🌱 How one early farming family helped shape New Durham’s 1800s community

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• How one early farming family helped shape New Durham’s 1800s community

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cool with rain, with a high of 55 and low of 51 degrees.
• Tuesday: A little rain in the morning, temps: high: 63, low: 54.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Milton Farmer Ebenezer Corson (1756-1810) (miltonobserver.com) — New Durham appears throughout this detailed genealogy of farmer and Revolutionary War veteran Ebenezer Corson and his descendants, tracing how several branches of the family settled, farmed, and died in town across the 1800s. Local readers can see familiar New Durham surnames in early census records, petitions, and death notices, offering a rich snapshot of how the community’s farming families and landholdings evolved over generations.
   

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Monday September 28

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  Wolfeboro Public Library, 259 S. Main St., Wolfeboro
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  6:00 pm
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Tuesday September 29

• Fiesta Fundraiser for Epping PTO
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar General posted a job opening for STORE CLERK TEMPORARY in FARMINGTON NH S31973 in Farmington. Apply here.
• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Gilford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Durham here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wolfeboro

• Wolfeboro, NH Select Board — September 30, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
• Who Is Devin Carter? The Journey of an NBA Second-Generation Star (news-usa.today)

Gilford

• How gusty are the winds? A look at wind speeds from across New Hampshire (wmur.com)
• Soccer Preview: Home Streak Vs. Road Streak As Trinity Hosts Gilford (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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