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🌱 Patch AM: How a 1782 coin under a Concord elm baffled locals

And on the Concord Patch calendar - Swing With A Purpose Golf Tournament

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Hello Concord! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a 1782 coin under a Concord elm baffled locals
  • How Memorial Field's missing bleachers are changing Concord's Friday night lights
  • Miss these big Concord crime and safety stories this week?

Also on today's calendar: Swing With A Purpose Golf Tournament and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cool with rain, some heavy, with a high of 59 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Monday: Rain, temps: high: 59, low: 51.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy, rain, mainly early, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vintage Views: Simply a coin (concordmonitor.com) — A long-remembered mystery on the New Hampshire State House lawn in Concord began when a boy uncovered a 1782 Spanish silver dollar beneath the famed Daniel Webster Elm after the 1938 hurricane. The story traces how this odd find sparked debate, drew coin experts to Concord, and intertwines with the city's loss of its once-iconic elm-lined streets to storms and Dutch elm disease.
   

• Concord Tide dominates Manchester Central at Memorial Field (concordmonitor.com) — Concord residents packed Memorial Field for Concord High's 40-0 homecoming rout of Manchester Central, but many left frustrated by demolished bleachers, limited seating, and obstructed views. Parents and fans are pressing the city as a long-delayed overhaul of Memorial Field, including drainage fixes and a new multi-purpose stadium, still awaits final design and funding approval from the city council.
   

• Accused Arsonist Arrested After 2-State Search: Nearby News NH (patch.com) — Concord readers can catch up on a busy week of New Hampshire Patch coverage, including multiple Concord-area DUI and assault cases, a stalking and bail-breach arrest on the Heights, and a two-state arson investigation. The statewide roundup also flags major crashes, court indictments, corrections escapees, and upcoming federal benefit changes that could affect New Hampshire residents.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Soule: How to Talk to an Ox: It's Not What You Think —Carole Soule Read on Patch
  • Soule: What Cows are Talking About Will Surprise You —Carole Soule Read on Patch
  • I need to have a muffler job done on my SUV.
    Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced but excellent mechanic in the Penacook/Concord area? Thank you. (Nextdoor Oakbridge)
  • Saia, Inc. posted a job opening for PT Dockworker - Concord, NH in Concord. Apply here.
  • Goodwill Northern New England posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Concord. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Concord here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pembroke

  • Hooked on Suncook: A bait and tackle shop is coming to the Village (inklink.news)
  • Pembroke Child Sexual Assaulter Indicted On Registration Charges: Merrimack County Superior Court (patch.com)
  • Rose Marie Klucky (concordmonitor.com)

Bow

  • Manchester School Principal, Previously Convicted Of Drunken Driving In Concord, Arrested Again In Bow (patch.com)
  • 'Please, do not allow this to happen': Residents call for proactive steps to prevent data center in Bow (keenesentinel.com)

Hopkinton

Ok Concord! 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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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