🌱 Patch AM: How Merrimack’s Chop Shop keeps dominating New Hampshire’s Governor’s Cup

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In today's newsletter:

• How Merrimack's Chop Shop keeps dominating New Hampshire's Governor's Cup
• Why a Merrimack warehouse figured in New Hampshire's ICE debate

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 47.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 40 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 robotics team, Chop Shop 166, has captured the New Hampshire Governor's Cup Award again, marking its fourth win in five years and earning seniors a free semester at any public college in the state. The team dominated qualification matches, reached the finals, and senior Nina Champigny also secured a skilled-trades scholarship as she prepares for a machining career.
   

• Anti-immigration enforcement petition gathers steam as ACLU challenges State Police transparency on ICE agreement (concordmonitor.com) — Immigration advocates are pressing New Hampshire officials to scale back local police cooperation with ICE, while the ACLU sues State Police over transparency in a federal enforcement agreement. For Merrimack residents, the story recalls a shelved plan to convert a vacant local warehouse into an immigration processing facility, highlighting how statewide decisions can quickly touch the town.
   

📸 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
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

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Other local events

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
Monday October 12
• Conservation Commission Meeting
  Merrimack Town Clerk, 8 Baboosic Lake Rd, Merrimack
  6:30 pm
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
Friday October 23
• ThetaHealing® Advanced DNA Training (Level 2) 3 Days →
  Auria Wellness, 515 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MacDonald: How Expensive Is A Democrat Win In November? —Steve MacDonald Read on Patch

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Merrimack. Apply here.
• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Merrimack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrimack here.

🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• Amherst, NH Board of Selectmen — October 26, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)

Bedford

• This Year-Round New Hampshire Ice Cream Shop Offers Stuff Your Stanley And More (wokq.com)
• Worker Dies After Construction Accident Involving A Paving Roller: Update (patch.com)
• Power Poll: BG becomes first unanimous No. 1 this season; Pi... (unionleader.com)

Nashua

• United Way of Greater Nashua Opens Signups For Nov. 6 Care-E-Oke Event (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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