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🌱 Patch AM: Concord Teen Indicted On Multiple Rape, Threat, And Other Charges: Merrimack County Indictments

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Good morning Concord! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Merrimack County grand jury hands up serious indictments tied to Concord
  • Concord High student chased through West End streets after reported fight
  • How Concord residents can help stop wildlife crime this hunting season

Also on today's calendar: Age Gracefully - Assisted Stretching & Mobility Event by Flexable and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 59 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 46.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Concord Teen Indicted On Multiple Rape, Threat, And Other Charges: Merrimack County Indictments (patch.com) — Concord readers are seeing a lengthy list of new Merrimack County indictments, including a 19-year-old Concord resident accused of multiple rapes, assaults, and threats in the city in 2025. Several other defendants from around the region also face felony charges tied to incidents in Concord, including alleged assaults on Concord police officers, theft from a local Walmart, and habitual offender driving cases.
   

2. Student Taken Into Custody After Fight At Concord High School (patch.com) — Parents and students in Concord's West End saw a tense scene Monday when a Concord High School student fled after a reported fight near the buses, prompting a foot chase through nearby streets. The school resource officer and city police tracked the boy through the neighborhood before detaining him, while the reported victim was treated by the school nurse.
   

3. Help Protect New Hampshire's Wild Resources by Reporting Wildlife Crime (nhfishgame.com) — Concord-based Fish and Game officers are asking residents to help protect New Hampshire's wildlife this fall by reporting poaching, trespassing, and other outdoor crimes to Operation Game Thief. You can submit anonymous tips online, by phone, or via mobile app, and detailed reports may earn rewards while helping overextended Conservation Officers safeguard shared natural resources.
   

4. State Revenues Showing Growth Over a Year Ago (indepthnh.org) — From Concord, state officials report New Hampshire revenues running about $70 million above September estimates, with business taxes driving most of the surplus. Meals, rooms, real estate, and highway funds are also slightly outperforming projections, which could influence future budget choices affecting Concord-area schools, roads, and services.
   

5. In Service to America: Alvin Eaton, Army Sergeant and Nashua City Marshal (inklink.news) — A Civil War cavalry unit first organized at the Concord fairgrounds plays a key role in the life story of Nashua's Alvin Sumner Eaton, who served as a sergeant before becoming city marshal. The article traces the regiment's wartime service and Eaton's later civic leadership, connecting Concord's training grounds to Nashua's early policing history.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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