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🌱 How a South Milton farmer’s family intertwined with early Rochester history
Rochester, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Rochester! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a South Milton farmer’s family intertwined with early Rochester history
Also on today's calendar: Dover Antique and Vintage Market and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What time is it when a clock chimes 13 times? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 79 and low of 53 degrees.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• South Milton Farmer Samuel Bragdon (1771-1826) (miltonobserver.com) — A detailed local history piece traces South Milton farmer Samuel Bragdon’s life, family, and landholdings, highlighting his ties to Rochester’s Northeast Parish and early 1800s petitions affecting Norway Plains. Rochester readers with roots in Milton, Somersworth, or Lebanon, Maine may discover ancestors, familiar surnames, and how these families shaped regional farming, churches, and politics through the nineteenth century. 
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Upcoming Events in
Rochester
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★ Featured events ★
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Dover Antique and Vintage Market →
Dover Elks Lodge 184, 282 Durham Rd, Dover
9:00 am
Saturday June 20
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Other local events
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Skill Up! Series: Cybersecurity: Why it’s Important & Why You Need It
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce 18 South Main Street Rochester, NH
8:00 am -
Free Online Workshop - Privacy, Cybersecurity and AI
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Online
12:00 pm -
Unlocking Secrets of your Target Customer & Using AI to Market - Online Workshop
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Online
12:00 pm -
Free Lunch & Learn: Grow Your Business with TREC Funding & Training →
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Five locations statewide
11:00 am -
Teaching, Learning & Student Supports
Rochester School District 150 Wakefield St, Rochester, NH 03867, USA
6:00 pm -
Governance Committee
Rochester School District 150 Wakefield St, Rochester, NH 03867, USA
6:00 pm -
Relay For Life of Strafford County Presented by Three Phase Line Construction →
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Spaulding High School Soccer Field, Rochester, NH
11:00 am -
Free Online Workshop: Networking 101 – Building a Strong Foundation
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Online
12:00 pm
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
Saturday June 20
Monday June 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Last Day PK4
Early Childhood Learning Center Barrington, NH 03825 -
Last Day - Early Release
Early Childhood Learning Center Barrington, NH 03825 -
Safe Harbor Swim School is opening at the Best Western in Portsmouth →
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce 580 US Highway 1 Bypass Interstate Traffic Circle Portsmouth, New Hampshire -
Dover Farmers’ Market
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce TEMPORARY NEW LOCATION - Lower Henry Law Park, Payne St
3:30 pm
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Need someone to mow my lawn today.
It's a small lawn in MHP. Let me know how much you charge. (Nextdoor Tara Estates)
- Waste Management, Inc. posted a job opening for Welder 1st Shift in Rochester. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Member - Night Shifts in Rochester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rochester here.
🗞 Nearby News
Somersworth
- 48 Church Street (zillow.com)
- Greg Kretschmar: The Morning Buzz that never quit (unionleader.com)
Dover
- First Boston match of 2026 World Cup kicks off Saturday. Here's everything to know (wmur.com)
- Madbury NH Single Family Homes (zillow.com)
- Home rules (keenesentinel.com)
Ok Rochester! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's time to get a new clock. (Thank you Mary C. for sending it in!)
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