Gold Stars and Gold Standards

1) Being a good neighbor. Anheuser-Busch Brewery employees are volunteering today, June 5, with the New Hampshire Rivers Council to help clean up McQuesten Brook. 

2) Summer School. Students interested in summer school in Merrimack are advised to register for classes by July 1. Click here for the application on the MHS website.

3) "Like" us on Facebook. The Merrimack Patch Facebook page is closing in on 2,000 thumbs up. Help us reach 2K by following the social network page, which features local and state news, information and occasional smile-provoking posts. : )

4) Gold Standard. Eighty-years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the United States off the gold standard, according to History.com. Some people, including Ron Paul, have argued for a return to the Gold Standard to help America get its fiscal house in order.

5) Gold Star Mothers. The New Hampshire Gold Star Mothers is an organization for mothers who have lost a son or daughter in the service of country. For more information, visit their website.