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• Why Amherst childcare providers doubt New Hampshire’s new tax credit plan

Also on today's calendar: Plant Sale to Benefit Community Hospice House and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do you learn how to make ice cream ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Brisk and cool; morning rain, temps: high: 55, low: 42.
• Sunday: Warmer; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• NH Child Day Care Tax Credit Bill Faces Criticism (vnews.com) — A childcare provider with locations in Milford, Bedford, and Amherst warns that New Hampshire’s new Child Day Care Tax Credit may not actually help centers add spots in those communities. Providers say the requirement to create at least 12 new seats, plus construction and staffing costs, puts expansion out of reach for small programs, even as state leaders tout the bill as a childcare solution.    

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📸 Around Amherst

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amherst

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 30

• Plant Sale to Benefit Community Hospice House →
  708 Milford Rd, Merrimack
  9:30 am
• Say Cheese for Olivia 5k →
  Bow High School, 55 Falcon Wy, Bow
  10:00 am
• Introduction to AI - Free, in-person class →
  C1M Photography, LLC, 13 Columbia Dr, Amherst
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday June 3

• Souhegan Music Festival
  Amherst Middle School SHS/Canobie Lake Part
  8:30 am

Friday June 12

• Four-Course Wild Game Dinner at LaBelle Winery Amherst →
  LaBelle Winery Amherst Event Center, 345 State Rte 101, Amherst
  6:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• Harmony for Pink! →
  503 Main Dunstable Road, Nashua, NH
  3:00 pm
• Murder Mystery Dinner Party: A Greek Tragedy at... →
  LaBelle Winery Amherst Event Center, 345 State Rte 101, Amherst
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 30

• Sip & Sun Brew Fest →
  Mel's Funway Park, 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy, Litchfield
  12:00 pm
• Brickhouse Baddies →
  Brickhouse Restaurant and Brewery, 241 Union Square, Milford
  7:00 pm
• Mirror Image Tour - Nashua →
  Terminus Underground, 134 Haines St, Nashua
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 31

• Murder Mystery Dinner Party: Murder at the King’s... →
  LaBelle Winery Amherst Event Center, 345 State Rte 101, Amherst
  5:00 pm

Monday June 1

• June Cookie Decorating Night with Posy Cottage Cookies →
  Station 101, 193 Union Square, Milford
  6:30 pm

Tuesday June 2

• Planning Board Meeting
  Merrimack Town Clerk 8 Baboosic Lake Rd, Merrimack, NH 03054, USA
  6:30 pm
• Library Building Committee Meeting →
  Daland Memorial Library, 8 Lilac Lane, Mont Vernon
  7:00 pm
• Milford School District Public Hearing to Expend funds from Mainten
  Milford High School MHS Lecture Hall & Virtual Zoom
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Marmon posted a job opening for Mold Operator in Amherst. Apply here.
• YMCA of Greater Nashua posted a job opening for Lifeguard - Camp Sargent in Merrimack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Amherst here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Merrimack

• Merrimack, NH Community Mourns Loss Of Beloved Restaurant Owner (wokq.com)
• Girl Scouts counter adult loneliness (inklink.news)
• Executive Council, governor vie to enroll the most learners in CPR training competition (nashuatelegraph.com)

Milford

• Former state senator to plead guilty to stealing $844k in COVID-19 relief money (cabinet.com)

Nashua

• Man Indicted On Merrimack Child Sexual Abuse Images Charges: Hillsborough County Superior Court Roundup (patch.com)
• Elder Scam Case In Pelham Ends With Guilty Verdict Against California Man (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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