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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Merrimack warehouse became a flashpoint in New Hampshire's ICE fight

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

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 73 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Anti-immigration enforcement petition gathers steam as ACLU challenges State Police transparency on ICE agreement (concordmonitor.com) — New Hampshire advocates are pressing Gov. Kelly Ayotte and local police to scale back cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, arguing it harms community trust. For Merrimack residents, the story recalls a shelved plan to turn a vacant local warehouse into an immigration processing center after public pushback. The article also details an ACLU lawsuit over State Police transparency on ICE agreements.
   

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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
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
• Needle Felted Ornament Workshop →
  A Fiber in the Woods, 301 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Magician 3 PM Birthday Party Magic Show →
  Merrimack NH
  2:00 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: Where's The Outrage? —Steve MacDonald Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• The Moanin' Frogs Perform In Concord The History Of Slide Guitar (patch.com)
• Amherst, NH Board of Selectmen — October 26, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)

Bedford

• Bedford, NH: Roger Hanson Dies After Tragic Paving Accident at 67 (theunionstar.com)
• This Year-Round New Hampshire Ice Cream Shop Offers Stuff Your Stanley And More (wokq.com)
• Top Weekend Events in Greater Derry - 10/9 (macaronikid.com)

Nashua

• Nashua Charter School Hit With Threat Scare Monday; Juvenile In Newburyport MA Arrested On Charges (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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