🌱 How Mason helped shape the man behind America’s Uncle Sam

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In today's newsletter:

• How Mason helped shape the man behind America's Uncle Sam

Also on today's calendar: Spooky World's 35th Anniversary Special and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
• Saturday: Breezy and cooler with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Uncle Sam WIlson (fultoncountynews.com) — Mason gets a brief but notable mention as the childhood home of Samuel Wilson, the man widely credited as the inspiration for Uncle Sam. The piece then traces how his meat-packing work, patriotic reputation, and later artwork turned Uncle Sam into the enduring symbol of the U.S. government and military recruitment.
   

📸 Around Mason

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mason

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Spooky World's 35th Anniversary Special →
  Spooky World Presents Nightmare New England, 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy, Litchfield
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Union Station Card Show →
  Union Station Worcester, 2 Washington Sq, Worcester
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
Friday October 2
• 14th Annual Monadnock International Film Festival →
  SHOWROOM, 20 Commercial St, Keene
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Mystic Autumn Fair →
  DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, 2 Somerset Pkwy, Nashua
  10:00 am
• Annual Pepperell Open Farm Day →
  Participating Farms in Pepperell, Pepperell
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am

📣 Mason Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 25
• Spirit to Spirit: A Group Medium Reading →
  Averill House Vineyard, 21 Averill Rd, Brookline
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Live Music Series Feat. Gus & Jean →
  Averill House Vineyard, 21 Averill Rd, Brookline
  1:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Grub, Gather, & Groove at TGG →
  The Gathering Grounds, 104 Rte 13, Brookline
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Yoga in the Vines: Stretch & Sip →
  Averill House Vineyard, 21 Averill Rd, Brookline
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Live Music Series Feat. Side Effects →
  Averill House Vineyard, 21 Averill Rd, Brookline
  1:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• FOXTROT DANCE LESSONS →
  The Gathering Grounds, 104 Rte 13, Brookline
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Milford

• Cheapest gas stations in New Hampshire (laconiadailysun.com)

Amherst

• Amherst, NH Conservation Commission — September 22, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
• Paul Mechanical LLC Announces Commercial HVAC Service Expansion (kdhnews.com)
• NH patents through Sept. 20 (concordmonitor.com)

Nashua

• Artists collaborate for Nashua mural festival (wmur.com)
• Nashua Police Net 4 More In August Via Department's Substance Abuse Reduction Initiative (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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