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Rochester, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Rochester! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What will you ask Mayor Grassie at this month’s City Chat?
- Rochester community remembers the life of Ronald Joseph Meserve
Also on today's calendar: Irish Set Dancing/Folk Dancing and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you drop a Coffee Mug? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 60, low: 38.
- Tuesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• City Chat: Mayor Chuck Grassie is on October 23rd. Hosts Public Engagement Hour (newenglandnewspress.com) — Rochester residents can meet Mayor Chuck Grassie in person at the monthly City Chat on Friday, October 23, at 10:00 a.m. in the Rochester Public Library’s Community Room. It’s an informal chance to ask questions, share ideas, or raise concerns about local government or everyday life in town, with no RSVP required and additional options to reach the mayor during office hours. 
• Remembering Ronald Joseph Meserve (straffordnews.com) — Rochester is mourning the passing of longtime resident Ronald Joseph Meserve, 86, who died peacefully at home on October 8. A U.S. Navy veteran and former General Electric worker, he was also an avid outdoorsman and devoted family man, leaving behind his wife Karen, four children, many grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Irish Set Dancing/Folk Dancing →
Durham Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 20 Madbury Rd, Durham
7:00 pm -
251st Marine Corps Ball →
DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St, Manchester
9:00 am
Wednesday October 21
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Optimizing Business Credit Profiles - Free Online Workshop
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce https://bit.ly/47za1we
12:00 pm -
Chamber 101 - October 19, 2026 / 4:00-5:00pm
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce 18 South Main Street Rochester, NH 03867
4:00 pm -
Fiesta Fundraiser for SHS Class of 2028 →
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce 18 S Main St, Rochester, NH 03867 -
Early Birds Playgroup →
Children's Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington Street, Dover
8:15 am -
Vet to Vet Cafés →
Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester
9:00 am -
Mobile Health Clinic: Salvation Army (Rochester) →
Salvation Army (Rochester), 10 Olde Farm Lane, Rochester
9:30 am -
Baby Storytime →
Children's Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington Street, Dover
9:30 am -
Infinity Peer Support Ribbon Cutting
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce 55 Summer Street Rochester, New Hampshire
10:00 am -
Mr. Sippy's Bluegrass Jam →
MrSippy BBQ, 184 South Main Street, Rochester
6:30 pm -
Craft Fair →
150 Wakefield St, Rochester
9:30 am
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
Saturday November 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for someone with a push mower to mow my lawn soon.
I aerated and seeded, grass is coming in nicely, I don’t want any heavy equipment on it for now and it needs to be mowed, no bagging, just mow very… (Nextdoor Salmon Falls Rd) - Looking for a cheap 1 bedroom apartment that requires that I make 2.
5 - 3 times the amount of the rent! That’s just ridiculous! If tried apartment complexes, Zillow, and Craigslist and have gotten nowhere! Thanx (Nextdoor Rochester Rd/Milton Rd)
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Rochester. Apply here.
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Postal Clerk in Rochester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rochester here.
🗞 Nearby News
Somersworth
- Friday Seacoast Roundup: Oyster River, Somersworth meet in volleyball clash, more results (fosters.com)
- The Buildout: Electric co-op first to sign New Mexico BEAD award (lightreading.com)
- Smith, Elizabeth A. (thecantoncitizen.com)
Dover
- Local For Sale: New Listing Dover, NH $515, 626 (patch.com)
- Rockstaff Consulting Expands AI SEO Services for New England Contractors from Dover, NH (issuewire.com)
- Dover sued over zoning fight involving storefront church (nhpr.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get when you drop a Coffee Mug?" — a Coffee Break! (Thank you Jorie W. for sending it in!)
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