🌱 How a passing off-duty firefighter helped stop an Atkinson house fire

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In today's newsletter:

• How a passing off-duty firefighter helped stop an Atkinson house fire

Also on today's calendar: Bulk Shredding Day.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 43.
• Sunday: Cloudy with showers, with a high of 55 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Homeowners, Stops Fire Spread in Atkinson, NH (firehouse.com) — An off-duty Sudbury, Massachusetts firefighter is being praised for quickly rescuing two residents from a house fire on Wood Drive in Atkinson and helping stop the flames from spreading. Atkinson firefighters arrived within minutes to fully extinguish the blaze and ventilate the home, with officials crediting the lieutenant’s fast actions for preventing injuries and more serious damage.
   

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📸 Around Atkinson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Atkinson

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Bulk Shredding Day
  Atkinson Community Center, 4 Main St, Atkinson
  9:00 am

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📣 Atkinson Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Busy Bears: Ages 3-6
  Plaistow Public Library , 85 Main St , Plaistow
  10:00 am

Saturday April 18

• Stitched with Love
  Hampstead Public Library , 9 Mary E Clark Dr , Hampstead
  9:30 am
• YOGA (In Studio)
  YOGAMATTERS STUDIO , 207 Main St , Plaistow
  9:30 am

Sunday April 19

• Hello from Heaven
  Sevmar Mediterranean Bistro , The 97 Shops Plaza , 401 Main St , Salem
  11:00 am
• Magic Hunks Australia Takeover Salem, Nh Usa!!!
  Ya Mas Greek Taverna & Bar , 275 Rockingham Park Blvd , Salem
  8:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Monday Makerspace - Ages 8-14
  Plaistow Public Library , 85 Main St , Plaistow
  3:30 pm
• Town Council Meeting
  Salem, NH Calendar , 44 Geremonty Drive , Salem
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Kids for Peace - Grades 4+
  Plaistow Public Library , 85 Main St , Plaistow
  3:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Bitty Bears: Ages 2-3
  Plaistow Public Library , 85 Main St , Plaistow
  10:00 am
• North Salem Talent Show
  Salem High School , 44 Geremonty Dr , Salem
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Mexican Train Dominoes
  Hampstead Public Library , 9 Mary E Clark Dr , Hampstead
  12:30 pm
• Budget Committee Meeting
  Salem, NH Calendar , 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room , Salem
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Timberlane Regional/Hampstead School District posted a job opening for TRHS Varsity Girls Softball Coach in Plaistow. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Members in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Atkinson here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Salem

• EPTAC Opens New Corporate Headquarters and Training Facility in Salem, New Hampshire (smttoday.com)
• Perfect Pairings Drop-In Poetry Stretch To Destress More: Salem Mid-Week Events (patch.com)
• Salem High School teacher resigns over allegations of inappropriate communications with students (wmur.com)

Derry

• The Weekly Dish 26/04/16 (hippopress.com)

Hampton

• River Run Bancorp Promotes Eastman To Vice President, Advertising & Social Media Manager (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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