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In today's newsletter:

  • What Bedford-based Millennium Running's takeover means for Reach the Beach
  • How a Bedford officer figured into a deadly Raymond police standoff

Also on today's calendar: MILFORD - Sept. 5/6 Gluten Never Ever Expo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 71 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Millennium Running acquires Reach the Beach Relay, prepares for 2027 return (pressnewsagency.org) — From its Bedford headquarters, Millennium Running has taken over the Reach the Beach Relay and will cover unpaid obligations from the previous organizer, but the 2026 race is canceled and pushed to 2027. Registered teams will get guaranteed entry next year and further details soon, while state leaders welcome the race's long-term return to New Hampshire.
   

• Officers justified in shooting at Raymond man, AG says (unionleader.com) — A Bedford police officer was among several from multiple departments found legally justified in returning fire during an April standoff with an armed Raymond man who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot. The state Attorney General's Office detailed how officers came under repeated fire while trying to arrest the suspect, who had earlier shot at relatives and wounded a Nottingham officer.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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