🌱 How 300 conserved acres in Boscawen could shape future housing and farms

Hi Boscawen! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How 300 conserved acres in Boscawen could shape future housing and farms

Also on today's calendar: 21st Annual Taste of NH — Stay Work Play New Hampshire and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Some sun, temps: high: 84, low: 55.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Balancing act: How conservation organizations and housing advocates ‘make more efficient use' of N.H.'s land (concordmonitor.com) — Hundreds of acres of family land in Boscawen near High Street and Route 4 are now permanently conserved, shaping how this part of town can be used for generations. The story explains how local land trusts, conservation easements, and statewide planning tools aim to protect farms, forests, and water while still making room for needed housing across New Hampshire.
   

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📸 Around Boscawen

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Boscawen

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20

• Shenanigans →
  Horace Chase Lodge, 53 N Main St, Boscawen
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20

• 21st Annual Taste of NH — Stay Work Play New Hampshire →
  BNH Stage, 16 S Main St, Concord
  5:30 pm

Tuesday August 25

• MVMS Field Hockey Try-outs
  Merrimack Valley Middle School Concord, NH 03303
  5:00 pm

Friday August 28

• NightOUT - Bunny Butchers Broadway →
  Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S Main St, Concord
  8:00 pm

Thursday September 3

• Shenanigans →
  Horace Chase Lodge, 53 N Main St, Boscawen
  5:00 pm

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📣 Boscawen Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19

• Library Book Club
  Hopkinton Town Library 61 Houston Drive, Contoocook, NH 03229
  1:00 pm
• Heritage Commission Master Plan Subcommittee →
  Concord, NH Calendar, 41 Green St 2nd floor large conference room, Concord
  4:00 pm
• Inter-gen Book Group
  Hopkinton Town Library 61 Houston Drive, Contoocook, NH 03229
  5:00 pm
• Communication & Policy Committee
  Concord School District 38 Liberty Street, Concord, NH 03301
  5:30 pm
• Planning Board →
  Concord, NH Calendar, 37 Green St, Concord
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 20

• Brick Books (at the Slusser)
  Hopkinton Town Library Slusser Senior Center, 41 Houston Dr, Contoocook, NH 03229, US
  9:00 am
• Adult Drop In Basketball
  City of Concord Parks and Recreation Green Street Community Center - 39 Green St Concord NH 03301
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning!
  Happy Monday. We are at 80 North Water St, Boscawen, NH 03303. Here is what we have today: Eggs Duck Eggs $8 per dozen 1 available Goat Milk… (Nextdoor High St/Battle St)

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🗞 Nearby News

Concord

• Three Bipartisan Bills Related To Protecting Victims Celebrated in Concord (indepthnh.org)
• Concord Man Indicted On Negligent Homicide, Manslaughter Charges: Merrimack County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com)
• ‘Keeping Concord vital': Capitol Center for the Arts renames theatre after John Swope ahead of multi-million dollar renovation (concordmonitor.com)

Franklin

• Making a bid on workforce development (nhbr.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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