🌱 Patch AM: How Bedford crews helped when a Londonderry firefighter caught fire

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In today's newsletter:

• How Bedford crews helped when a Londonderry firefighter caught fire
• How a Milton farmer's descendants helped shape Bedford generations later

Also on today's calendar: Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 33 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Londonderry firefighter who caught fire now recovering at home (wmur.com) — Bedford firefighters were among several regional crews who rushed to help battle a dangerous Londonderry house fire Friday night, where a flashover left a lieutenant with a broken leg and minor burns. All five residents escaped safely, and the injured firefighter is now recovering at home, calling himself the "luckiest unlucky guy" after the close call.
   

• West Milton Farmer John Twombly (1769-1836) (miltonobserver.com) — A detailed local history piece traces farmer John Twombly's family from 18th‑century Rochester and Milton through generations that later settled across New Hampshire, including Bedford. Bedford readers learn about a Twombly aunt living in an 1880 Bedford farm household and an Abigail Twombly who died in Bedford in 1893, tying broader regional genealogy directly to the town.
   

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Saturday October 10
• Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 →
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• R.A.D. →
  Bedford, NH Calendar Bedford, NH 03110
  5:30 pm
• CANCELLED - Historic District Commission Workshop →
  Bedford, NH Calendar, Town Meeting Room - BCTV 10 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Weekly Club Breakfast: Pressed Bedford →
  Pressed Café, 216 South River Road, Bedford
  7:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Writing Guild at the Bedford Public Library →
  Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  4:00 pm
• Make -n-Take Seasonal MINI Planks →
  The Canvas Roadshow, 25 S River Rd, Bedford
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
• 3D Liquid Glass Art →
  The Canvas Roadshow, 25 S River Rd, Bedford
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Cinema Sunday →
  Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  1:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Tuesday Anime →
  Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Bedford Public Library Fiber Arts Club →
  Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  2:00 pm
• Cozy Knit Blanket Workshop →
  The Canvas Roadshow, 25 S River Rd, Bedford
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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Goffstown

• The Sunday Read: Meet Kyle Chauvette, the Bruins' New EBUG (nhl.com)
• Nudify apps are turning up in middle schools, and a new law gives parents a lever (morningoverview.com)

Nashua

• United Way of Greater Nashua Opens Signups For Nov. 6 Care-E-Oke Event (patch.com)
• Previously Missing Nashua Teen Accused Of 'Possessing Unregistered Machine Gun Conversion Device': Follow-Up (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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