🌱 Patch AM: How Wilton’s new tax break responds to Milford’s booming border development

What's up Milford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Wilton's new tax break responds to Milford's booming border development

Also on today's calendar: Columbus Day Weekend at Spooky World! Open 10/9 - 10/12 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 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 46.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilton tax exemption program set for April 2027 start (ledgertranscript.com) — Wilton officials are designing a new business tax exemption to counter commercial growth just over the town line in Milford, which they say is drawing customers and tax revenue away. The program, set to begin April 1, 2027, would offer up to 10 years of phased tax breaks for qualifying commercial and industrial projects that meet multiple public-benefit goals.
   

📸 Around Milford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milford

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★ Featured events ★

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

Friday October 9
• Harvest Eats and Beats →
  1 Vfw Way, Milford
  5:00 pm
• Milford Pumpkin festival 2026 →
  Milford Recreation Department, 1 Union Square, Milford
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley 5K →
  Milford NH
• Book Sale - Friends of Brookline Public LIbrary →
  4 Main St, Brookline
  9:00 am
• NH Wool Arts Tour →
  , Lyndeborough
  10:00 am
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Audiobook Walk →
  Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St, Milford
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Harvest Fair →
  St. James United Methodist Church, 646 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  9:00 am
• Absolutely Unplugged: Guided Journaling →
  Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St, Milford
  9:30 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

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ametek posted a job opening for Quality Control Inspector in Milford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

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

Hollis

• Hollis, NH Planning Board — October 6, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
• Pittsfield couple charged with robbery and shooting a dog ordered held without bail (wzid.com)

Merrimack

• Southern New Hampshire Health - Merrimack, NH Patch (patch.com)
• Merrimack's 'Chop Shop' wins the Governor's Cup Award for the 4th time in 5 Years (inklink.news)
• Contrasting Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK) and PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) (defenseworld.net)

Ok Milford! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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