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Also on today's calendar: Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Nashua, Rumney Men Indicted On Child Sexual Abuse Images Charges: Hillsborough County Indictments (patch.com) — Nashua residents are among several people recently indicted by a Hillsborough County grand jury on serious felony charges, including child sexual abuse images, drug crimes, burglary, and weapons offenses. The cases include alleged offenses in Nashua such as image possession, a drug sale, and a local business burglary, with all defendants presumed innocent unless convicted in court.
2. Previously Missing Nashua Teen Accused Of 'Possessing Unregistered Machine Gun Conversion Device': Follow-Up (patch.com) — Nashua readers are learning more about the local teen recently reported missing, who is now facing a federal charge for allegedly possessing a Glock fitted with an unregistered machine gun conversion device. Court records describe multiple police calls in Nashua, concerns from family about safety and mental health, and the teen's later arrest in the city after leaving a local hospital.
3. United Way of Greater Nashua Opens Signups For Nov. 6 Care-E-Oke Event (patch.com) — Nashua residents are invited to sign up now for United Way of Greater Nashua's Nov. 6 Care-E-Oke fundraiser at the Nashua Center for the Arts, supporting local health, education, and basic-needs programs. The evening features live karaoke, celebrity judges, and community performers, with early-bird ticket discounts through Oct. 31 and multiple ways for locals to participate or sponsor.
4. Police: Teen reported missing on Sept. 26 found and is safe (inklink.news) — Nashua police report that 19-year-old resident Alexander Cruz, previously the subject of a missing-person alert, has been found safe and will be reunited with his family. Officials thank community members who shared information and assisted, underscoring how public response can quickly resolve such cases in Nashua.
5. In Service to America: Alvin Eaton, Army Sergeant and Nashua City Marshal (inklink.news) — Nashua's own Alvin Sumner Eaton is remembered as both a Civil War cavalry sergeant and one of the city's most progressive early police leaders. This profile traces his journey from Hillsborough Bridge to Nashua's Woodlawn Cemetery, highlighting his wartime hardships, postwar businesses, service as city marshal, and deep involvement in local veterans' and fraternal organizations.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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