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🌱 How an Enfield lawmaker is fighting a key statewide housing bill
Enfield, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Enfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Enfield lawmaker is fighting a key statewide housing bill
- How Dartmouth’s rising sailing star relies on Enfield’s Lake Mascoma
Also on today's calendar: Herbal Medicine Workshop.
Today's riddle: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Irish. Irish who? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cooler with occasional rain, temps: high: 64, low: 46.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Housing advocates push to overturn road length caps (ledgertranscript.com) — A statewide housing bill that would limit local caps on dead-end road length and require utilities in subdivision buffer areas is moving forward, and Enfield Rep. David Fracht is pushing back on parts he sees as eroding local control. For Enfield residents, his objections highlight how new state rules on roads, septic, and power lines could eventually shape future neighborhood layouts, green buffers, and development patterns here. 
• ‘No peaks, no valleys': Charlotte West '28 talks consistency, competition and collegiate sailing (thedartmouth.com) — Dartmouth sailor Charlotte West ’28 practices regularly on Lake Mascoma in Enfield, making the town a quiet but important hub for the college’s nationally ranked sailing program. In a wide-ranging interview, she talks about the demanding commute to Enfield, the team’s “no peaks, no valleys” mindset, and how teammates and coaches are shaping her goals for national competition and future All-American honors.
📸 Around Enfield
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Upcoming Events in
Enfield
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★ Featured events ★
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Mother's Day Tea Party →
Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 Nh Rte 4a, Enfield
12:00 pm
Saturday May 9
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Other local events
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Herbal Medicine Workshop →
Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 Nh Rte 4a, Enfield
2:00 pm -
Delicious Backyard Herbal Healing Teas and Drinks With Herbalist & Author Maria Noël Groves, RH →
Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 Nh Rte 4a, Enfield
6:00 pm
Saturday May 23
Thursday May 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Coffee to the Principal
Lebabon School District, 20 Seminary Hill, West Lebanon
7:30 am -
Building Better Bones and Balance →
Hanover, NH Calendar, 48 Lebanon St, Hanover
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Beginner Line Dancing →
Hanover, NH Calendar, 48 Lebanon Street, Hanover
10:00 am -
Intermediate Line Dance →
Hanover, NH Calendar, 48 Lebanon Street, Hanover
11:10 am -
Pedestrian & Bicyclist Advisory Committee Meeting →
Lebanon, NH Calendar
7:00 pm -
Recital Series: Francesco Libetta
Hopkins Center Morris Recital Hall, 4 East Wheelock Street, Hanover
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New Comic Book Day
The Fourth Place, 3 Lebanon St (Second Floor), Hanover -
Curb Your Car Day →
Lebanon, NH Calendar, North Park Street, Lebanon
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Zumba with Liz →
Hanover, NH Calendar, 48 Lebanon St, Hanover
8:30 am
Tuesday May 5
Wednesday May 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- IMPACT FIRE SERVICES, LLC posted a job opening for Fire Sprinkler Technician in Enfield. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Dunkin' Assistant Restaurant Manager in Enfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Enfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lebanon
- New pickleball hub launches in former FedEx in Lebanon (vnews.com)
- Hanover High educator semi-finalist for NH Teacher of the Year (vnews.com)
- Hanover zoning changes face voter challenge at Town Meeting (vnews.com)
Grafton
- Grafton's anticipated war memorial to open to the public in June (stlpr.org)
Ok Enfield! 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: Irish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Thank you Eileen C. for sending it in!)
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