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In today's newsletter:

• Why Milford is moving new utility poles inside Riverside Cemetery
• How a Milford resident is reclaiming roots through a "lost" language

Also on today's calendar: 14th Annual Monadnock International Film Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
• Thursday: Very warm with sunny spells, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Placement of utility poles in town cemetery prompts complaints in Milford (wmur.com) — Milford officials are working to fix a mistake after four utility poles were installed too close to burial plots in Riverside Cemetery as part of a project to add internet and phone service. A cemetery trustee and others say the poles disrespect family plots, and town leaders now plan to move them and improve online access to grave maps the right way.
   

• Once thought extinct, the Taíno language is finding a new home in Nashua (nhpr.org) — A Milford resident is among locals reconnecting with Taíno heritage through language classes offered by Casa Areyto at the Nashua Public Library. Participants say learning this once-suppressed Caribbean language helps them better understand their roots, identity, and ancestors, and free resources are now available through several New Hampshire public libraries.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milford

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• 14th Annual Monadnock International Film Festival →
  SHOWROOM, 20 Commercial St, Keene
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Milford Outdoor Farmer's Market →
  Milford Farmers Market, 300 Elm Street, Milford
  10:00 am
• 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
Friday October 9
• Milford Pumpkin festival 2026 →
  Milford Recreation Department, 1 Union Square, Milford
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Book Sale - Friends of Brookline Public LIbrary →
  4 Main St, Brookline
  9:00 am
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
• Fox and The Flamingos at The Brickhouse →
  The Brickhouse, Milford
  8:00 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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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• Drivers Of Friday's Double Fatal Crash In Amherst Identified (patch.com)
• Rock Voices Ice Cream Social Build-A-Brick Workshop More: Manchester Week Ahead Events (patch.com)

Merrimack

• 'Somali Teens And Young Adults' Tied To 2nd Edina Shooting In 2 Months, Police Chief Says (patch.com)
• Rust, cracks in paint led to Queen City Bridge closure (unionleader.com)
• American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network visits Congress (cabinet.com)

Nashua

• Manchester Felon Indicted On Hudson Knife Possession Charges: Hillsborough County Superior Court Roundup (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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