Protests and rallies:

📅 Wednesday (May 6)

New Hampshire Peace Action: Vigil for Permanent Ceasefire Now! (Dover, 2 p.m.) 

New Hampshire Peace Action: Ceasefire Now! (Hanover, 4-5 p.m.) 

603Forward: North Country Power Hour (Gorham, 6 p.m.)

📅 Thursday (May 7)

New Hampshire Peace Action: Ceasefire Vigil (Concord, 12-1:30 p.m.) 

American Friends Service Committee: Meeting for Worship with Attention to Peace (Virtually, 7:30 p.m.) 

Brookline Democrats: Gerrymandering in NH (Brookline Historical Society, 6:30 p.m.)

📅 Friday (May 8)

American Friends Service Committee: Action Hour for Palestine (Virtual, 12 p.m.)

Indivisible: Nashua Bridge Brigade (Nashua, 2-4 p.m.) 

New Hampshire Public Radio: By Degrees Climate Summit Community Resilience (Manchester, 12 p.m.) 

Rochester Dems: Dance for Democracy (Rochester Performing & Arts Center, 6 p.m.)

📅 Saturday (May 9) 

NH Peace Action: Standing against authoritarian actions (Kingston, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.)

New Hampshire Democratic Party: Pro-Democracy Weekly Visibility (Derry, 12 p.m)

📅 Sunday (May 10)

Occupy Seacoast: Civil Rights Sunday (Portsmouth, 12-4 p.m.) 

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Exeter: Bridge Brigade (Exeter, 5-5:30 p.m.)

Have an event to add? Email Lily Jackson, lily@couriernewsroom.com with details (please send details at least one week before the event).

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Wild video captured a beaver attacking a small child while he was fishing in a New Jersey lake — after earlier pouncing on other unsuspecting visitors.

The unidentified 8-year-old boy was with his family at Lake Henry in the Continental Soldiers Park complex in Mahwah around 6 p.m. Sunday “when the beaver exited the lake and charged him,” police told News 12 New Jersey.

“The child began to run away but tripped. The animal bit the child in the upper thigh and continued to attack him,” Mahwah police said.

Cellphone footage shared on Facebook shows the boy’s relatives trying to get the child out of the water and away from the beaver — just for the furious animal to give chase.

One of the relatives kicked the animal as a pet dog also joined the fray, before someone managed to fling the wild attacker back into the water.

The boy was transported to a local hospital by EMS crews for treatment. The extent of his injuries isn’t known.

Police later learned the same beaver had attacked other park guests earlier in the day. It was unclear how many or how serious their injuries were, beyond news that they also needed treatment.

Animal control officers responded and reported that the animal went on the attack because of an illness. It was captured and sent for testing,

Police have urged anyone who encountered the animal to contact them at 201-529-1000, Ext. 210.

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — As high school graduation season approaches, so does a rise in teens participating in a popular game known as “senior assassin.”

The Swatara Township Police Department is asking parents to speak with their kids about the risks associated with the game, where students try to “eliminate” each other by spraying each other with water guns or squirt bottles.

“The game is played outside of school hours and away from school property but has been reported to be causing disruptions and posing risks to participants and bystanders alike,” police wrote Tuesday in a news release.

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The police department said there have been reports of students playing the game outside of local businesses and alarming the public.

There are online resources that advise students avoid private property and use brightly-colored water guns, police said, but not all students are following those rules.

Police said some students have used paintball guns, which can lead to injuries.

“We urge parents and guardians to speak with their children about the potential risks associated with participating in this game and to discourage them from taking part,” the Swatara Township Police Department wrote. “The safety of students and community members is our top priority, and we must work together to ensure a safe and respectful environment for everyone.”

Another Pennsylvania police department out of Bucks County, the Buckingham Township Police Department, said the game sometimes results in 911 calls reporting “armed subjects.”

“In case you are unfamiliar, Senior Assassin is a game that involves high school students ‘stalking’ and ‘shooting’ each other with water guns in an attempt to be the last senior standing,” Buckingham Township police wrote. “We have heard that some students are using Nerf guns or silly string. Think of this game as ‘hide and seek.’”

The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department also spoke out about the game back in 2023, warning that students sometimes use water pistole that could easily be confused for real firearms.

“This behavior, though intentionally innocent, could easily be perceived, reported, or confronted as suspicious behavior by unknowing persons and outcomes could have serious consequences,” the police department had said.

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While the Buckingham Township Police Department said it does not condone the game, it offered the following safety tips for students who might decide to play anyway:

• Do not use realistic-looking weapons; use clearly identifiable, brightly colored water guns.
• Do not wear masks or behave in ways that would make a reasonable person to believe you are a threat.
• Avoid trespassing on private property or playing in public spaces, especially at night.
• Immediately comply with any police officer’s instructions and stop playing if instructed to do so.