Community Corner
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Also check out Columbus Day Weekend at Spooky World! Open 10/9 - 10/12 on the Peterborough Patch calendar
What's up Peterborough! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- See which Peterborough students just earned major college honors.
- How one Peterborough resident's housing struggle reflects a statewide affordability crisis
- What led to a 10-hour standoff handled in Jaffrey-Peterborough court?
Also on today's calendar: Columbus Day Weekend at Spooky World! Open 10/9 - 10/12 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 pleasant, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 38.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Local students earn college honors and awards (ledgertranscript.com) — Several Peterborough students are being recognized for standout academic achievements, including multiple residents earning spots on Southern New Hampshire University's president's list and one accepted into the College of Charleston Honors College. The story also highlights impressive honors for neighboring-town students, showcasing strong regional academic performance. 
• NH housing costs are a major driver of poverty, analysis finds (nhpr.org) — A Peterborough resident's struggle to find an affordable apartment highlights how New Hampshire's housing shortage is pushing more people, especially seniors and families, toward poverty and even homelessness. A new Pew analysis says high rents drive a significant share of overall and child poverty, and housing advocates are urging zoning changes, faster permitting, and more financing to expand the state's housing supply.
• Andrew Waycotte faces hearing after 10-hour standoff (ledgertranscript.com) — A Jaffrey man faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after a high-speed chase through several Monadnock towns ended in a 10-hour standoff at a Hancock home, with the case now in Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court. Peterborough police helped manage the overnight scene before a tactical team took the suspect into custody without reported injuries.
📸 Around Peterborough
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Peterborough
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★ Featured events ★
- Columbus Day Weekend at Spooky World! Open 10/9 - 10/12 →
Spooky World Presents Nightmare New England, 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy, Litchfield
7:00 pm - Wooden Horse – A Tribute to America & Crosby, Stills , Nash and Young at the Shea Theater →
Shea Theater Arts Center, 71 Avenue A, Montague
8:00 pm
Monday October 12
Saturday November 7
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Other local events
- Writers' Open Mic
Peterborough Town Library - 1833 Room
5:30 pm - Dinner Club
Peterborough Town Library - Eben Jones Classroom
6:00 pm - Monadnock Quilters' Guild Fall Festival of Quilts →
South Meadow School, 108 Hancock Rd, Peterborough
10:00 am - The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
10:00 am - Monadnock Handcrafters
Peterborough Town Library - Eben Jones Classroom
10:00 am - Monadnock Quilters' Guild Fall Festival of Quilts - Peterborough, NH →
South Meadow School, 108 Hancock Rd, Peterborough
10:00 am - WORKSHOP: Food for Healthy Heart Workshop with Dr. Nora E. Hanke →
11:00 am - Richard Shindell →
Unitarian Universalist Church, 25 Main St, Peterborough
7:00 pm - Monadnock Quilters' Guild Fall Festival of Quilts →
South Meadow School, 108 Hancock Rd, Peterborough
10:00 am - Wet-Felt Workshop: Scarf Making with Susan Garry →
40 Main St, Jaffrey
10:30 am
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
📣 Peterborough Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- RiverMead posted a job opening for Cook in Peterborough. Apply here.
- Monadnock Community Hospital posted a job opening for Paramedic - Emergency Department - Per Diem in Peterborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Peterborough here.
🗞 Nearby News
Francestown
- Independent Tim Coffin tests District 27 affordability plans (ledgertranscript.com)
Antrim
- Winchester driver rams Hillsborough police cruiser head-on (ledgertranscript.com)
- NH News Briefs 10-6-2026 (thepulseofnh.com)
Milford
- Southern New Hampshire Health - Milford, NH Patch (patch.com)
Ok Peterborough! 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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