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🌱 What Claremont business owners told council about drugs, safety, and policing
Claremont, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Claremont! 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:
- What Claremont business owners told council about drugs, safety, and policing
Also on today's calendar: Claremont 2026 | Frazer's Place presents Weekly Racing Series and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: Some sun, temps: high: 82, low: 52.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Claremont business owners voice concern with public drug use (vermontjournal.com) — Claremont business and childcare owners pressed city officials about public drug use, disruptive behavior, and limited police response outside their doors, prompting the council to ask the interim city manager for quick action. Councilors also advanced several local priorities, from youth sports funding and park improvements to major infrastructure work on Freedom Street and a new roof for Fiske Free Library, all without raising taxes. 
📸 Around Claremont
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Upcoming Events in
Claremont
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★ Featured events ★
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Cornish Fair Lumberjack Competition — Dark Horse Lumberjack Shows →
Cornish Fair, 294 Town House Rd, Cornish
10:00 am
Sunday August 23
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Other local events
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Claremont 2026 | Frazer's Place presents Weekly Racing Series →
Claremont Motorsports Park, Thrasher Rd, Claremont
7:00 pm -
Claremont 2026 | Weekly Racing + Spectator Drags Round 4 →
Claremont Motorsports Park, Thrasher Rd, Claremont
7:00 pm -
Blizzard of Ozz - Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne →
Claremont Opera House, 58 Opera House Sq, Claremont
7:30 pm
Friday August 28
Friday September 4
Saturday September 12
📣 Claremont Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Boys Varsity Soccer @ Woodsville High School
Sunapee Middle High School 9 High St, Woodsville New Hampshire 03785-1299
5:00 pm -
Girls Varsity Soccer @ Woodsville High School
Sunapee Middle High School 9 High St, Woodsville New Hampshire 03785-1299
7:00 pm -
Cornish Fair →
Cornish Fair, 294 Town House Rd, Cornish
8:00 pm -
Summer Concert Series: The Villalobos Brothers
Saint-Gaudens National Park Most concerts take place in the Little Studio, or on the adjacent outdoor pergola. There is a large expanse of lawn, as well as formal gardens, in front of the performance area. Evergreen hedge walls define the north edge of the concert area, and a h
2:00 pm -
Villalobos Brothers live at Saint-Gaudens Memorial →
Saint-Gaudens Memorial, 139 St Gaudens Rd, Cornish
2:00 pm -
Welcome Back & Breakfast
Croydon Village School NMHS Caf, NMHS-1-NMHS Cafe (150)
7:30 am -
GVS Back to School Event
Grantham Village School Grantham, NH 03753
4:30 pm -
Acworth Open House
Alstead Primary School Alstead, NH 03602
5:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Claremont. Apply here.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Claremont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Claremont here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lebanon
- Lebanon grad Sally Rainey takes talents to Italy's AC Milan (vnews.com)
- Room available in a 2Bed-1Bath apartment in Lebanon NH, Available December 1st, 2026. $900 per month (dartmouth.edu)
- Nonprofit to start providing care despite construction delays at Lebanon residential treatment facility (vnews.com)
Ok Claremont! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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