🌱 Patch AM: How Manchester schools are coping with crowded classes and staff shortages

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In today's newsletter:

• How Manchester schools are coping with crowded classes and staff shortages

Also on today's calendar: Columbus Day Weekend at Spooky World! Open 10/9 - 10/12 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warmer; cloudy, then some sun, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
• Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 59, low: 56.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Manchester schools see some class-size improvement, but staffing pressures remain (inklink.news) — Manchester families are seeing slightly smaller class sizes this fall, but district leaders warn that teacher, paraprofessional, and bus driver shortages are still straining schools and transportation. With 20 teaching and 13 paraprofessional vacancies, plus too few bus drivers, the district is relying on schedule shuffling and extra teaching periods to stay within class-size limits while keeping special education services in place.
   

📸 Around Manchester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manchester

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• Columbus Day Weekend at Spooky World! Open 10/9 - 10/12 →
  Spooky World Presents Nightmare New England, 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy, Litchfield
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Harvest Fair →
  St. James United Methodist Church, 646 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  9:00 am
Sunday October 18
• The King's Court Community Center Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting →
  805 Canal St, Manchester
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• AI Tinkerers Manchester/Bedford, NH — October 2026 Build Night →
  25 Sundial Avenue, Manchester
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Fall Open House →
  University of New Hampshire at Manchester, 88 Commercial St, Manchester
  9:00 am
• OCT. 17/18 11th Annual Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show ~ Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am
• Saturday Storytime →
  Wonderland Books and Toys, 245 Maple St, Manchester
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• OCT. 17/18 11th Annual Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show ~ Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am
• Discover Girl Scouts at Dave & Buster's →
  Dave & Buster's Manchester, 1500 S Willow St, Manchester
  11:00 am
Friday October 23
• A Dinner Theatre Evening with Selections from Edgar Allan Poe →
  Gnomies, 254 N State St, Concord
  6:00 pm
• Much Ado About Murder →
  Majestic Theatre Studios, 880 Page St, Manchester
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Free Photography Workshop - Amherst, NH - Saturday October 24th →
  C1M Academy, LLC, 13 Columbia Dr, Amherst
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am looking for reliable yard help.
  Leaves clean up and trimming the bushes. Would like to find someone who can provide an hourly fee. Also looking for a handyman for small repair jobs… (Nextdoor Wellington)
• I am looking for someone to redo my stairs in Manchester.
  I want new oak treads and new oak or painted risers. (Nextdoor Wellington)

• TJX posted a job opening for Stockroom Supervisor in Manchester. Apply here.
• SolutionHealth posted a job opening for Teacher Associate - Child Care Center - Full Time in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bedford

• John E. Sununu's path back to the Senate runs through a very different New Hampshire (bostonglobe.com)
• Monadnock defense steps up, shuts out Gilford (keenesentinel.com)
• Carr crash radio appearance by Sen. Collins (pressherald.com)

Goffstown

• Football Recap: Bishop Guertin Takes Down Ranked Salem (maxpreps.com)

Merrimack

• Merrimack Town Council weighs ordinance banning most kratom ... (unionleader.com)
• The backyard roosters are loud, in Vermont and elsewhere (bostonglobe.com)

Ok Manchester! 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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