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🌱 Patch AM: How big did this year’s Milford Pumpkin Festival really get?

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Coffee in hand, Milford? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How big did this year's Milford Pumpkin Festival really get?
  • What happened in Milford's matchup against Souhegan under the lights?
  • Milford woman charged after alleged intoxicated ATV crash with child passenger.

Also on today's calendar: Columbus Day Weekend at Spooky World! Open 10/9 - 10/12 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 60, low: 55.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Milford Pumpkin Festival draws big crowds for costumes, musi... (unionleader.com) — Milford's beloved Pumpkin Festival just wrapped up its three-day run, drawing big crowds for pumpkins, costumes, music, and food right in town. Residents and visitors described it as a true small-town New England fall celebration and an informal homecoming, where locals reconnected, sampled food trucks, and showed off creative Halloween outfits on the Oval.
   

• Merrimack Valley's undefeated season rolls on in FNF Game of the Week (wmur.com) — High school football fans in Milford will note Souhegan topped Milford 28-7 in Division II Week 6 play, as part of a busy Friday Night Football slate statewide. Merrimack Valley stayed undefeated, while programs like Exeter, Bishop Guertin, and Somersworth also picked up wins across New Hampshire divisions.
   

• Woman charged with flipping ATV with child passenger (dailygazette.com) — A 57-year-old Milford woman faces charges in New York after state police say she flipped an ATV in New Lebanon while allegedly intoxicated, with a child under 16 riding as a passenger. Investigators say neither wore helmets, but the child was unhurt; the woman was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and later arraigned on felony and misdemeanor counts.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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