🌱 Canaan fifth-grader tackles a cyborg hand at Army STEM camp

What's up Canaan! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Canaan fifth-grader tackles a cyborg hand at Army STEM camp

Today's riddle: Why do some employees hide as soon as they arrive at work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
• Saturday: Less humid with sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• U.S. Army STEM camp empowers students in New Hampshire (vnews.com) — A Canaan 11-year-old is among local kids tackling challenging robotics projects at a U.S. Army STEM camp in Hanover, where they’re assembling cyborg hands and learning from their mistakes. Instructors from the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory use hands-on experiments to teach physics and engineering, giving Upper Valley students a free, confidence-building taste of high-tech problem solving.
   

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📸 Around Canaan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canaan

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday July 22

• Basement Bookies →
  Canaan Town Library, 1173 Main Street, Canaan
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday July 9

• CAMP: Arts Immersion
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce New England School of the Arts, Suite 2 Lebanon NH 03766
  8:00 am
• AMC 150: BioBlitz at the Montshire!
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Montshire Museum of Science 1 Montshire Road, Norwich, VT 05055
  10:30 am
• Magic: Casual Commander Thursdays
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce The Fourth Place 3 Lebanon St (Second Floor) Hanover, NH 03748
  4:00 pm

Friday July 10

• Coffee & Connections with UVBA
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Crown Point Cabinetry 462 River Road Claremont, NH 03743
  8:00 am
• Zumba with Liz →
  Hanover, NH Calendar, 48 Lebanon St, Hanover
  8:30 am
• Dreamy Treats from Dipped by Hope
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Sweetland Farm
  2:00 pm
• LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce 100 Arboretum Ln, White River Junction, VT 05001
  4:00 pm
• Star Wars: Unlimited - Weekly Play
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce The Fourth Place 3 Lebanon St. (Second Floor) Hanover, NH 03755
  5:00 pm
• Friday Night Magic: Monthly Draft
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce The Fourth Place 3 Lebanon Street (Second Floor) Hanover, NH 03755
  6:00 pm
• Open Mic Comedy at BrightSide Brewing
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce BrightSide Brewing 5 Airpark Road West Lebanon, NH 03784
  6:30 pm
• Chandler Summer Youth Musical: Spamalot - Night One
  Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N Main Street, Randolph, Vermont 05060
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dartmouth College posted a job opening for Unattended Retail Associate in Hanover. Apply here.
• Astronics posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Lebanon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canaan here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Enfield

• Mascoma Lake swim raft removed due to vandalism (vnews.com)
• Obituaries 7.8.2026 (bartonchronicle.com)

Hanover

• Room available in a 2Bed/1.5Bath Apartment on Campus for $1,400 (dartmouth.edu)
• Community building through Upper Valley Girls Walk (vnews.com)
• Cross Country Announces 2026 Schedule (gocrimson.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Good employees are hard to find! (Thank you Patricia P. for sending it in!)
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