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🌱 Patch AM: Why Exeter’s downtown ranks among New England’s most vibrant main streets
You won't want to miss 100k Poets & Musicians For Change with the Arts Resistance Collaborative! on the Exeter Patch calendar

Hi Exeter! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Exeter's downtown ranks among New England's most vibrant main streets
- What Exeter patients need to know about ConvenientMD's big move
Also on today's calendar: 100k Poets & Musicians For Change with the Arts Resistance Collaborative! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 39.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Small Towns in New England with the Best Downtowns (worldatlas.com) — Exeter's downtown gets spotlighted for its historic charm and community gatherings, from the American Independence Festival's Declaration reading to summer brass band concerts on the bandstand. Local readers also learn about Folsom Tavern's Beer for History series and the Festival of Trees fundraiser at Town Hall, all reinforcing Exeter as a walkable, event-filled small-town center.
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• ConvenientMD Primary Care to open new and improved facility ... (unionleader.com) — Patients who use ConvenientMD's Exeter Primary Care should know their practice will be merged into a larger, upgraded facility on Woodbury Avenue in Portsmouth this winter. The new clinic will replace both the Exeter and current Portsmouth locations, offering more providers, expanded services, better parking, and a modern lab space to improve access to care across the Seacoast.
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📸 Around Exeter
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter
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★ Featured events ★
- 100k Poets & Musicians For Change with the Arts Resistance Collaborative! →
Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St, Exeter
12:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- EHS Open House
Exeter High School Exeter, NH 03833
5:30 pm - Banned Book Trivia
Exeter Town Offices Exeter, NH 03833
6:30 pm - Taverntainment Trivia at Shooter' Sports Pub
Shooter's Sports Pub, 6 Columbus Avenue, Exeter
7:15 pm - The Gundalow Visits Exeter! →
Swasey Parkway- Downtown Exeter, 316 Water St., Exeter - Epoch Happy Hour
Epoch Restaurant and Bar
4:00 pm - Community Movie Night/Exeter Elementary PTO
Lincoln Street School Exeter, NH 03833
6:00 pm - Joshua Burnside at The Word Barn →
The Word Barn, 66 Newfields Road, Exeter
7:00 pm - Love Notes to the Great American Songbook →
Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St, Exeter
11:00 am - Gingerbread House Competition registration opens →
120 Water St, Exeter
9:00 am - New England Fall Organ Festival →
First Parish Cong Church, 218 Central Ave, Dover
6:00 pm - Community Clothing Swap →
Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St, Exeter
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Sunday October 18
Saturday October 24
📣 Exeter Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Histology Technician Per Diem in Exeter. Apply here.
- BAUER Hockey, Inc. posted a job opening for Bauer: Associate Category Manager, Sticks in Exeter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exeter here.
🗞 Nearby News
Brentwood
- Brentwood, NH Selectboard — October 13, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
Newmarket
- Mascenic making an argument as potential Division IV soccer threat (ledgertranscript.com)
Hampton
- 'Picking winners and losers': NH charitable gaming system faces calls for more oversight. No consensus exists (keenesentinel.com)
- Beverly A. Hollingworth (concordmonitor.com)
Ok Exeter! 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 is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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