between Hooksett's Exit 10 and Manchester's Exit 6, beginning the evening of Sunday, Jun. 11. Work will occur from roughly 8:00 p.m. through 5:00 a.m. over the next five weeks following Jun. 11, and will require nighttime detours; motorists are being asked to find alternate routes when necessary, and comply with directions provided by signaling crews and all posted signs. (Manchester Ink Link)
2. Logan Clegg, who is charged with murder for the deaths of Stephen and Wendy Reid, who were shot and killed in nearby Concord in April 2022, has had his trial postponed. Clegg's trial has been moved from July to October, with the jury selection process expected to begin on Oct. 2. The defense has filed a motion to remedy on Thursday, Jun. 8, but the motion was withdrawn on the 9th after the beginning of the trial was postponed, and some time that had been planned for the trial will instead be used for motion hearings. (WMUR)
3. Justin Gebo, 28, is facing multiple charges in connection to an ongoing investigation into a fatal shooting that occurred in nearby Franklin last weekend. The charges against Gebo include possession of firearms while under indictment, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and being a user of illegal drugs while in possession of a firearm. Per the affidavit, police recovered a short-barreled rifle last Saturday from the scene of the Franklin homicide, fired by Jamie Bell, 42, who shot and killed Nicole Hughes, 35, and their daughter, roughly one year old. Another of the late Hughes' daughters was injured in the shooting but has been released from the hospital last Sunday. Gebo stands accused of having illegally sold the rifle to Bell, among other offenses. (WMUR)

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Today and tomorrow in and around Manchester:

Saturday, June 10

• World Wide Knit & Crochet in Public Day At Goffstown Public Library, Goffstown (10:30 AM)
• Brian Walker At The Pizza Man Bar & Grill (6:00 PM)
• a.drift At Jewel Music Venue (7:00 PM)
• Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat At The Palace Theatre (7:30 PM)

Sunday, June 11

• Elliot Health System Walk for Hope At Southern New Hampshire University (8:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Manchester police are seeking a man who committed a robbery at Petco on 1111 South Willow Street on Jun. 7. The suspect is described as white with a beard, tan hat, gray sweatshirt, black shorts, and black shoes with a white sole, and pictures are included at the link. Anyone who may have more information is asked to call the Manchester Police Department at 603-668-8711 or to provide a tip at the Manchester Crimeline at 603-624-4040. (My Manchester NH)
• Former New Jersey governor and two-time presidential candidate Chris Christie pilloried former president Donald Trump at his Jun. 7 campaign launch speech in Manchester, calling him a "lonely, self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog," and "not a leader." At the launch town hall at Saint Anselm College, Christie took a hard stance against Trump and his supporters, claiming that the only way Republicans have a chance at retaking the White House in 2024 is if they openly repudiate the 45th president. (The Detroit News)
• New Hampshire Public Radio has a helpful primer for you at the link on the state House's approval of the state Senate budget proposal, Gov. Sununu's disinterest in a '24 presidential campaign, and more! (NHPR)

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That's it for today. See you all soon for another update!

— 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.