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🌱 Forest Fridays with Four Winds Nature Institute and 10 more events
Coming up on the Strafford Patch calendar: Caregiver Café for Family Caregivers Strafford

Good morning Strafford! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Caregiver Café for Family Caregivers Strafford at Strafford Public Library
- Boys Soccer Game vs Northwood at Strafford School
- Cross Country Meet @ Epsom / Barrington / Northwood at Epsom Central School
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 33 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 46.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.
📸 Around Strafford
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Strafford
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★ Featured events ★
- Caregiver Café for Family Caregivers Strafford →
Strafford Public Library, 1151 Parker Mountain Rd, Strafford
10:30 am
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
- Boys Soccer Game vs Northwood
Strafford School, 22 Roller Coaster Rd, Strafford
5:15 pm - Cross Country Meet @ Epsom / Barrington / Northwood
Epsom Central School
4:00 pm - Girls Volleyball (JV) Game vs Nute
Strafford School, 22 Roller Coaster Rd, Strafford
4:00 pm - Girls Soccer Game vs Barrington
Strafford School, 22 Roller Coaster Rd, Strafford
4:00 pm - Girls Volleyball (V) Game vs Nute
Strafford School, 22 Roller Coaster Rd, Strafford
5:00 pm - Boys Soccer Game vs Barrington
Strafford School, 22 Roller Coaster Rd, Strafford
5:15 pm - Forest Fridays with Four Winds Nature Institute →
Strafford NH
10:00 am - Forest Fridays with Four Winds Nature Institute – Fall 2026 Session 2 of 4 →
Leighton Forest, Strafford
10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HRCU Ribbon Cutting
Spaulding High School Branch at CTE Entrance, 140 Wakefield St., Rochester
10:00 am - No Wee Read! Story Time today →
Barrington Public Library, 426 Calef Highway, Barrington
10:30 am - Tuesday Tea →
Barrington Public Library, 426 Calef Highway, Barrington
2:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Rochester
- Albany International (NYSE:AIN) & Gencor Industries (NASDAQ:GENC) Critical Contrast (defenseworld.net)
- West Milton Farmer John Twombly (1769-1836) (miltonobserver.com)
Dover
- After attempted intervention by Sen. Markey, Gedion Masunsu is deported to Uganda (walthamtimes.org)
- Winter Mountains Watercolor Workshop on Nov 6, 2026 (businessdailynetwork.com)
- Don Kraemer (villages-news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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