🌱 How will Dartmouth Health’s layoffs reshape care and jobs in Lebanon?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Dartmouth Health's layoffs reshape care and jobs in Lebanon?
• What families can expect at Lebanon's new Cloud Street Kids playroom

Also on today's calendar: Surrealist Exhibition: a place only visited in dreams and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 42.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dartmouth Health lays off 124 employees and eliminates 303 positions (keenesentinel.com) — Dartmouth Health, based in Lebanon, is cutting 124 jobs and eliminating 303 open positions at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and its clinics to address a large budget deficit. Leaders say patient care should not suffer, but several programs, including Tele-ICU and Tele-ED, are being scaled back as the system works to rein in rising costs.
   

• Cloud Street Kids brings much-needed play space to Lebanon (vnews.com) — A new indoor playroom, Cloud Street Kids, is opening soon on Hanover Street in downtown Lebanon, offering a calmer, sensory-friendly space for children ages 0 to 10. Local parents will find open play, birthday party options, memberships, and accessible features designed with different ability levels in mind, all steps from Colburn Park and other favorite downtown spots.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lebanon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• LebFest 2026 →
  Colburn Park, 51 N Park St, Lebanon
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• West Lebanon Revitalization Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Lebanon, NH Calendar
  5:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Surrealist Exhibition: a place only visited in dreams →
  AVA Gallery and Art Center, 11 Bank St, Lebanon
  10:00 am
• Movie Screen on the Green →
  North Park Street, Lebanon
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• LebFest →
  North Park Street, Lebanon
  11:00 am
Sunday September 20
• LebFest (Rain Date for Saturday, September 19 event) →
  North Park Street, Lebanon
  9:00 am
Monday September 21
• neveterans Coffee Social →
  CCBA Witherell Recreation Center, 1 Taylor St, Lebanon
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Arts & Culture Commission Meeting →
  Lebanon, NH Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting →
  Lebanon, NH Calendar
  7:00 pm
• Beginning Fiddle Demo Class →
  Upper Valley Music Center, 8 South Park Street, Lebanon
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Economic Development Commission Meeting →
  Lebanon, NH Calendar
  3:30 pm
• Flute Choir Demo Class →
  Upper Valley Music Center, 8 South Park Street, Lebanon
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Globe Life posted a job opening for Life Insurance Sales Representative in Lebanon. Apply here.
• The Timken Company posted a job opening for Maintenance Machinist in Lebanon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lebanon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hanover

• Teresa Taylor joins Claremont schools after financial crisis (vnews.com)
• US FDA Approves Ameluz Red Light PDT for Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma (thedermdigest.com)
• LinkedIn Ranks 100 Full-Time MBA Programs for Career Growth 2026 (clearadmit.com)

Enfield

• Woman arrested on multiple charges in Bethel (newportdispatch.com)

Ok Lebanon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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