🌱 How Plaistow police helped capture a suspect in a serious officer injury

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In today's newsletter:

• How Plaistow police helped capture a suspect in a serious officer injury

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 62.
• Sunday: Remaining very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Man arrested in Plaistow in connection with dragging Mass. police officer behind vehicle (unionleader.com) — Police arrested a wanted suspect in Plaistow after a Massachusetts officer was seriously injured when dragged by a fleeing vehicle in Lawrence. Plaistow officers helped locate the SUV and, with state and federal partners, tracked down the man now in custody while the injured officer continues receiving medical care.
   

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📸 Around Plaistow

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plaistow

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 20

• 2026-Plaistow Old Home Day:Vendor Application →
  Plaistow Town Hall, 145 Main St, Plaistow
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday June 15

• (ELEM) Beginner Instrumental Lessons
  Timberlane Regional School District Performing Arts Center
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Senior Breakfast
  Salem High School Salem, NH 03079
  7:45 am
• Housing Advisory Committee
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  8:30 am
• Epoch Happy Hour
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce Epoch Restaurant and Bar
  4:00 pm
• SHS Graduation
  SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT Salem, NH 03079
  6:00 pm
• Pinkerton Academy Graduation
  DERRY COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT Memorial Field
  6:00 pm
• Hampstead, NH! Live with Absolute Men →
  Axe Towne Sports Bar, 546 NH-111 Unit B, Hampstead
  8:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Town Wide Yard Sale →
  Salem, NH Calendar Salem, NH 03079
  8:00 am
• TED Democracy: Founding Futures
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  9:00 am

Sunday June 14

• PLEASANT VIEW FARM - EPPING - OPEN HOUSE
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce 120 NH-111, Exeter, NH 03833
  12:00 pm

Monday June 15

• EACC Mascot Program: Rock Solid Partnerships
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce 120 NH-111, Exeter, NH 03833

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Traffic is at a standstill on I-93 N reported at...
  Traffic is at a standstill on I-93 N reported at 4:19 PM. (Nextdoor )
• Traffic is at a standstill on I-93 N reported at...
  Traffic is at a standstill on I-93 N reported at 3:37 PM. (Nextdoor )

• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in Plaistow. Apply here.
• Spartronics LLC posted a job opening for Production Team Lead in Plaistow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plaistow here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Salem

• Salem Farmers Market Concerts Summer Reading More: The Patch Weekender (patch.com)
• Plan aims to protect open spaces in Salem (derrynews.com)
• Analogic is moving its headquarters – and more than 500 jobs – to Salem, NH (newenglandnewspress.com)

Derry

• LEP Business Transformation Grant 2026–27 (United Kingdom) (fundsforngos.org)

Hampton

• Coastal Rockingham County Under Code Orange Air Quality Alert (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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