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In today's newsletter:

  • How investigators traced a Nashua school threat to Massachusetts juvenile suspect
  • How Nashua still honors its first World War I battlefield casualty
  • Nashua family seeks help after fatal paving accident claims loved one

Also on today's calendar: Photography Weekend Intensive - Amherst, NH - Oct 10-11 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 66, low: 41.
  • Sunday: Sun followed by clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Nashua Charter School Hit With Threat Scare Monday; Juvenile In Newburyport MA Arrested On Charges (patch.com) — Riverwood Academy families in Nashua saw classes canceled Tuesday after an online threat led investigators to a juvenile suspect in Massachusetts, who was arrested and arraigned on bomb-threat charges. Nashua police assisted the FBI and Newburyport officers, but Essex County authorities are handling the case as the investigation continues.
   

2. In Service to America: James E. Coffey, first soldier from Nashua to die in battle in World War I (inklink.news) — Nashua's own James Edward Coffey, the first local soldier killed in World War I, is remembered through his service story and the American Legion post that bears his name on Court Street. The piece traces his Nashua upbringing, early enlistment, battlefield death in 1918, and burial in France, highlighting how the city continues honoring his sacrifice.
   

3. Bedford, NH: Roger Hanson Dies After Tragic Paving Accident at 67 (theunionstar.com) — A 67-year-old Nashua resident, Roger Hanson, has died after being struck by a paving roller during a job in Bedford, leaving his wife, five children, and five grandchildren grieving. A Nashua-based GoFundMe is helping the family cover funeral and household expenses as state and federal investigators review the circumstances of the workplace accident.
   

4. Gosh! 'Napoleon Dynamite' cast members bring interactive liv... (unionleader.com) — Nashua movie fans can catch the "Napoleon Dynamite Live" tour in town this Sunday, with a screening plus on-stage Q&A, games, and scene reenactments featuring the original cast. The actors reflect on how the low-budget indie became a long-lasting cult favorite and why audiences still show up for Napoleon, Pedro, and Uncle Rico decades later.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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