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Ashland, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hey hey Ashland! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Ashland’s new composting pilot could cut local trash costs.

Also on today's calendar: 251st Marine Corps Ball and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the turntable sent to the Olympics? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 64 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
  • Saturday: Periods of rain, with a high of 59 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Five Lakes Region Towns Begin Diverting Waste With Federal Composting Pilot Program (patch.com) — Ashland residents are restarting a community garden near Ashland Elementary School with help from a federal composting grant that supplied new tumblers and a storage shed. The project is part of a five-town Lakes Region pilot to divert food waste from landfills, with local training on how to compost effectively and reduce municipal trash costs.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Meriwether Godsey posted a job opening for Utility Steward in Holderness. Apply here.
  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Manager in Training in Plymouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Meredith

  • 15th Annual Meredith Community Craft Fair (nhpr.org)
  • Two Tyngsboro Residents Killed in Head-On Crash With Dump Truck in Meredith (newsbreak.com)
  • Voter Turnout High Across NH With No Problems Reported By 5 p.m. (indepthnh.org)

Laconia

  • Unhinged elderly male caught on viral video slapping face of much younger Turning Point worker at polling site (theblaze.com)
  • N.H. girls soccer: Arico hat trick sends Portsmouth Christian back to Division IV final (fosters.com)

Ok Ashland! 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: "Why was the turntable sent to the Olympics?" — Because it was a record player! (Thank you Greg S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ashland

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