Who Do You Connect With on Social Media?

Web chat.  Merrimack Police Chief Marc Doyle recently spoke to NHPR's Michael Brindley about the department's presence on social media. In addition to Facebook and Twitter, did you know they also have LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest pages. Follow the police department on social media and listen in to hear what Doyle had to say about the value of social media for law enforcement.

Race night. Thursday night was the 21st annual Cigna/Elliot Corportate 5k in Manchester – a night when thousands of runners and walkers hit the streets many representing the company they work for. For the second year in a row, Patch was represented by a small contingent of participants including Bedford Patch Editor Ryan O'Connor, Concord Patch Editor Tony Schinella, Merrimack Patch Editor Carolyn Dube and Associate Regional Editor for NH Patch Dan Tuohy. The winner of the race, Aschalew Meketa, 25, of New York, NY, completed the city course in 14:02. The first female finisher was Tufa Tigist, 26, of Bronx, NY. Get the full results on Coolrunning.com.

Read for wishes. The Friends of the Merrimack Public Library are prepared to make a donation to the High Hopes Foundation, which grants wishes to critically ill children, when the summer reading goal of 4,000 hours is hit. As of Wednesday, the tally was up to 3,000 hours. Encourage your kids to keep reading and help ratchet up those last 1,000 hours.

Weekend forecast. A mix of sun and rain is on tap for the next few days, according to the National Weather Service. It's looking like any rain coming our way will be out by the end of today, leaving sunny skies and warm temps for the weekend.

• Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 1 p.m, then isolated thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 78. 
• Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. 
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. 
• Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. 
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.