🌱 Patch AM: How does Exeter really stack up among New Hampshire’s best towns?

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In today's newsletter:

• How does Exeter really stack up among New Hampshire’s best towns?
• Exeter man still charged in December Jaffrey apartment shooting case

Also on today's calendar: It's Alive Stuffy Puppets and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain becoming intermittent, with a high of 56 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 38.
• Saturday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 57 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This town tops every place to live in New Hampshire (granitepostnews.com) — Exeter earns a spot on Niche’s 2026 “Best Places to Live” list, ranked 3,907th in the country and highlighted among New Hampshire’s top 30 communities. The story explains how Hanover took the state’s top ranking, outlines Niche’s data-driven grading factors, and shows where other Seacoast and nearby towns landed so you can compare Exeter with its neighbors.    

• Charges dropped against Rindge teen in Jaffrey shooting incident (keenesentinel.com) — An Exeter resident, John Pereira, still faces charges connected to a December shooting at a Jaffrey apartment building, though no one was injured. Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a co-defendant from Rindge, while another man from New Ipswich also continues to face related counts.    

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📸 Around Exeter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• It's Alive Stuffy Puppets →
  218 Main St, Epping
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday May 1

• All Day Gaming →
  Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St, Exeter
  9:00 am
• Trinity JV Baseball @ Exeter →
  Exeter High School, 1 Blue Hawk Dr, Exeter
  12:00 pm
• Epoch Happy Hour
  Epoch Restaurant and Bar
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Purple Sage Pottery Open Studio Sale →
  3 Mechanic St, Merrimac
  10:00 am

Tuesday May 5

• Book Launch: Victoria Arlen at Water Street Bookstore →
  Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St, Exeter
  6:00 pm

Friday May 8

• May 8/9 New England Craft Market at LaBelle Winery (Derry, NH) →
  LaBelle Winery Derry Event Center, 14 NH-111, Derry
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Indoor Yard Sale →
  Stratham Municipal Center, 10 Bunker Hill Ave, Stratham
  8:00 am
• 2026 Exeter Alewife Festival →
  Founders Park, 20-98 Pleasant St, Exeter
  10:00 am
• May 8/9 New England Craft Market at LaBelle Winery (Derry, NH) →
  LaBelle Winery Derry Event Center, 14 NH-111, Derry
  10:00 am
• Great Bay Food Truck Festival →
  Stratham Hill Park, 270 Portsmouth Ave, Stratham
  12:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Stuffed Animal Puppets- It's Alive for Adults! →
  218 Main St, Epping
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Renowned French Winemaker Gérard Bertrand Visits Vino e Vivo Wine Club —Lara Bricker Read on Patch

• Circle K posted a job opening for Team Member in Stratham. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Crew Members: Cashier/ Service in Epping. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exeter here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Stratham

• Great Bay Food Truck Festival at Stratham Hill Park: What to know before you go (seacoastonline.com)
• Public access to judge evaluations needs further study, Senate opts (unionleader.com)
• Bill named for Charlie Kirk overhauled to revive classroom anti-discrimination law (wmur.com)

Brentwood

• A Guide to Wood Substrates: Northeastern U.S. Tree Species (greenhousegrower.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Beth H. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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