🌱 Patch AM: What spooky folk tales will fill The Word Barn in October?

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In today's newsletter:

• What spooky folk tales will fill The Word Barn in October?
• Meet the Phillips Exeter QB already drawing Division I attention
• How did Exeter's Karishma Manzur put Pappas on the defensive?

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

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 51.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Scottish Fiddler Louise Bichan Will Release 'Binnorie' Inspired By Samhain Traditions And Perform More Seasonal Shows (wildfiremusic.net) — A Halloween-themed folk concert is headed to Exeter, with Scottish fiddler Louise Bichan bringing her All Hallows' Eve 2026 tour to The Word Barn on October 29. The show will preview music from her upcoming album "Binnorie," blending Orkney folklore, fiddle tunes, and storytelling for a seasonal night out close to home.
   

• Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from New Hampshire (laconiadailysun.com) — A new ranking of New Hampshire's Class of 2027 football recruits spotlights a standout quarterback from Phillips Exeter Academy, already committed to Marshall with several Division I offers. Another top prospect from Manchester Memorial is also drawing attention, underscoring how local high school talent is increasingly navigating NIL deals and national recruiting pressures.
   

• Manzur had her shot against Pappas and she took it (unionleader.com) — An Exeter biochemist, Karishma Manzur, forcefully challenged U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas in their only televised Senate primary debate, pressing him on his votes related to Israel and U.S. foreign policy. With Tuesday's Democratic primary looming, her longshot campaign from Exeter is spotlighting sharp differences over war spending and America's role abroad.
   

📸 Around Exeter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 →
  Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 6
• PLEASANT VIEW FARM - EPPING - OPEN HOUSE
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce 120 NH-111, Exeter, NH 03833
  12:00 pm
Monday September 7
• EACC Mascot Program: Rock Solid Partnerships
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce 120 NH-111, Exeter, NH 03833
Tuesday September 8
• State Primary Election
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  7:00 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
• Conservation Commission
  Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Exeter Public Library Blood Drive →
  Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St, Exeter
  10:00 am
• 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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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Stratham

• NH Chronicle: Honoring a 50 year tradition that's rooted in mud (wmur.com)

Brentwood

• Brentwood, NH Conservation Commission — September 9, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)

Newmarket

• Thursday Seacoast Roundup: Coate leads St. Thomas Aquinas golf, more results (seacoastonline.com)
• Crypto Market 'Bart Simpson' Formation: Why Bitcoin's $75.8K Support Could Decide the Next Move (bitcoinfoundation.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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