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🌱 Patch AM: How Manchester might soon change where you can ride e-bikes
And check out Medicare Day of Giving Lunch co-hosted by United Healthcare and Gilman Agency on the Manchester Patch calendar

Hello Manchester! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Manchester might soon change where you can ride e-bikes
- How new Canada tariffs are already hitting a Manchester mall shop
Also on today's calendar: Medicare Day of Giving Lunch co-hosted by United Healthcare and Gilman Agency and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
- Monday: Less humid with sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 57.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Future of e-bikes, e-scooters and alternative vehicles discussed in Manchester (westnewsmagazine.com) — Manchester officials are weighing new rules for e-bikes, e-scooters and other alternative vehicles after residents raised safety and access concerns. At the Aug. 3 Board of Aldermen meeting, City Administrator Justin Klocke outlined survey data and policy questions that will guide draft ordinances on where these devices can operate and what safety measures might be required.
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• New Hampshire businesses weigh in on new wave of US-imposed tariffs on Canada (wmur.com) — New U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods are already affecting New Hampshire businesses, including Manchester Craft Market at the Mall of New Hampshire, which reports a 15–20% drop in Canadian customers. A Merrimack brewery is also watching can and grain costs closely as both states brace for Canada's retaliatory tariffs starting Sept. 8.
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📸 Around Manchester
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manchester
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- Recruiting with SNHU to Build Talent Pipelines
Greater Manchester Chamber Manchester Chamber, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Boardroom
9:00 am - Medicare Day of Giving Lunch co-hosted by United Healthcare and Gilman Agency →
Brown School Apartments, 435 Amory Street, Manchester NH
11:30 am - Coach Provencher - Auditorium
Manchester West High School Manchester, NH 03102
5:00 pm - Medicare Day of Giving Lunch co-hosted by United Healthcare and Gilman Agency →
The Carpenter Center, 323 Franklin St, Manchester, NH, 03101
12:00 pm - Medicare Day of Giving Lunch co-hosted by United Healthcare and Gilman Agency →
Mary Gale Apartments, 600 Maple Avenue, Manchester, NH
11:30 am - August 29/30 Seacoast Food Truck Festival - Kittery Premium Outlets →
Kittery Premium Outlets, 375 US-1, Kittery
11:00 am - Saturday Storytime →
Wonderland Books and Toys, 245 Maple St, Manchester
3:00 pm - August 29/30 Seacoast Food Truck Festival - Kittery Premium Outlets →
Kittery Premium Outlets, 375 US-1, Kittery
11:00 am - Saturday Storytime →
Wonderland Books and Toys, 245 Maple St, Manchester
3:00 pm - Zach Morgan & The San Pedro River Band →
The Moka Pot, 8 Hanover St, Manchester
7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Saturday September 5
Thursday September 10
📣 Manchester Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Stuff-A-Cruiser for Bedford Community Food Pantry →
Bedford, NH Calendar, 539 Donald St., Bedford
10:00 am - Select Board - Regular Meeting →
Goffstown, NH Calendar, 16 Main St, Goffstown
6:00 pm - Board of Selectmen Meeting →
Litchfield, NH Calendar, 2 Liberty Way, Litchfield
6:30 pm - Highway Safety Committee →
Bedford, NH Calendar Bedford, NH 03110
8:15 am
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I need some advice how do you get a boston terrier to listen?
I love her and she's harmless but she gets near anyone she goes crazy. I brought her to a friend's and he has chickens and did not go well. my… (Nextdoor Northwest) - I just put my Corgi down, no fault of theirs!
Start while a puppy, and attend All classes!!! (Nextdoor North End)
- Hudson School District posted a job opening for ESOL Teacher in Manchester. Apply here.
- Bagel Works posted a job opening for Prep Cook (Manchester, NH) in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bedford
- Republicans hope to break 12-year losing streak in NH's 1st Congressional District (unionleader.com)
- Chapter Leaders Announcements (apwa.org)
Goffstown
- State House Dome: Incumbent governor running up score on campaign cash (unionleader.com)
- 10 Nostalgic New Hampshire Toy Shops Carrying Classic Wooden Treasures (myfamilytravels.com)
- Mass. Man Indicted On Salem, Seabrook Theft Charges: Rockingham County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com)
Merrimack
- Hassan and Shaheen are leading the US Senate fight against Trump's ICE (granitepostnews.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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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