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🌱 Patch AM: How Merrimack quietly stitches into New Hampshire’s 250th celebration.

And check out 15th Annual Car & Truck Show on the Merrimack Patch calendar

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Hi there, Merrimack! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Merrimack quietly stitches into New Hampshire's 250th celebration.

Also on today's calendar: 15th Annual Car & Truck Show and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 61, low: 51.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• America at 250: New Hampshire: The Granite State (antiquetrader.com) — Merrimack gets a brief spotlight in a feature on New Hampshire's deep history, with an 1827 needlework sampler from "Merrimack" among the collectibles tied to the state's past. The piece surveys Indigenous history, the Revolution, industry, tourism, and art, and highlights 250th-anniversary events at museums and historic sites around New Hampshire through 2026.
   

📸 Around Merrimack

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrimack

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • MacDonald: Gordon MacDonald, Lessons, And Elections —Steve MacDonald Read on Patch
  • MacDonald: The Left's Growing Culture of Death —Steve MacDonald Read on Patch
  • Obituary: William (Bill) Volante —michael w volante Read on Patch
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Merrimack. Apply here.
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Merrimack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrimack here.

🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

  • Carolina Panthers offensive lineman spent formative summers at Camp Young Judea (jewishjournal.org)
  • Amherst, NH School Board — September 17, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)

Bedford

  • Bedford Sen. Ricciardi Named New England Water Works Association Legislator of the Year (patch.com)
  • Bedford Town Council accepts Indian Rock Road as a public way, to be included in road mile inventory (unionleader.com)

Londonderry

  • Man From Pelham Dies After Crash On Interstate 93 In Londonderry (patch.com)

Ok Merrimack! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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