🌱 Contamination Site + Football Team Rolls: Salem A.M. Digest

Happy Monday, Salem! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 68 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories in Salem today:

1. Progress reported at contaminated Salem site | News (Eagle-Tribune)
2. Judge denies Thanksgiving trip for Lawrence man charged with motor vehicle homicide (Eagle-Tribune)
3. High school football: McDonald leads Salem past Keene (The Union Leader)

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Today in Salem:

Salem Patch Notebook

• Granite United: "Granite United Church | Communion Weekend" (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Bjorn and Martina went home with a wonderful new family, and Granite Subaru donated $100 to SARL in each of their honor. October is #SubaruLovesPets month, and all month long, Granite Subaru is donating $100 per adoption to SARL! Thank y..." (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "#SubaruLovesPets and Jack is sure to love his new home! Thank you, Granite Subaru, for donating $100 to us for Jack's and all other adoptions during the month of October (up to $3,100). Subaru of America" (Facebook)
• Salem Community Television: "The Skate Park fundraiser was held at Derry-Salem Elks, Sunday Oct 10th. It was well attended with a cornhole tournament, vendor tables, food, music and raffles. This is the first major fundraiser event for the revitalization of Skate Pa..." (Facebook)
• Granite United: "Spend part of your weekend with us! Here’s how you can join us👇 Salem - today at 4pm Lawrence - today at 5:30pm Haverhill - tomorrow at 9:30am & 11am Salem - tomorrow at 9am & 10:30am Church Online - tomorrow at 10am" (Facebook)
• Salem NH Farmers Market: "Good morning🎃 can’t wait to see everyone today from 10am to 2pm!🍁 what is on your shopping list? . . . . . . . . #tuscanvillage #tuscanvillagesalemNH #tuscanvillagesalem #salemNH #nhlife #nhliving #tuscanmarket #tuscanmarketsalemnh #tu..." (Instagram)
• Salem NH High School Performing Arts Music Club: "We can’t thank everything enough for contributing to the success of the 25th Annual Salem Marching Band Invitational! What a show! We were floored by the talent on that field! If you have pictures or video of the evening, please add to t..." (Facebook)
• Salem Animal Rescue League: "Thank you again, Bella Acupuncture & Wellness, L.L.C for your kindness and generosity. We truly appreciate it!" (Facebook)
• Granite United: "Granite Kids continues their series called LEGACY! The big idea for this weekend is "The Holy Spirit helps us love everyone". We hope you have a great time at our Granite Kids experience! #granitekids #graniteunited" (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It is nice to see good things happening for frontline workers!" (Facebook)
• Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "It is a beautiful day to visit the Salem, NH Farmers Market in the Tuscan Village. Open today from 10am to 2pm. #wickedawesomemembers #grsalemchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal #nonprofit" (Facebook)

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— Jason Claffey

About me: I grew up in Massachusetts outside Boston and started my journalism career at 19 when I earned an internship in the sports department of The Boston Globe. I graduated from Boston University in 2007 and became a reporter at Foster's Daily Democrat in New Hampshire before joining Patch in 2010. I've covered three New Hampshire primaries and won awards for environmental reporting and Sunday staff excellence from the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

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