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🌱 Patch AM: What to know before Cruising Downtown takes over Elm Street Sept. 5

And check out Medicare Day of Giving Lunch co-hosted by United Healthcare and Gilman Agency on the Manchester Patch calendar

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Good morning Manchester! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What to know before Cruising Downtown takes over Elm Street Sept. 5
  • How Manchester police ended a two-week nightmare inside a local apartment

Also on today's calendar: Medicare Day of Giving Lunch co-hosted by United Healthcare and Gilman Agency and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driven to give: Cruising Downtown celebrates 25 years of classic cars for charity (unionleader.com) — Downtown Manchester's Elm Street will fill with up to 1,000 classic cars and tens of thousands of visitors on Saturday, Sept. 5, as Cruising Downtown marks its 25th year. Organized with the Manchester Rotary Club, the free event raises money for Manchester-focused charities and features food trucks, vendors, live bands, and plenty of local business participation.
   

• Keene man sentenced to decades in prison for holding woman captive, repeatedly assaulting her in Manchester apartment (inklink.news) — A Keene man has been sentenced to decades in state prison after being convicted of holding a woman captive and repeatedly assaulting her in a Manchester apartment, following a Manchester police investigation. The case involved human trafficking, kidnapping, and multiple sexual assault charges, with the victim testifying over several days about the abuse she endured.
   

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    It's time to admit I have too many injuries to justify "toting" around my beautiful blue kayak any longer. So, Kayak with paddle for sale $140. Best… (Nextdoor North End)
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🗞 Nearby News

Bedford

  • School bus routes in many New Hampshire communities fully staffed (wmur.com)
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  • 2026 high school football season set to kick off (unionleader.com)

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Londonderry

  • After Multi-Week Child Abuse Investigation, Londonderry Man Charged With Assault (patch.com)

Ok Manchester! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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