🌱 Election Day Food Drive and 11 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• 251st Marine Corps Ball at DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown
• Coffee Hour Book Club at Effingham Public Library
• Creating Habitat for Native Pollinators with Green Mountain Conservation Group at Blue Heron House (GMCG)

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you get when you drop a Coffee Mug? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
• Monday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 61, low: 38.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 65 and low of 37 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Effingham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• 251st Marine Corps Ball →
  DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St, Manchester
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 21

• Coffee Hour Book Club
  Effingham Public Library, 30 Town House Road, Effingham
  10:00 am

Thursday October 22

• Creating Habitat for Native Pollinators with Green Mountain Conservation Group →
  Blue Heron House (GMCG), 236 Huntress Bridge Road, Effingham
  10:00 am

Wednesday October 28

• Coffee Hour w/ Photographer Emilie Talpin
  Effingham Public Library, 30 Town House Road, Effingham
  10:00 am

Tuesday November 3

• Election Day Food Drive →
  Effingham Elementary School, 6 Partridge Cove Rd, Effingham
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 19

• Senior Cash Bingo →
  Wolfeboro Town Hall, 84 S. Main St., Wolfeboro
  9:00 am
• Discover TCCAP at Wolfeboro Senior Meals →
  Wolfeboro Town Hall, 86 S Main Street, Wolfeboro
  10:00 am
• Senior Lunch →
  Wolfeboro Town Hall, 84 S. Main St., Wolfeboro
  12:00 pm
• Chair Yoga 1 PM: Registration Required →
  Wolfeboro Public Library, 259 S. Main St., Wolfeboro
  1:00 pm
• Drop in Cribbage Mondays →
  Wolfeboro Public Library, 259 S. Main St., Wolfeboro
  1:00 pm
• EDC Last Night Wolfeboro Committee →
  Town Hall Annex Conference Room, Wolfeboro
  2:00 pm
• WPL Board Of Trustees →
  Wolfeboro Public Library, 259 S. Main St., Wolfeboro
  3:30 pm
• Bookworms reading club →
  Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St, Tamworth
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Retail Associate in Conway. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wolfeboro

• Wolfeboro, NH Wolfeboro Waters Committee — October 20, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
• Nancy L. Brant (thebradentontimes.com)

Moultonborough

• 7 New Hampshire Places That Don't Feel Like New Hampshire (wokq.com)

Conway

• Karen Umberger Republican Candidate Conway State Representative (conwaydailysun.com)
• Union Bankshares Director Steven P. Cote Acquires 418 Shares at $23.725 Each (kalkinemedia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get when you drop a Coffee Mug?" — a Coffee Break! (Thank you Jorie W. for sending it in!)
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