🌱 How a $20K gift will reshape Hooksett’s busiest walking trail

Good morning Hooksett! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $20K gift will reshape Hooksett’s busiest walking trail

Also on today's calendar: Annual WMUR Blood Drive - Donors Needed!.

Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 88, low: 60.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• NH News Briefs 6-2-2026 (thepulseofnh.com) — Hooksett’s popular Head’s Pond Trail is getting a more accessible entrance this month, funded by a $20,000 donation from Hooksett Kiwanis to better serve older adults and wheelchair users. The statewide brief also covers a Manchester insanity plea ruling, a fatal Nashua fire, a Manchester budget debate, and a dramatic helicopter rescue in Lincoln.
   

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📸 Around Hooksett

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hooksett

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 5

• Annual WMUR Blood Drive - Donors Needed! →
  Quirk Kia Manchester, 1300 S Porter St Ext, Manchester
  11:00 am

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Other local events

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📣 Hooksett Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 4

• 2026 UNH Leadership & Management Conference
  Greater Manchester Chamber The Artisan at Tuscan Village, 17 Via Toscana, Salem, NH 03079
  9:00 am
• Thursday Story Time →
  Griffin Free Public Library, 22 Hooksett Rd, Auburn
  11:00 am
• Eversource Walk & 5K to benefit Easterseals NH
  Greater Manchester Chamber Veterans Memorial Park Manchester NH
  4:00 pm
• Easterseals NH's Be the 90
  Greater Manchester Chamber Veterans Memorial Park 723 Elm Street Manchester, NH 03101
  4:15 pm
• Pollinator Gardens →
  NH Audubon Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn
  5:30 pm
• Jazz Cabaret
  Manchester Central High School McAllaster Hall
  6:00 pm
• Elite Medical Spa Anniversary Celebration
  Greater Manchester Chamber Elite Medical Spa, 360 State Route 101 Unit 11, Bedford, NH 03110
  6:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Field Day Rain Date
  Weston School Manchester, NH 03104
  8:00 am
• Crochet and Knitting Group →
  Griffin Free Public Library, 22 Hooksett Rd, Auburn
  10:30 am

Saturday June 6

• Bow Drinking Water Protection Committee Annual Well Testing →
  Town of Bow Public Meetings Bow Community Building - 3 Bow Center Road Bow NH 03304
• New England’s Odd & Unusual Show →
  Castleberry Fairs & Festivals, 110 N Pembroke Rd, Pembroke
  12:00 pm
• US@250: Big Watch Film Screening & Discussion →
  Baker Free Library, 509 South St, Bow
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is an emergency vehicle on N Main St...
  There is an emergency vehicle on N Main St reported at 8:49 PM. "Fire vehicle on scene" (Nextdoor )

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Asset Protection Specialist in Hooksett. Apply here.
• Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat - Seafood Clerk in Hooksett. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hooksett here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

• 747 Union St Unit 2, Manchester, NH 03104 (realtor.com)
• Got your ‘Tender Townies' 2026 Manchester Chicken Tender Passport? (inklink.news)
• VA secretary says upgrades in Manchester remain priority for White House (wmur.com)

Concord

• Concord And Franklin Residents Rack Up Criminal Trespass Charges In Concord And Penacook: Police Log (patch.com)

Merrimack

• Merrimack High School Top 10 For 2026: Lauren Murby, No. 9 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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