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Also, don't miss Community Block Party! (Free) on the Manchester Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Manchester! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could City Hall hours and a new roundabout change your routine?
  • What to expect at September's Turn. Seek. Go. event
  • How to join September's free healing dialogue at SNHU

Also on today's calendar: Community Block Party! (Free) and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 76, low: 63.
  • Monday: Less humid with sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City Hall: Earlier closing time on hold, Derryfield roundabout comes round again (unionleader.com) — Manchester aldermen have approved hiring two new tax collection clerks but are delaying any decision to close the tax office a half-hour earlier, a change that could affect when residents can pay bills in person. They also advanced a long-planned roundabout at River Road and Bicentennial Drive by updating the project budget, with Derryfield School covering the local match and the state managing construction.
   

• New England Is Ready for Another Awakening (lawenforcementtoday.com) — Believers from across the Northeast are invited to Gill Stadium in Manchester on September 5 for a large Christian gathering focused on worship, prayer, and baptism. Organizers describe the Turn. Seek. Go. event as a regional spiritual "awakening" moment, with doors opening at 11 a.m. and the main program starting at noon.
   

• A Community Conversation on Mental Health and Racism (inklink.news) — Manchester residents are invited to a free Sept. 12 luncheon at Southern New Hampshire University featuring Dr. Uché Blackstock leading a "Day of Healing through Dialogue" on mental health and racism. Co-sponsored by the NH Black Women's Health Project, NAACP Manchester Branch, and Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, the event aims to foster honest conversation and community resilience.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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