🌱 How a riverbed discovery reshapes Charlestown’s Crown Point Road history.

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• How a riverbed discovery reshapes Charlestown's Crown Point Road history.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 74, low: 43.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Revealed in the river (commonsnews.org) — Charlestown's role as the Fort at No. 4 terminus of Crown Point Road is back in the spotlight as historians believe they've located a long-lost 1760 blockhouse foundation in the Connecticut River near Springfield. The discovery could lead to national historic recognition and adds new context to the 21 markers already tracing the road's route through Charlestown and across Vermont.
   

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Thursday September 10
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• Varsity Cross Country @ Hillsboro-Deering
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
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  Claremont Opera House, 58 Opera House Sq, Claremont
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Monday September 14
• Varsity Golf @ Wilton-Lyndeborough
  Amherst Country Club, 72 Ponemah Rd, Amherst
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Tuesday September 15
• Hollis-Brookline at Fall Mountain →
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Wednesday September 16
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Claremont, NH Zoning Board — September 8, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
• Claremont Chamber of Commerce hosts networking event at Mikros Technologies (vermontjournal.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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