🌱 Eliot named Maine’s safest community in crime-data ranking

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In today's newsletter:

• Eliot named Maine’s safest community in crime-data ranking

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: did you know 10+10 = 11+11? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Morning rain; cloudy, breezy, with a high of 44 and low of 34 degrees.
• Saturday: Remaining cloudy, temps: high: 47, low: 35.
• Sunday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 49 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Safest City In Rhode Island Revealed (patch.com) — Eliot ranks as Maine’s safest community in a SafeWise ranking highlighted in coverage of Rhode Island’s winner, Bristol. The company compares violent and property crime rates using FBI data, but only includes communities meeting reporting and population requirements, so the label reflects those measures rather than every aspect of safety.
   

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📸 Around Eliot

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eliot

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 13

• The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams →
  Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd, Arundel
  8:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Seacoast Artisans 27th Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show →
  Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Dr, Portsmouth
  9:00 am
• Seacoast Artisans Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show →
  Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Dr, Portsmouth
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday November 14

• Winter Wonders at Sandy Hill Farm →
  Sandy Hill Farm, 34 Sandy Hill Lane, Eliot
  4:00 pm
• Ecstatic Dance: Gratitude Connection →
  Four Bodies Community Wellness, 28 Levesque Dr #9, Eliot
  7:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Winter Wonders at Sandy Hill Farm →
  Sandy Hill Farm, 34 Sandy Hill Lane, Eliot
  4:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Gentle Yoga →
  Town Hall Large Meeting Room, 1333 State Road, Eliot
  10:30 am
• Marshwood Youth Basketball Meeting →
  Town of Eliot Training Room 112, 1333 State Road, Eliot
  7:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Sewer Expansion Project Meeting →
  Town Hall Large Meeting Room, 1333 State Road, Eliot
  9:30 am
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Town Hall Large Meeting Room, 1333 State Road, Eliot
  6:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Room 114 Reserved →
  Town of Eliot Training Room 114, 1333 State Road, Eliot
  9:00 am

Friday November 20

• Free Monthly Wellness Workshop Program →
  120 Broadway, Dover
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in ELIOT ME S15940 in Eliot. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member-Opening/Morning Shift in Kittery. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Eliot here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kittery

• Kittery raises non-resident fees at Fort Foster; vets get free entry (seacoastonline.com)
• Hunt Slonem,Squirrel Monkeys Shanti, 2026 (artsy.net)
• Bicyclists have as much right to be on highways as drivers (thedigitalcourier.com)

South Berwick

• Town Council elects Schumacher, Martin as new leaders (southberwickreporter.org)
• Marshwood, Kennebunk renew football rivalry with Maine final berth at stake (fosters.com)

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Ok Eliot! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "did you know 10+10 = 11+11?" — 10+10=20...11+11=20 too (Thank you Martin C. for sending it in!)
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