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Also on today's calendar: 14th Annual Monadnock International Film Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Top 5 Weekend Events in Greater Nashua - 10/02 (macaronikid.com) — Families in Milford have a kid-friendly option close to home this Saturday with an all-day Craft Saturday at Wadleigh Memorial Library on Nashua Street. It's one of five Greater Nashua events highlighted for this weekend, ranging from pumpkin picking to a multicultural festival and free Halloween costumes in nearby towns.
2. A strong apple crop welcomes fall visitors to Monadnock orchards (keenesentinel.com) — Milford's McLeod Orchards is open for pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and a traditional farm-stand experience, with different apple varieties ripening through October. The story also highlights nearby Greenville's Washburn's Windy Hill Orchard, with hayrides, a corn maze, and fresh cider treats, giving Milford families multiple affordable options for classic fall outings.
3. New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show Rules (wzid.com) — A regional radio contest is giving away ticket packs to the New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show at the Hampshire Dome in Milford on October 17 and 18. Local residents within 75 miles of Manchester can enter online or by text, but must follow detailed eligibility, ID, and ticket-claim rules set by station 95.7 WZID.
4. Nashua Woman Indicted In Pry Bar Attack Case: Hillsborough County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com) — A Milford man has been indicted on a felony willful concealment charge, accused of repeatedly stealing from the New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlet in town over several weeks in 2025. His case is one of several Hillsborough County indictments, and the report stresses that indictments are accusations, not convictions.
5. 20th Annual Black New England Conference in Manchester Set For Oct. 23-24 (indepthnh.org) — Milford's own abolition history will be in the spotlight during the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire's Black New England Conference, which includes a bus tour tracing Harriet E. Wilson's life and local antislavery connections. The Oct. 23–24 event in Manchester also offers other New Hampshire history tours, keynote talks, and workshops on Black autonomy and erased stories.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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