🌱 Salem Daily: Icy Road Conditions Lead To Hundreds Of Crashes

Tony Schinella
·6 min read

Happy Saturday, people of Salem! Tony Schinella here. These are the most important things going on today in Salem.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, colder. High: 25 Low: -2.

Here are the top stories in Salem today:

  1. Woodbury Warriors Beat Milford But Fall To Concord (Salem Patch)

  2. Vermont, New Hampshire teams announced for 2022 Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl (Burlington Free Press)

  3. COVID-19 Tests Now Available At State Liquor Stores: PM Patch NH

  4. Klobuchar to headline Democratic event on Seacoast (WMUR Manchester)

  5. Ed Committee Mulls Mask And Vaccine Mandates In Public Higher Education, Vouchers (InDepth NH)

  6. New Hampshire Fugitive Surrenders Before Being Found: Update

  7. The Most Expensive Theme Parks in the USA (24/7 Wall St.)

  8. 1 Killed, Over 200 Crashes Reported Amid ‘Horrible' Road Conditions (NBC10 Boston)

  9. NH Chronicle: Boogie Woogie Phenom Veronica Lewis (WMUR Manchester)

  10. Bart G. Natoli, 85, of Lenox (theberkshireedge.com)

  11. Video: Freezing rain, sleet moving into parts of Massachusetts (WCVB Boston)

  12. New Hampshire Health & Educ. Fac. Auth. -- Moody's affirms Mass General Brigham Incorporated's (MA) Aa3, Aa3/VMIG 1 and P-1 ratings; outlook stable (Yahoo Finance)

  13. Celia A. Stevens | Obituary (The Salem News)

  14. Town Of Salem: Town Meeting Warrant And Voters Guide For February 5 Deliberative Session (Press Release Desk)

  15. Salem NH Managed Cybersecurity – Network Security Management Solutions Updated (Digital Journal)

Today in Salem:

  • Valentine’s Craft and Vendor Fair (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "And the winner for a cruise for two to Alaska is...(watch and see)! #yetiquest2022" (Facebook)

  • Salem NH Farmers Market: "Shout out to the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce and Tuscan Market for hosting such a fun Yeti Quest event!❄️....... #salemNH #labellewinery #derrynh #labellemarket #nhlife #nhliving #newhampshiremagazine #nhmagazine #newengla..." (Instagram)

  • Birches Academy: "It’s the 3rd grade’s month to lead our weekly Forest Forum. They are working on a Fairy Tales unit and breathed that theme into today’s meeting. They had fun and djd great!" (Facebook)

  • St Joseph Regional Catholic School: "As we celebrate the 5th day of Catholic Schools Week we “Celebrate Vocations”. We enjoyed a morning assembly with visitors Fr. Von of St. Patrick’s Church, Sr. Esther Marie and Lucy both from the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love..." (Facebook)

  • Birches Academy: "Yesterday we shared about our 3rd graders taking their reading unit on fairy tales into their role leading our weekly all school meeting. Here are some pictures from behind the scenes! In this project, students are learning the elements ..." (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Patricia Earle and her son Tommy were determined to visit as many yetis as possible - and boy did it pay off! CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS!" (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Well, that's a wrap on the 2022 Great Yeti Quest. Thank you! To the Yeti Quest committee, the sponsors, our yeti hosts, and the public who visited the yetis (and local shops). Thank you! To Aaron Shamshoyan, Bob Berthel, and Nick Distelb..." (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Every day is a good day for a little chocolate. There is always something fun going on for the residents at our member, Warde Senior Living. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal #loveourseniors" (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Sharing for our Salem NH Police Department and Officer DResta. Thank you for your commitment to CHAD and the community!" (Facebook)

  • St. Joseph’s Regional Catholic: "As we celebrate the 5th day of #catholicschoolsweek2022 we Celebrate Vocations. We enjoyed a morning assembly with visitors Fr. Von of St. Patrick’s Church, Sr. Esther Marie and Lucy both from the Daughters of Mary Mother of Healing Lov..." (Instagram)

  • St. Joseph’s Regional Catholic: "Stay safe and warm families. Due to the snow/ice storm, school will be closed today, Friday, February 4th. See you all Monday!" (Instagram)

  • St Joseph Regional Catholic School: "Stay safe and warm families. Due to the snow/ice storm, school will be closed for today, Friday, February 4th. See you Monday!" (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "We appreciate the hard work and long hours of the crews keeping our roads safe." (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Happy Friday from our member, Candy Break Store! Check out their website for sweet treats! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #shoplocal #lovelocal" (Facebook)

  • Salem School District Television: "Salem School District schools are closed today, Friday, February 4." (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Are you looking for a unique Valentine's Day gift for the animal lover in your life? Here is a pawsome idea from our member, Salem Animal Rescue League! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal #nonprofit..." (Facebook)

  • Kelley Library: "Extra checkouts! Kelley Library has bonus checkouts to offer through Hoopla. These checkouts will not count towards individual's monthly totals. When you log on to Hoopla, type bonus borrows. There are hundreds of titles to choose from." (Facebook)

  • Salem Community Television: "Town Deliberative Session is Saturday, 9am at the Salem High School Performing Arts Center. All Salem residents are welcome to attend. You can familiarize yourself with the warrant articles by visiting the Town website, salemnh.gov and w..." (Facebook)

  • Salem - Woodbury School Alumni: "Who you gonna' call? Apparently, Slimer must have been eating uncontrollably at the Willow Tree." (Facebook)

  • Kelley Library: "Lego Builders Thursday Feb 10 at 4:30 PM. This program is for children ages 5-8. Children can build a new LEGO creation. Make up your own creation or try to build the challenge of the week. This week's challenge will be to build an anima..." (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: ""Game Day" menu offered by our member, Tuscan Kitchen! Check out all the great food for your Super Bowl feast. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #eatlocal #lovelocal #SuperBowl2022" (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Do you know what conditions can be helped by acupuncture? Check out our member, Bella Acupuncture & Wellness, L.L.C for options. Michelle also has a Try Acupuncture Day coming up on February 26th - great opportunity to see all the good s..." (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Our member, Skill Samurai offers great classes for children. They are now enrolling for Summer Camp 2022. Check out the details below. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal #greatclassesforkids" (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Check out this offer from our member, Froggy's Party Pad! They have a great play space for children. #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlocal #lovelocal" (Facebook)

  • Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce: "Yummy meal packages available for Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine's Day. Reserve early with our member, Rig A Tony’s Italian Takeout & Catering. Everything sounds scrumptious!!! #wickedawesomemember #grsalemnhchamberofcommerce #supportlo..." (Facebook)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Captains Village: "Looking for mobile bobcat skid steer mechanic. - Please call Rick 603-212-6449" (Nextdoor)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Captains Village: "Does anyone know of land for sale in Rockingham county? - Looking for at least 5 acres." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you around.

— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist and broadcaster for Patch.com in NH (off and on) since June 2011. Community coverage includes Concord, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem. Reachable at tony.schinella@patch.com. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...

This article originally appeared on the Salem Patch