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🌱 Patch AM: How Merrimack’s Chop Shop 166 keeps dominating New Hampshire robotics
And check out Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 on the Merrimack Patch calendar
Good day Merrimack! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Merrimack's Chop Shop 166 keeps dominating New Hampshire robotics
- Merrimack woman's alleged 0.42 BAC tops this week's NH headlines
Also on today's calendar: Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 34 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Merrimack's 'Chop Shop' wins the Governor's Cup Award for the 4th time in 5 Years (inklink.news) — Merrimack High School's Chop Shop 166 robotics team just captured the prestigious Governor's Cup Award again, their fourth win in five years, while also finishing as event finalists. Seniors on the winning team earn a free semester at any New Hampshire public college, and team member Nina Champigny received a skilled-trades scholarship as she prepares to study machining at Nashua Community College. 
• Principal Arrested On 2nd DUI Charge Best High Schools In NH More: Nearby News (patch.com) — A statewide roundup of New Hampshire Patch stories includes a brief item about a Merrimack woman accused of recording a very high blood-alcohol level after a crash in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The collection also highlights serious crashes on Route 101, a Manchester principal's DUI arrest, school rankings, and other crime and community news from around the state.
📸 Around Merrimack
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrimack
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★ Featured events ★
- Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 →
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Chair Yoga →
Auria Wellness, 515 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
9:15 am - Financial Aid Information Event
Merrimack School District, 36 McElwain Street, Merrimack
6:00 pm - Planning Board Meeting
Merrimack Town Clerk, 8 Baboosic Lake Rd, Merrimack
6:30 pm - Gentle Morning Yoga →
Auria Wellness, 515 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
9:15 am - Dine For a Difference at Common Man Merrimack to Benefit Run for Resilience →
Common Man Merrimack, 304 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack
11:30 am - Needle Felted Ornament Workshop →
A Fiber in the Woods, 301 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
10:00 am - The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
10:00 am - Trance Healing Soundbath with Lauren Rainbow and Jeffrey Warren →
Auria Wellness, 515 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
7:00 pm - Harvest Fair →
St. James United Methodist Church, 646 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
9:00 am - OCT. 17/18 11th Annual Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show -Milford, NH →
The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
10:00 am - OCT. 17/18 11th Annual Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show -Milford, NH →
The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Merrimack. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Merrimack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrimack here.
🗞 Nearby News
Amherst
- Shoppers Are Finding Premium Brands For Next To Nothing At This New Hampshire Shop (takingthekids.com)
Bedford
- 'Inconsistent' Bishop Guertin remains Division I's only unbe... (unionleader.com)
- Londonderry firefighter who caught fire now recovering at home (wmur.com)
- West Milton Farmer John Twombly (1769-1836) (miltonobserver.com)
Nashua
- Newsmakers: Southern NH Health names More VP of philanthropy (unionleader.com)
Ok Merrimack! 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 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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