🌱 Patch AM: What Exeter’s planners just approved for the Blue Ribbon Cleaners site

Good day Exeter! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Exeter's planners just approved for the Blue Ribbon Cleaners site

Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
• Thursday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 72, low: 61.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Exeter OKs 12‑unit mixed‑use redevelopment at Blue Ribbon Cleaners site (seacoastonline.com) — Exeter's Planning Board has approved a 12‑unit mixed‑use building at the Blue Ribbon Cleaners site on Portsmouth Avenue, shifting from earlier hotel concepts to residential units with first‑floor commercial space. Neighbors raised concerns about parking, traffic, and potential high‑turnover businesses, but the board ultimately relied on zoning rules and granted approval 6‑1, while Blue Ribbon Cleaners remains open for now.
   

📸 Around Exeter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter

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Wednesday September 2
• Tax Exemption & Credit Advisory Committee
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  5:30 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
Thursday September 3
• Ambassadors Meeting
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce Exeter Area YMCA 56 Linden Street Exeter, NH 03833
  8:30 am
• Technical Review Committee Meeting
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  10:00 am
• Silly Skit Studio →
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce The Children's Museum of New Hampshire 6 Washington Street Dover, NH 03820
  3:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 →
  Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Blood Drive at Exeter Public Library →
  Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St, Exeter
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Antique Show and Vintage Market →
  , Dover
  9:00 am
• Summer's End Art Fair! →
  218 Main St, Epping
  10:00 am
Thursday September 17
• "Remember the Ladies" Living Mural for America 250 →
  American Independence Center, 1 Governors Ln, Exeter
  1:00 pm
• Crystal Bowl Sound Bath →
  Sanctuary Yoga & Wellness, 109 R Water St, Exeter
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• History Program Monday, Sept. 14 at 7:00 PM —Lorraine Wheeler Read on Patch

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Dispatch Operator in Exeter. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Stratham

• Your last chance to see BTS in the US is in LA—get tickets now (seacoastonline.com)

Brentwood

• Brentwood, NH Selectboard — September 1, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)

Newmarket

• 'Arcade for adults': Wine bar's new owner envisions community gathering space (barrietoday.com)
• NH patents through August 30 (concordmonitor.com)

Ok Exeter! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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