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π± Why Newmarket police joined a tense armed hunter confrontation in Durham
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- Why Newmarket police joined a tense armed hunter confrontation in Durham
Also on today's calendar: Stranger Than Fiction.
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 22 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 42, low: 25.
- Thursday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
π° News we're reading
β’ Durham man charged with using firearm to threaten hunter (seacoastonline.com) β Newmarket police assisted Durham and other agencies after a Durham man allegedly used a firearm to threaten a lawful deer hunter on state-owned land along the Lamprey River. The suspect was arrested on felony criminal threatening and reckless conduct charges, with SWAT involvement due to prior issues and safety concerns. He remains held pending arraignment.
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The Stone Church Music Club, 5 Granite St, Newmarket
8:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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- Stranger Than Fiction
Newmarket Millspace , 55 Main St Suite 132 , Newmarket
6:45 pm
Saturday December 20
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Wiggin Memorial Library , 10 Bunker Hill Ave. , Stratham
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Wiggin Memorial Library , 10 Bunker Hill Ave. , Stratham
3:30 pm - Holiday Ornament Making w/ Karen
Wiggin Memorial Library , 10 Bunker Hill Ave. , Stratham
6:00 pm - No More Stolen Sisters
Dimond Library UNH Museum
8:00 am - Praxis of Happenstance: Eric Katzman / Damion Silver
Gallery of Art
8:00 am - Knitting Group (Beginners Welcome!)
Wiggin Memorial Library , 10 Bunker Hill Ave. , Stratham
10:00 am - Toddler and Preschool Storytime
Wiggin Memorial Library , 10 Bunker Hill Ave. , Stratham
10:30 am - Soup Social - Library Staff Hosting
Lee Public Library , 9 Mast Road , Lee
12:00 pm - Drop-In Tech Help
Wiggin Memorial Library , 10 Bunker Hill Ave. , Stratham
2:00 pm - Rummikub Club
Lee Public Library , 9 Mast Road , Lee
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Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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π Nearby News
Stratham
- Bill would ban smoking at Hampton Beach and Hampton Beach State Park (nhpr.org)
Exeter
- Exeter assembles Dec. 9 to support the Exeter Area Scholarship Fund (seacoastonline.com)
- NHTI receives medical equipment donation for student learning (theconcordinsider.com)
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