🌱 How Goffstown’s budget surplus could influence your 2026 tax bill

Good morning to you Goffstown! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Goffstown's budget surplus could influence your 2026 tax bill

Also on today's calendar: Free Introduction to Digital Photography and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
• Saturday: A shower or two; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Goffstown auditors say town spent less than anticipated (unionleader.com) — Goffstown finished 2025 with spending about $307,000 under budget and revenues roughly $143,000 above estimates, leaving about $400,000 to bolster the town's fund balance. Officials now have around $9 million in adjusted unassigned funds to help set the 2026 tax rate, including options to offset property taxes or support capital projects like fire equipment, library reserves, and road work.
   

📸 Around Goffstown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Goffstown

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Exeter Girls JV Soccer @ Goffstown →
  Goffstown High School, 27 Wallace Rd, Goffstown
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Chamber 101 - September 2026
  Greater Manchester Chamber 54 Hanover Street, Manchester
  12:00 pm
• Sewer Commission Meeting →
  Goffstown, NH Calendar, 16 Main St, Goffstown
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Membership Office Hours
  Greater Manchester Chamber 54 Hanover Street, Manchester
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Free Introduction to Digital Photography →
  C1M Academy, LLC, 13 Columbia Dr, Amherst
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• The BIG GAME →
  Martel Field Along side Of Gibson Field, 10 Atherton Rd, Merrimack
  4:00 pm
Friday September 18
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3 Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Goffstown Girls JV Soccer @ Bedford →
  Bedford High School, 47 Nashua Rd, Bedford
  7:00 pm

📣 Goffstown Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Open House Night
  Bedford High School Bedford, NH 03110
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• 1st All School Mtg.
  Riddle Brook School Bedford, NH 03110
  8:15 am
• Nashua South Varsity Football @ Bedford →
  Bedford High School, 47 Nashua Rd, Bedford
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Library Closed →
  Bedford, NH Calendar Bedford, NH 03110
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Teleperformance USA posted a job opening for Payroll Tax Processor - Remote in Bedford. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Store Merchandise Associate Part - Time in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goffstown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bedford

• Grid picks: Expect Alvirne, Nashua South and Laconia to be road warriors in Week 1 (unionleader.com)
• Arbella Opens First New Hampshire Commercial Office (agencychecklists.com)
• Who's running: State Senate (ledgertranscript.com)

Manchester

• Manchester students to study local history, civics through new MHA partnership (inklink.news)
• The Weekender, Sept. 3-7: Exeter UFO Festival, Veterans Count Nashua 5K, Labor Day Thrill Show at Hudson Speedway + more » Nashua Ink Link (inklink.news)

Concord

• Stalker Charged After Trespass, Breach, And Criminal Threat Incidents On Monroe Street: Concord Cop Log (patch.com)
• Concord Invites Public To Master Plan Open House, Advisory Panel Application Process (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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