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🌱 Patch AM: Andover Mass. Firefighter, Who Lives In Londonderry, Placed On Leave After Child Abuse Arrest
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Hey there, Londonderry! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Londonderry firefighter-resident faces child abuse charges after intensive investigation.
Also on today's calendar: The Fixx @ Tupelo Music Hall and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
- Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Andover Mass. Firefighter, Who Lives In Londonderry, Placed On Leave After Child Abuse Arrest (patch.com) — Londonderry residents are learning that local firefighter Adam Cole, who works in Andover, Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with felony second-degree assault and child endangerment after a three-month-old suffered a seizure and brain bleed. Londonderry police, DCYF, and medical staff in Manchester and Boston conducted a multi-week investigation, and Cole is now free on bail and due back in Derry District Court in late September.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Londonderry
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- Bingo Night →
Sunstone Brewing Company, 298 Rockingham Rd, Londonderry
6:45 pm
Thursday September 3
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Other local events
- The Fixx @ Tupelo Music Hall →
Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St, Derry
7:30 pm - An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer at Tupelo Music Hall →
Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St, Derry
8:00 pm - Londonderry Pride Festival 2026 →
Londonderry Town Common
12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Capital Improvement Committee Regular Meeting - Presentations →
Litchfield, NH Calendar, 2 Liberty Way, Litchfield
6:30 pm - Supervisor of the Checklist Session
Merrimack Town Clerk 6 Baboosic Lake Rd, Merrimack, NH 03054, USA
7:00 pm - Dominoes Club!
Chester Public Library 3 Chester Street, Chester, NH 03036
1:30 pm - Freshman Parents Info Night
Pinkerton Academy Stockbridge Theatre, 44 N Main St, Derry, NH 03038, USA Pinker
6:00 pm - Planning Board Meeting
Merrimack Town Clerk 8 Baboosic Lake Rd, Merrimack, NH 03054, USA
6:30 pm - Historic District Commission →
Bedford, NH Calendar, Town Meeting Room - BCTV 10 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford
6:30 pm - Board of Selectmen
Town of Hudson 12 School St, Hudson, NH 03051
7:00 pm - Planning Board Regular Meeting →
Litchfield, NH Calendar, 2 Liberty Way, Litchfield
7:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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🗞 Nearby News
Derry
- READ: Cracking down on sex-trafficking (pressofatlanticcity.com)
- Derry's Red Star Twirlers celebrate 50 years (unionleader.com)
- Derry school surplus funds head back to taxpayers (unionleader.com)
Auburn
- Armed with a 'battle spoon,' Jaffrey reenactor brings history to life (keenesentinel.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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