🌱 Patch AM: Which Exeter High seniors made the top 10 — and what’s next?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Exeter High seniors made the top 10 — and what’s next?
• How Exeter’s YMCA drumming class is helping locals fight Parkinson’s
• How Exeter’s rivals are shaping the 2026 girls lacrosse playoffs

Also on today's calendar: Art talk with Sarah Koff and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Meet Exeter High School's top 10 students in Class of 2026 (seacoastonline.com) — Exeter High School has named its top 10 students in the Class of 2026, highlighting local scholars, athletes, musicians, and community volunteers from Exeter and nearby towns. Learn where each graduate is headed next and how they contributed to school life, from math team championships and music honors to ski racing, sailing, and community service across the Seacoast.    

• Parkinson's Expo connects families with resources (newscentermaine.com) — A Parkinson’s drumming class at the Exeter YMCA is helping local residents manage symptoms through rhythm, movement, and social connection. Class participants are also gearing up for the Seacoast Parkinson’s Wellness Expo in Portsmouth on June 13, which will showcase therapies, support resources, and adaptive activities for people living with Parkinson’s and their families.    

• 3 Seacoast NH girls lacrosse teams poised to defend state titles (seacoastonline.com) — Exeter High School’s girls lacrosse team gets a key shoutout as one of the Division I powers that handed Winnacunnet a rare loss this season. Three nearby programs—Portsmouth, Winnacunnet, and St. Thomas Aquinas—enter the 2026 state tournaments as top contenders, setting up high-stakes Seacoast matchups Exeter fans will be watching closely.    

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📸 Around Exeter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter

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Tuesday June 2

• Pairpoint Park Stakeholders Advisory Committee
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  6:00 pm
• Supervisors of the Checklist
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  7:00 pm

Wednesday June 3

• Art talk with Sarah Koff →
  Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St, Exeter
  11:00 am
• America 250: Art Talk with Sarah Koff
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  11:00 am
• Epoch Happy Hour
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce Epoch Restaurant and Bar
  4:00 pm
• Tax Exemption & Credit Advisory Committee
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  5:30 pm
• Executive Committee Public Hearing →
  Rockingham County Norman L. Major Auditorium, 94 North Road, Brentwood, 03833, United States
  6:00 pm
• Cribbage for a Cause
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce WHYM Craft Pub & Brewery 853 Lafayette Rd Hampton, NH 03842
  6:30 pm
• Sustainability Advisory Committee
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  7:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Author Talk with Kristen M. Niedzielski →
  Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St, Exeter
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 20

• Abigail Adams: Liberty and Legacy →
  Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St, Exeter
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday June 2

• E911 Committee
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  9:00 am
• 250 Celebration Commission
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  10:00 am
• Storytime at Kensington Public Library →
  Kensington Public Library, 126 Amesbury Rd, Kensington
  10:30 am
• Junior Science: Amazing Animals →
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce The Children's Museum of New Hampshire 6 Washington Street Dover, NH 03820
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Why New Hampshire Law Forbids Municipal "Ratification by Lawsuit" —Jeffrey Clay Read on Patch

• Portland Glass Company posted a job opening for Glass Shop Manager in Exeter. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Newmarket

• A 30-Year Marriage and Plenty of Plans (indepthnh.org)

Hampton

• Photo Exhibit Crew Competition Genealogy Club: The Week Ahead For Hampton-North Hampton (patch.com)
• New Hampshire Cub Scouts clean up community - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)
• Walter Public Investments Inc. Sells 95,476 Shares of Planet Fitness, Inc. $PLNT (marketbeat.com)

Salem

• Man Indicted On Possession, Distribution Of Child Sexual Abuse Images: Rockingham County Superior Court (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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