🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Amherst students turning AI into a new political platform

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Amherst students turning AI into a new political platform

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cold with clouds breaking, with a high of 24 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 38, low: 24.
• Monday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship at URI's RISE-UP Ideation Studio pitch night (rinewstoday.com) — Two University of Rhode Island students from Amherst helped showcase local talent on a bigger stage by pitching their AI-powered political social hub, MyRep, at URI’s RISE-UP Ideation Studio pitch night. While they didn’t place in the top three, their project joined a slate of innovative student startups in fintech, mental health, legal tech, and senior safety apps, with new cohorts forming this February.
   

📸 Around Amherst

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amherst

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Roaring 1920's Gatsby Dinner, Dancing & Jazz
  LaBelle Winery Amherst Event Center, 345 State Rte 101, Amherst
  7:45 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 30

• ATL Reads: Fiction Book Club (In-Person)
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve Countdown Dance Party
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  11:00 am

Monday January 5

• Little Art Makers
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• 2025 Jingle Bells Tour Presented by New Hampshire Magazine, Fifteen Wineries- Averill House Vineyard
  Averill House Vineyard , 21 Averill Rd , Brookline
  11:00 am
• Heartsaver® CPR/AED
  New Hampshire CPR / EMT Training Courses , 9 Cedarwood Dr #12 , Bedford
  12:00 pm
• Holly Jolly Journey 2025 - Sat Dec 27
  Holly Jolly Journey , 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy , Litchfield
  4:30 pm
• Sea Glass Creations
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Grappling Industries NEW HAMPSHIRE
  The Hampshire Dome , 34 Emerson Rd , Milford
  9:00 am
• Tour, Taste and Bottle wine with the winemaker, includes Charcuterie and wine pairing! Brookline, NH
  Averill House Vineyard , 21 Averill Rd , Brookline
  12:00 pm
• Cozy Knit Blanket Workshop
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  5:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Wrestling at Timberlane Youth Tournament
  Merrimack Middle School , 31 Madeline Bennett Lane , Merrimack
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Michaels posted a job opening for Retail Customer Service / Cashier in Amherst. Apply here.
• School Administrative Unit 39 posted a job opening for Amherst Middle School - Cook in Amherst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Amherst here.

🗞 Nearby News

Merrimack

• The Lasting Harm of the Politics of Disconnection (goodmenproject.com)

Nashua

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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