🌱 Patch AM: Salem Theater Company Sets October Run For Cult Hit Musical 'Ride The Cyclone'

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In today's newsletter:

• Cult favorite Ride The Cyclone hits Salem stage this October
• Know where to vote in Salem and who's on your ballot

Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Turning sunny with a shower, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 76, low: 70.
• Thursday: Breezy with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Salem Theater Company Sets October Run For Cult Hit Musical 'Ride The Cyclone' (patch.com) — Salem theater fans can catch Cue Zero Theatre Company's production of the cult musical Ride The Cyclone at the Arts Academy of New Hampshire on Keewaydin Drive from Oct. 2–4. The darkly comic show follows a teen choir offered one chance at life after a fatal coaster crash, with local artists leading direction, music, and choreography. Tickets are $20 and available online or at the door.
   

• Salem NH 2026 Midterm Election Voter Guide (patch.com) — Salem voters heading to the polls today can find all their ward-specific polling locations and hours, plus a rundown of contested primary races for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, and key county offices. The guide lists every candidate in each primary so Salem residents can quickly confirm where to vote and who will be on their ballot.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Seacoast Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, OPEN HOUSE, 10 September 2026 →
  Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
  Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Open House
  Woodbury School Salem, NH 03079
  6:00 pm
• Salem Friendship Garden Club Meet & Greet →
  RSVP for address
  6:00 pm
• Spicket #85 Stated Communication →
  107 Main St, Salem
  6:00 pm
• Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Salem, NH Calendar, 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room, Salem
  6:00 pm
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Salem, NH Calendar Salem, NH 03079
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Senior Sunrise - Football Field
  Salem High School Salem, NH 03079
  6:00 am
• 911 Memorial →
  Salem, NH Calendar, Salem Common 308 Main Street, Salem
  8:30 am
Sunday September 13
• Event of a Member: Salem NH Farmers Market →
  Salem NH
  10:00 am
Monday September 14
• Town Council Meeting →
  Salem, NH Calendar, 44 Geremonty Drive, Salem
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Salem Friendship and Garden Club at National Night Out —Carol Demers Read on Patch

• Century Bank posted a job opening for Service Associate I in Salem. Apply here.
• Boot Barn posted a job opening for Retail Inventory Control Specialist in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Salem here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Op-ed: Oligarchy, not Socialism, is the danger we face (chestertelegraph.org)

Hampstead

• Federal Judge Lets Out-of-State Gun Owners' Challenge to Massachusetts Carry Permit Delays Proceed, Tosses Facial Claim (usacarry.com)

Derry

• Democratic 1st District candidates make weekend push in campaigns ahead of primary election (wmur.com)
• OBITUARY: John Edmund Havens, 90 (wilmingtonapple.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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