🌱 Patch AM: Fall Returns To Salem And Windham This Week, Offering Crisp And Chilly Autumn Weather

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In today's newsletter:

• Cool, sunny fall days and chilly nights arrive in Salem
• Why is Salem's rental occupancy slipping while New Hampshire demand surges?

Also on today's calendar: Stand Up Comedy Class and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cool with clouds and sun, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cool with periods of sunshine, temps: high: 61, low: 45.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fall Returns To Salem And Windham This Week, Offering Crisp And Chilly Autumn Weather (patch.com) — Crisp autumn weather is settling into Salem and Windham this week, with sunny days, highs in the 60s, and chilly nights dipping into the 30s and 40s. Breezy conditions and a return of rain by Friday mean residents should enjoy the clear, cool stretch while it lasts.
   

• New Hampshire Multifamily 2-Year High Demand Sends Occupancy Above 95% (globest.com) — Salem's rental market just bucked the statewide trend, with occupancy dropping 2.5% even as local apartment inventory jumped 6.1% along the I-93 corridor. While New Hampshire overall is seeing its strongest renter demand in two years and occupancy above 95%, Salem renters and landlords are navigating a softer, more competitive submarket.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 22
• Stand Up Comedy Class →
  McCues Comedy Club - Portsmouth, 580 Portsmouth Traffic Cir, Portsmouth
  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
Friday September 25
• Guitar Monsters Benefit Show feat. Johnny A., Jon Butcher & Dave Amato →
  Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St, Derry
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• What's a NH environmentalist to do? →
  Starr King Unitarian Universalist, 101 Fairgrounds Rd, Plymouth
  9:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Macy's, 85 Rockingham Park Blvd, Salem
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• GlowTox at Neem Med Spa - September 23, 2026 →
  Salem NH
Monday September 28
• Town Council Meeting →
  Salem, NH Calendar, 44 Geremonty Drive, Salem
  7:00 pm
• Calling All Singers! →
  Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover
  7:20 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Full Moon Meditation with Gongs & Himalayan Singing Bowls →
  350 N Broadway, Salem
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Michael's American Bar and Grill →
  Michael's American Bar and Grill, 8 Stiles Road, Salem
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Vintage Bazaar (full band) →
  Salem NH
  10:30 am
Monday October 5
• Calling All Singers! →
  Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover
  7:20 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Hampstead

• Support 'Weston's Big Wish' at Salem 5K (cnhi.com)

Derry

• Spotted lanternfly captured outside Salem wine bar (wmur.com)
• Lowell man sentenced to nearly 7 years after crack‑cocaine operation uncovered (lowellsun.com)
• Derryfest fills MacGregor Park with vendors, talent, community spirit (unionleader.com)

Nashua

• Tyngsborough Mass. Police Search For Man Wanted In Nashua Arson Investigation (patch.com)
• Nashua Police Net 4 More In August Via Department's Substance Abuse Reduction Initiative (patch.com)
• Nashua Men Indicted On Shooting Charges In Hillsborough County Superior Court South: Indictment Roundup (patch.com)

Ok Salem! 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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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