🌱 What could replace Rochester’s Lilac City Grille—and at what tax terms?

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In today's newsletter:

• What could replace Rochester’s Lilac City Grille—and at what tax terms?
• Meet the self-taught artist bringing vivid color to Rochester’s Franklin Gallery

Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Artisans Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 45 and low of 34 degrees.
• Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 42, low: 34.
• Saturday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New project at Lilac City Grille site in Rochester hinges on tax relief (seacoastonline.com) — A restaurant and eight two-bedroom apartments could replace Rochester’s demolished Lilac City Grille, but owner Norman Vetter says the proposal depends on tax-relief negotiations. He is seeking nine to 11 years of relief, with the number of below-market-rate apartments still unsettled. A public hearing could follow December 1.
   

• The Franklin Gallery Showcases Original Art Works by New Hampshire artist Kathleen Kingston (rochesternh.gov) — Self-taught artist Kathleen Kingston’s colorful ink-on-paper work is on display through November at Rochester’s Franklin Gallery, 33 N. Main St. The exhibit, “Outsider Artist,” features abstract and recognizable images and is open Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
   

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📸 Around Rochester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rochester

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• Seacoast Artisans Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show →
  Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Dr, Portsmouth
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Rest and Reset Event
  Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce 201 South Main St. Rochester, NH
  6:30 pm
• Seussical the Musical Jr.
  Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce 31 Wakefield Street Rochester, NH 03867
  7:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Metal Mike of Halford & His Allstar Band →
  Eastside Tavern, 43 Highland Street, Rochester
• Dancing Madly Backwards Benefiting Vouchers for Veterans →
  American Legion Post 7, 188 Eastern Avenue, Rochester
  6:30 pm
• Mostly Maiden – The Mostly Iron Maiden Experience
  Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester
  7:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• Books Alive: Pete the Cat →
  Children's Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington Street, Dover
  10:00 am
• Seussical the Musical Jr.
  Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester
  7:00 pm
• Mamma Mania – The American ABBA Tribute
  City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester
  8:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Building Your Bank of Resilience - Keynote and Discussion →
  Rochester Performance and Arts Center, 32 North Main St, Rochester
  8:00 am

Friday November 20

• Free Monthly Wellness Workshop Program →
  120 Broadway, Dover
  2:00 pm

Saturday November 21

• Granite State Choral Society Presents Fall Into Winter →
  First Church Congregational, 63 S Main St, Rochester
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rochester guy here!
  I came up with this idea about a decade ago and spent the last year actually building it — PLOOBER, an on-demand snow-removal app for folks right… (Nextdoor Autumn St)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for cashier service nights closing in Rochester. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Rochester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rochester here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Somersworth

• Seacoast NH volleyball players, coaches earn top all-state honors (fosters.com)
• Dover residents raise warming center safety fears. City responds. (seacoastonline.com)

Dover

• Dover mayor tells veterans 'our gratitude is more than just words' (fosters.com)
• Dover food drive and giveaway hosted by 75 Broadway Laundromat (fosters.com)
• Abstract exhibit opens at The Art Center in Dover (seacoastonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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