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🌱 Patch AM: Where Manchester residents can drop off coats to help neighbors this fall

Also check out Guitar Monsters Benefit Show feat. Johnny A., Jon Butcher & Dave Amato on the Manchester Patch calendar

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Hello again Manchester! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Manchester residents can drop off coats to help neighbors this fall
  • Why a Bedford senator was honored at a Manchester water conference
  • How Manchester's Rock Rimmon lost a tiny plant found nowhere else

Also on today's calendar: Guitar Monsters Benefit Show feat. Johnny A., Jon Butcher & Dave Amato and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cooler with rain at times, with a high of 60 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
  • Tuesday: Cool with periods of sun, with a high of 61 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Hampshire United Ways, Cleary Cleaners Launch Statewide Coat Drive (patch.com) — Manchester residents can donate new or like-new coats at Eastern Bank branches, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats stadium, and other local sites as part of a statewide United Way and Cleary Cleaners coat drive running through Oct. 23. Coats will be cleaned and distributed to families and seniors across New Hampshire, with nonprofit pickup at the Fisher Cats' stadium and several regional distribution events.
   

2. Bedford Sen. Ricciardi Named New England Water Works Association Legislator of the Year (patch.com) — Manchester's DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown hosted the ceremony where Bedford Sen. Denise Ricciardi was named Legislator of the Year by the New England Water Works Association. She was honored for sponsoring SB 443, a bipartisan law on wastewater engineering that supporters say improves drinking water protection, wastewater oversight, and even supports affordable housing for communities across New Hampshire, including Manchester.
   

3. The Outside Story ~ Smooth Slender Crabgrass: A quiet engineer to remember (newenglandnewspress.com) — Manchester's own Rock Rimmon Park once hosted a unique grass species, smooth slender crabgrass, now declared extinct worldwide after disappearing from its rocky cliffs. The article reflects on how this unassuming plant quietly stabilized soil and fed wildlife, then broadens to why protecting other rare New England species still matters and depends on local action and funding.
   

4. Three from Union on SNHU's Summer 2026 Dean's List (tapinto.net) — Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester is recognizing three students from Union for earning spots on its Summer 2026 Dean's List, reflecting strong academic performance. The piece also notes SNHU's growth into a major Manchester-based university serving over 200,000 learners worldwide through online programs and its 300-acre local campus.
   

5. Missouri Boeing 737 Spotted Heading to Baltimore Flight WN767 (news-usa.today) — Plane spotters at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport got a rare treat when Southwest's Missouri One Boeing 737 operated flight WN767 from Manchester to Baltimore. The article explains how these eye-catching state-themed jets move unpredictably through the airline's network and how online communities help locals track and photograph special liveries when they pass through New Hampshire.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The Brothers That Just Do Gutters Named Best Gutter Company in the 603 —William Gilford Read on Patch
  • My Millie girl didn't come home last night.
    If anyone has seen her please reach out. Her family is really worried about her. (Nextdoor North End)
  • Its a shot in the dark but my car is lost somewhere in this area and I'm hoping someone has seen it!
    Its a beige/tan 1999 park avenue buick with Pennsylvania plates and a broken passenger side view mirror. If anyone has any information I will pay for… (Nextdoor Rimmon Heights)
  • Highgate Hotels posted a job opening for Job Night Auditor in Manchester. Apply here.
  • Hannaford posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Leader in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester here.

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: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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