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🌱 Why Somersworth may be the Seacoast’s most underrated river city
Somersworth, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Somersworth! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Somersworth may be the Seacoast’s most underrated river city
- How Somersworth teams fared in a busy night of Seacoast sports
- Somersworth community remembers longtime Grange and Golden Age Club member
Also on today's calendar: Last Day of Classes | Sole City Dance | Somersworth NH and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What can you catch but not throw? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Warmer with periods of rain, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
- Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, a shower; warm, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Underrated New Hampshire River Towns That Combine Scenic Beauty With A Pleasant Cost Of Living Advantage (takingthekids.com) — Somersworth is highlighted as a rare Seacoast-area city where housing remains relatively affordable while still offering river views, parks, schools, and quick access to Dover and Portsmouth. The piece explains how old mill buildings along the Salmon Falls River are being repurposed and why the city’s working‑class, tight‑knit character makes it an underrated option for budget‑minded residents. 
• Friday Seacoast Roundup: Portsmouth girls lacrosse junior hits milestone (seacoastonline.com) — Somersworth high school baseball and softball teams both fell to Belmont at home, with local standouts like Max Dubois, Zephaniah Grandmaison, and Emma Bober contributing hits and RBIs. The wider roundup also tracks how nearby Seacoast teams from Dover, Portsmouth, Oyster River, and others are shaping their playoff prospects across lacrosse, softball, baseball, and tennis.
• Joann Schafer ... retired from Moore Business Forms; at 92 (therochestervoice.com) — Somersworth residents are mourning the passing of 92-year-old former resident Joann Schafer, a longtime member of the Somersworth Grange and the Somersworth-Berwick Golden Age Club. Remembered for her devotion to family and her church in nearby Rochester, she leaves behind children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many friends who cherished her warmth and community spirit.
📸 Around Somersworth
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Upcoming Events in
Somersworth
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★ Featured events ★
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Kinship Connect – Somersworth →
Goodwin Community Health, 311 NH-108, Somersworth
10:00 am
Tuesday May 26
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Other local events
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Last Day of Classes | Sole City Dance | Somersworth NH →
Sole City Dance, 187 NH-108, Somersworth
4:00 pm -
Soul to Sole 2026 Dance Concert | Sole City Dance | Somersworth NH →
Sole City Dance, 187 NH-108, Somersworth
10:00 am -
MAKIN' WAVES JEWELRY CLASS-SOMERSWORTH NH-THE GATHERING PLACE STUDIO →
The Gathering Place Studio and Shop, 154 High St, Somersworth
6:00 pm
Friday May 29
Sunday May 31
Monday June 8
📣 Somersworth Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Caregiver Café for Family Caregivers Barrington →
Barrington Public Library, 426 Calef Hwy, Barrington
11:30 am -
Paint Nite Brand Creative Events →
Smokin' Barrels, 904 Calef Hwy, Barrington
6:00 pm -
Ain't Too Proud- The Life and Times of the Temptations
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Ogunquit Playhouse 10 Main St Ogunquit, ME 03907 -
Safe Harbor Swim School is opening at the Best Western in Portsmouth →
Best Western, 580 US Highway 1 Bypass Interstate Traffic Circle, Portsmouth -
Court Sports- Northeast Passage (Durham) →
Hamel Recreation Center, 5 Edgewood Rd, Durham
5:30 pm -
LEVERAGING THE CHAMBER: Messaging with the Chamber →
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce 550 Central Ave Dover
8:30 am -
Pho Zaap Ribbon Cutting
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, 101 North Main Street, Rochester
10:30 am -
Free Stress Relief Community Acupuncture
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Dover Chamber of Commerce
3:00 pm
Tuesday May 26
Wednesday May 27
Thursday May 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking to get rid of some Junk before we move.
Some one who charges a reasonable price. I am in Somersworth. (Nextdoor Indigo Hill)
- Allied Universal Security Services posted a job opening for Security Officer Lobby Desk in Somersworth. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Dover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somersworth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dover
- Dover halts drone use for sewer inspections after privacy concerns (fosters.com)
- N.H. trooper uses cruiser to stop wrong-way driver, crashing head-on (police1.com)
- N.H. track: Exeter boys, girls sweep Seacoast Championship (seacoastonline.com)
Rochester
- The Governor's Inn to Host Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce June Business After Hours (rochesternh.gov)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A cold (Thank you Stanley G. for sending it in!)
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