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In today's newsletter:

  • How a swatting hoax shut down Phillips Exeter Academy campus.
  • Top-ranked Keene field hockey comes to Exeter on Monday.

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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 40.
  • Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Swatting incident prompts shelter-in-place at school in Exeter (newportdispatch.com) — A telephoned threat forced Phillips Exeter Academy into a shelter-in-place Thursday afternoon while Exeter police and multiple nearby departments swarmed the campus. Investigators later determined the call was an overseas swatting hoax using a stolen Google account, found no credible danger, and lifted the shelter order just after 5 p.m., though the case remains under investigation.
   

• H.S. Field Hockey: Keene High pushes shutout streak to 7 (keenesentinel.com) — Keene High's field hockey team extended its shutout streak to seven games with a 3-0 win over Timberlane, climbing to second in Division I. The Blackbirds now hit the road for three straight, starting Monday with a visit to Exeter, giving local fans a chance to see a top defense in action close to home.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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