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🌱 Patch AM: Can Salem snap its skid in Friday’s road showdown?
And check out 2026 Ribbon Cutting at Salem Police Department Building on the Salem Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Salem? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Can Salem snap its skid in Friday's road showdown?
Also on today's calendar: Salem Friendship & Garden Club Monthly Meeting and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.
- Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 69, low: 50.
- Tuesday: Cooler with a stray shower, with a high of 59 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Football Recap: Bishop Guertin Takes Down Ranked Salem (maxpreps.com) — Salem High's football team fell 41–27 to undefeated Bishop Guertin on Friday, extending the Blue Devils' losing streak to four and dropping them to 1–4. Salem now prepares for another challenge on the road, heading to face Alvirne this coming Friday night as they look to turn their season around.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem
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★ Featured events ★
- 2026 Ribbon Cutting at Salem Police Department Building →
Salem
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- Arlington Mill Reservoir Watershed Based Plan Public Meeting →
Salem, NH Calendar, 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room, Salem
5:00 pm - Town Council Meeting (Budget Review) →
Salem, NH Calendar, 33 Geremonty Drive Knightly Meeting Room, Salem
6:00 pm - soundbath and stars →
17 Via Toscana, Salem
7:00 pm - Event of a Member: Monthly Salem Lions Club Meeting →
Salem NH - District 10 Monthly Business Meeting →
St. David's Episcopal Church, 231 Main Street, Salem
7:00 pm - PTA Monster Mash
Dr. L. F. Soule School Salem, NH 03079
6:00 pm - Todd Trusty at Michael's American Bar and Grill →
Michael's American Bar and Grill, 8 Stiles Road, Salem
6:30 pm - Michael's American Bar and Grill →
Michael's American Bar and Grill, 8 Stiles Road, Salem
6:30 pm - Soul Stroll →
Salem Historical Society, 310 Main St, Salem - Salem Friendship & Garden Club Monthly Meeting →
Derry-Salem Elks #2226, 39 Shadow Lake Rd, Salem
12:00 pm - FREE EVENT - Salem Rec Trunk or Treat Event! →
Ingram Senior Center, 1 Sally Sweets Way, Salem
5:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
Monday October 19
Thursday October 22
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🗞 Nearby News
Windham
- Shaw's in Windham, NH Ticket Giveaway (audacy.com)
- Hermon race track will conclude its season with its biggest payout ever (bangordailynews.com)
- New superintendent '110 percent in' on Tewksbury (homenewshere.com)
Derry
- 91b Fordway Extension #b, Derry, NH 03038 (zillow.com)
- Yacht Rock Legend and Oscar-Nominated Singer-Songwriter Announces Farewell Tour 50 Years After Landmark Debut Album (parade.com)
- Robert Frost: America's Poet and American Politics (colorado.edu)
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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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