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🌱 Patch AM: How will Bedford’s $1.7M school cost jump hit taxpayers?

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  • How will Bedford’s $1.7M school cost jump hit taxpayers?

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

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  • Saturday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 25 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 36, low: 22.
  • Monday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Year in Review: NH schools face heightened financial pressures (unionleader.com) — Bedford residents face a projected $1.7 million jump in school health insurance costs, even after previously approving full‑day kindergarten with minimal tax impact thanks to existing classroom space. The article reviews how rising benefits costs, aging facilities, and state funding shortfalls are squeezing districts across New Hampshire and setting up major school budget decisions for local voters in March 2026.
   

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  • Mitzvah volunteers serve Manchester community (inklink.news)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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