🌱 Win SNHU Comedy Tickets + $500K Theft + Black Friday Starts Early

Hello, Manchester! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Manchester Daily. Keep reading to find out the most important things happening in Manchester today. In this edition:

• Win free tickets to SNHU comedy show.
• Black Friday discounts starting now.
• Man jailed for $500K theft from elderly New Hampshire woman.

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Periods of sun. High: 73 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories today in Manchester:

1. Want to laugh? Superstar comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is coming to New Hampshire, and you can win tickets to the show. One of the stops on his "Nobody Does This Tour," is at SNHU Arena in Manchester Sunday, Dec. 4. And there's more good news: New Hampshire's WOKQ is giving away tickets as an early holiday present. How can you win? Just download their app to enter. Find out more here: (wokq.com)
2. Halloween is two weeks away, but Black Friday sales are coming early to New Hampshire. Stores like Target and Walmart have already started Black Friday-style deals. Amazon, Target, Walmart and others want to make sure that "inflation-wary consumers" have options—and time — to spend money. (WMUR)
3. A Florida man has been jailed for stealing nearly $500,000 from a 97-year-old New Hampshire woman. Michael R. Smith, 60, was sentenced to 10-to-20 years in prison for "theft by unauthorized taking," and has to pay back $495,043.53 to the estate of his elderly victim. He tried to steal up to $1.8 million from the woman, who was not capable of managing her own affairs. "Authorities are asking anyone who knows of elder abuse or financial exploitation to contact local police or call the state Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services at 1-800-949-0470." (Subscription/The Union Leader)

Today in Manchester:

• PYT: Freaky Friday - The Palace Theatre (3 p.m.)
• October Network it Night - Dave and Busters (5 p.m.)
• PYT: Freaky Friday - The Rex Theatre (7 p.m.)

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— Paula Constance

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