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🌱 Patch AM: What to know before Saturday’s Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival

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Good morning Exeter! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What to know before Saturday's Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival
  • Exeter officer injured; why a judge ordered the suspect held
  • See how Exeter's high schools stack up in new national rankings

Also on today's calendar: Newfields Town-Wide Yard Sale! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 70, low: 43.
  • Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival returns Saturday (unionleader.com) — Exeter's Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival is back this Saturday at Swasey Parkway, running from noon to 4 p.m. and featuring unlimited samples while supplies last. Organized by the Exeter Area Chamber and Exeter Parks and Recreation, it will showcase more than 200 beers, ciders, hard seltzers, local chili, live music, artisan tents, and food vendors.
   

• Man charged with assaulting Exeter Police Sergent ordered held in preventative detention (wzid.com) — An Exeter police sergeant is recovering after allegedly being assaulted and needing multiple stitches during an encounter tied to a recent hit-and-run investigation. A judge has ordered the suspect, Joshua Horgan, held in preventative detention on multiple simple assault charges and resisting arrest, with another court appearance expected next week.
   

• New Hampshire Public, Private High Schools Rank Among Top 1,000 in Nation (rock929rocks.com) — Exeter families can celebrate that both Exeter High School and Phillips Exeter Academy are listed among New Hampshire's top high schools in new national rankings from Niche. The report compares thousands of schools nationwide and highlights how New Hampshire public and private schools, including those in Exeter, stack up using test data and millions of student and parent reviews.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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