🌱 Friendly Meals at Keene Senior Center and 10 more events

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 31 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 39 and low of 35 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Friendly Meals at Keene Senior Center
  Keene Senior Center , 312 Marlboro St Suite 100 , Keene
  12:00 pm
• HS/MS Winter Concert
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Walk in Wednesdays – Charlestown
  Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services , 33 Arbor Way , Charlestown
  1:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Making Music
  Olivia Rodham Memorial Library , 1 Nelson Common Rd , Nelson
  2:30 pm
• Start Making Sense - a Tribute to Talking Heads
  The Colonial Theatre , 95 Main Street , Keene
  7:00 pm
• Karaoke Party
  The American Legion - Young & Richardson Post 59 The American Legion - Young &amp Richardson Post 59
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Coffee & Cake Hour
  Olivia Rodham Memorial Library , 1 Nelson Common Rd , Nelson
  10:00 am
• Winter Studio Open House, Second Weekend — Lori Rollason, Pottery
  90 Bridge St , Hillsborough
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Football Sunday Pitcher & Food Special — Branch and Blade Brewing
  Branch and Blade Brewing Company , Inc. , Keene
  12:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Board of Selectmen Meeting
  Goshen Town Hall , 54 Mill Village Rd N , Goshen
  6:30 pm
• Nelson Monday Night Dance
  Nelson Town Hall , 7 Nelson Common Rd #5325 , Nelson
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Gilsum. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Walpole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alstead here.

🗞 Nearby News

Walpole

• Walpole Planning Board Public Notice (thewalpolean.org)
• January 2026 Clarion Closing Date – 12/20/25 (thewalpolean.org)
• Savings Bank of Walpole named Best Bank to Work For (vermontjournal.com)

Keene

• Keene Recycling Center and Transfer Station Introduces New Minimum Fee (mykeenenow.com)
• 'Jumanji' Celebrates 30th Anniversary: Local Town Residents Fondly Remember Robin Williams' Hilarious Presence on Set (parade.com)
• Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: 1861-1865 - Keene is again tested by war (unionleader.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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