🌱 Patch AM: What did the Amherst School Board approve at its latest meeting?

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In today's newsletter:

• What did the Amherst School Board approve at its latest meeting?

Also on today's calendar: Mystic Autumn Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 50 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amherst, NH School Board — October 2, 2026 (meetingwatch.org) — Amherst residents can review what the School Board decided at its October 2, 2026 meeting, including a conditional site-plan approval tied to a revised landscaping plan. Through MeetingWatch, you can jump straight to specific moments in the video, minutes, and reports to see exactly how and why decisions affecting local schools were made.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amherst

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Mystic Autumn Fair →
  DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, 2 Somerset Pkwy, Nashua
  10:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 →
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Fairy House Fest →
  Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Toddler 2s →
  Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst
  10:00 am
Saturday October 10
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Harvest Fair →
  St. James United Methodist Church, 646 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  9:00 am
• OCT. 17/18 11th Annual Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show -Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am
• Oct. 17-18 New England FALL CRAFT & ARTISAN SHOW →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Oct. 17-18 New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am
• OCT. 17/18 11th Annual Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show -Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Free Photography Workshop - Amherst, NH - Saturday October 24th →
  C1M Academy, LLC, 13 Columbia Dr, Amherst
  10:00 am
• 2 Free 90-minute Defense Seminars →
  BlackSword Aikido, 126 Param Corner Road, Lyndeborough, NH 03082
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Amherst. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Merrimack

• Ward's retirement sets up battle for Senate District 8 (keenesentinel.com)
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• Quinnipiac hockey opener: big, stunning 10-2 rout of UNH (totalapexsports.com)

Milford

• Second half surge leads Manchester Central to FNF game of the week (wmur.com)
• 20th Annual Black New England Conference In Manchester Set For Oct. 23 to Oct. 24 (patch.com)
• Nashua Woman Indicted In Pry Bar Attack Case: Hillsborough County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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