🌱 Patch AM: How Merrimack’s Chop Shop 166 keeps dominating New Hampshire robotics

Good day Merrimack! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Merrimack's Chop Shop 166 keeps dominating New Hampshire robotics
• Merrimack woman's alleged 0.42 BAC tops this week's NH headlines

Also on today's calendar: Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Merrimack's 'Chop Shop' wins the Governor's Cup Award for the 4th time in 5 Years (inklink.news) — Merrimack High School's Chop Shop 166 robotics team just captured the prestigious Governor's Cup Award again, their fourth win in five years, while also finishing as event finalists. Seniors on the winning team earn a free semester at any New Hampshire public college, and team member Nina Champigny received a skilled-trades scholarship as she prepares to study machining at Nashua Community College.
   

• Principal Arrested On 2nd DUI Charge Best High Schools In NH More: Nearby News (patch.com) — A statewide roundup of New Hampshire Patch stories includes a brief item about a Merrimack woman accused of recording a very high blood-alcohol level after a crash in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The collection also highlights serious crashes on Route 101, a Manchester principal's DUI arrest, school rankings, and other crime and community news from around the state.
   

📸 Around Merrimack

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrimack

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 →
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Chair Yoga →
  Auria Wellness, 515 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  9:15 am
• Financial Aid Information Event
  Merrimack School District, 36 McElwain Street, Merrimack
  6:00 pm
• Planning Board Meeting
  Merrimack Town Clerk, 8 Baboosic Lake Rd, Merrimack
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Gentle Morning Yoga →
  Auria Wellness, 515 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  9:15 am
Friday October 9
• Dine For a Difference at Common Man Merrimack to Benefit Run for Resilience →
  Common Man Merrimack, 304 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack
  11:30 am
Saturday October 10
• Needle Felted Ornament Workshop →
  A Fiber in the Woods, 301 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  10:00 am
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Trance Healing Soundbath with Lauren Rainbow and Jeffrey Warren →
  Auria Wellness, 515 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Harvest Fair →
  St. James United Methodist Church, 646 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  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
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

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🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• Shoppers Are Finding Premium Brands For Next To Nothing At This New Hampshire Shop (takingthekids.com)

Bedford

• 'Inconsistent' Bishop Guertin remains Division I's only unbe... (unionleader.com)
• Londonderry firefighter who caught fire now recovering at home (wmur.com)
• West Milton Farmer John Twombly (1769-1836) (miltonobserver.com)

Nashua

• Newsmakers: Southern NH Health names More VP of philanthropy (unionleader.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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