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🌱 Patch AM: How Salem’s first loss of the season came down to three points
Happening soon: NYE Party with 2 DJs, food, prizes on the Salem Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Salem’s first loss of the season came down to three points
- How a Brown shooting suspect ended up dead in Salem storage
Also on today's calendar: NYE Party with 2 DJs, food, prizes and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Salemfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Salemfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with snow flurries, temps: high: 28, low: 10. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high of 24 and low of 16 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sports Roundup: Costa nets five as Hillies take home Gardner Tournament title (cnhi.com) — Salem High’s girls basketball team took its first loss of the season in a tight 39–36 championship game against Exeter at the Derryfield Holiday Tournament, despite 17 points from Morgann Raskow. The broader roundup highlights strong showings by nearby schools in regional hockey and basketball tournaments that Salem fans may also be following. 
• State Rep. O'Brien Prefiles Bill To Arm Public College Police Officers (patch.com) — A man linked to the recent Brown University mass shooting was later found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a Salem storage unit, tying the national story directly to town. Rhode Island lawmakers are now pushing to arm public college police officers, citing the Brown tragedy and a critical state police assessment of campus preparedness.
📸 Around Salem
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem
★ Featured events ★
- NYE Party with 2 DJs, food, prizes
22 Ash Swamp Rd, Newmarket
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- District 10 New Years Eve Alcathon (Salem)
171 Zion Hill Rd , Salem
11:00 pm - Zoning Board of Adjustment
Salem, NH Calendar , 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room , Salem
7:00 pm - Spelling Bee
Woodbury School Salem, NH 03079
7:00 am - Conservation Commission Meeting
Salem, NH Calendar , 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room , Salem
5:00 pm - MBAC Meeting
Salem, NH Calendar , 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room , Salem
3:00 pm - Communications Committee Meeting
Salem, NH Calendar , 33 Geremonty Drive Community Development Conference Room , Salem
5:00 pm - Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting
Salem, NH Calendar , 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room , Salem
6:00 pm - Town Council Meeting
Salem, NH Calendar , 44 Geremonty Drive , Salem
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
Monday January 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- New Years Eve at The Vanderbilt Room
Vanderbilt Room & Banquet Facility , 48 Lowell Rd , Hudson
5:30 pm - New years comedy show
Vanderbilt Room & Banquet Facility , 48 Lowell Rd , Hudson
5:30 pm - Ring in 2026!
Windham Restaurant , 59 Range Rd , Windham
9:30 pm - Town Offices Closed
Windham, NH Calendar Windham, NH 03087
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- All lanes on I-93 northbound at mile marker 9.8 in Derry are now open following a crash.
6:26AM on Dec 29: I-93 northbound’s right two lanes are closed at mile marker 9.8 in Derry due to a crash, with troopers on the scene investigating… (Nextdoor ) - Frozen Water Pipes -- Preparing Insurance Report
Anyone else have frozen water pipes in December? I am preparing a damage report to give to the insurance company about how the water pipes from the… (Nextdoor Captains Village)
- Target Corporation posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1186) in Salem. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager - Up to $18 per hour in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Salem here.
🗞 Nearby News
Windham
- Windham teens turn scrap-hauling start-up into growing green business » Nashua Ink Link (inklink.news)
Pelham
- Police plan extra patrols on New Hampshire roads on New Year's Eve (wmur.com)
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