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Coming up on the Nashua Patch calendar: Rainbow Bazaar Gifts Doll Show and Sale, April 25, 2026 9:30 AM-2:00 PM

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  • How a week of carnival fun will boost Ledge Street’s playground
  • Meet the twin brothers who built Nashua’s earliest news powerhouse
  • Why Nashua ranks among America’s best-run major cities

Also on today's calendar: Rainbow Bazaar Gifts Doll Show and Sale, April 25, 2026 9:30 AM-2:00 PM and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross a snowman and a dog? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 48 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 51, low: 35.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Attend Spring Carnival April 28-May 2 in support of new Ledge Street playground » Nashua Ink Link (inklink.news) — Families in Nashua can head to Nashua South High School April 28–May 2 for a spring carnival raising money for a new Ledge Street School playground. With rides, games, and treats, the event doubles as a community get-together and a fundraiser organized by the Ledge Street PTO Playground Committee.    

2. Nashua's Yesterdays: Alfred and Albin Beard and the Nashua Telegraph (inklink.news) — Learn how twin brothers Alfred and Albin Beard helped launch and shape the New Hampshire Telegraph and civic life in Nashua, from early mill-town days through the city’s brief split into Nashua and Nashville. The piece traces the newspaper’s evolution, key editors, and the Telegraph building’s fate, highlighting how local journalism influenced Nashua’s growth.    

3. The worst-run major cities in the US: study (ketk.com) — Nashua ranks among the best-run major cities in a new WalletHub analysis, placing just behind Nampa, Boise, and Fort Wayne. The study compares 150 large U.S. cities on finances, safety, education, health, economy, and infrastructure, suggesting Nashua’s local government is delivering strong results relative to its budget.    

4. Lawmakers tangle over Bitcoin ATM safeguards (eagletribune.com) — A Nashua resident’s frightening brush with a cryptocurrency ATM scam is helping shape how New Hampshire lawmakers think about protecting consumers. Testifying before a House committee, he described being manipulated for hours by a caller posing as tech support and nearly handing over his savings at a convenience-store Bitcoin kiosk.    


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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Frostbite (Thank you Peggy H. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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