Good morning, Nashua.

The student council at Dr. Crisp Elementary completed a food drive that collected food from students and donated it to Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter + End 68 Hours of Hunger while teachers Nicole McLaughlin and Alexis Conte guided the project to help them learn that asking for help is okay.

Granite Staters with Common Man for Ukraine are on a multi-week trip to bring over 60,000 pounds of food, generators, and solar lanterns to more than a dozen Ukrainian villages hurt by war—co-founders Susan Mathison and Lisa Mure lead 16 trucks loaded with supplies to aid families in need.

The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) and New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) will launch a Community Conversations series across six locations in New Hampshire.

In Nashua, the event will take place on May 2 at 6 p.m. at the Nashua Public Library to discuss community identity, resilience and shared spaces that will help shape local projects.

Two people were charged with crimes after a vehicle fled police during a traffic stop attempt in Manchester — the chase ended in a manhunt in Londonderry on Friday.

Andru Volinsky will lead a book talk at Balin Books in Nashua on April 12 at 11 a.m. to discuss his new book The Last Bake Sale, which examines the fight for fair school funding & suggests a path forward; the free event welcomes all.

A New Hampshire nonprofit called The Remedial Herstory Project was started by teacher Kelsie Brook Eckert in 2017 to bring women’s views into history classes around the world with free lesson plans and textbooks used by 10,000 teachers each week.

Local teachers say class talks are more fair — a change that the new lessons may bring — after adding women’s stories into learning.

The NH House of Representatives approved HB 524 on March 6 to repeal the NH Vaccine Association—which buys vaccines at a roughly 30% discount at no cost to the state—and the bill is now under review by the House Ways and Means Committee.

Critics including doctors and public health experts argue that the repeal may raise insurance premiums and reduce vaccine availability, while some lawmakers claim it increases government accountability.

An orthopedic clinic in Concord said it learned of a data breach in November 2024 and is now contacting more than 67,000 Granite Staters because patient names, driver's licenses, social security numbers and health insurance details may have been exposed.

Concord Orthopaedics is reviewing its vendor practices—steps meant to stop such breaches in the future.

Autism Awareness 5k Run/Walk

9:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Mine Falls Park — $35 entry — Step out for a cause and support autism awareness while enjoying a community run.

ODB Project Live at 77 Sports Bar

7-11 p.m. — 77 Sports Bar & Restaurant — No cover charge — Experience a high-energy performance from Michael Dion and his ODB Project.

iLuminate

3-10 p.m. — Nashua Center for the Arts — Ticket prices vary — Experience a unique sensory spectacle brought to life by the innovative Miral Kotb.