🌱 Patch AM: Rotary Club of Bedford's Regional Idol Scholarship Competition is January 17 and 10 more events

Hi Amherst! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Little Listeners at Amherst Town Library
• Pages & Pals at Amherst Town Library
• Tots & Tunes at Amherst Town Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 42 and low of 34 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 42, low: 22.
• Monday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, with a high of 35 and low of 25 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amherst

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Cooking Techniques Class: Hands-On Pasta Making (1/17/26 – Amherst)
  LaBelle Winery Amherst Event Center, 345 State Rte 101, Amherst
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Little Listeners
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  10:00 am
• Pages & Pals
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  3:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Tots & Tunes
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  10:00 am

Friday January 16

• Bubbly Babies
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  10:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Rotary Club of Bedford's Regional Idol Scholarship Competition is January 17
  Dana Center-Koonz Theatre , 100 St Anselm Dr , Manchester
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 22

• AM Gold: Yacht Rock Concert at LaBelle Winery Amherst)
  LaBelle Winery Amherst Event Center , 345 State Rte 101 , Amherst
  7:15 pm

Sunday February 8

• Gal-entine’s Day Brunch Event (2/8/26 – Amherst, NH)
  LaBelle Winery Amherst Event Center , 345 State Rte 101 , Amherst
  10:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 10

• Company - The Musical
  Nashua Center for the Arts , 201 Main St , Nashua
  7:30 pm
• Jamelot at Riley’s Place
  Riley's Place , 29 Mont Vernon St , Milford
  8:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• Wrestling Hosts Merrimack Mayhem
  Merrimack Middle School
  8:00 am

Monday January 12

• D-V Basketball at McLaughlin
  Merrimack Middle School , 31 Madeline Bennett Lane , Merrimack
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• School Administrative Unit 39 posted a job opening for Career Technical Education (CTE) Driver and Substitute in Amherst. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for General Merchandise Team Associate in Amherst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Amherst here.

🗞 Nearby News

Merrimack

• NH housing market starts to even out for buyers, Realtors say (unionleader.com)
• PC Connection, Inc. $CNXN Shares Sold by Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (marketbeat.com)
• School spending cap shot down due to House GOP defections (unionleader.com)

Milford

• Local students achieve academic honors at Rivier (cabinet.com)
• Earthquake centered in Mass. felt over 60 miles away (masslive.com)

Londonderry

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-- The Patch AM Team

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