🌱 Patch AM: Tell Us: Where Are The Best Christmas Light Displays In Exeter?

Cheers Exeter! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Help map Exeter’s brightest and most festive holiday light streets
• Which Exeter senior nailed clutch free throws in Friday’s Seacoast action?

Also on today's calendar: Exeter Rotary Luminaires and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 24 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 32, low: 21.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tell Us: Where Are The Best Christmas Light Displays In Exeter? (patch.com) — Residents in Exeter are being asked to share the locations of their favorite neighborhood Christmas light displays so others can enjoy them during the holiday season. By commenting with street names, locals will help Patch compile a guide to the town’s most festive spots, which will be published on December 21 for families to tour before the holidays wrap up.
   

• Portsmouth boys basketball pulls away in second half of season opener (seacoastonline.com) — Portsmouth High’s boys basketball team pulled away from Manchester Central with a dominant second half, opening their season with a 59-40 road win behind 17 points from senior Isaiah Reis. The game story also points Seacoast fans to coverage of an Exeter High senior who hit clutch, game-winning free throws in Friday’s action, highlighting early-season excitement for local hoops followers.
   

📸 Around Exeter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exeter

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Free Family Morning Out (Exeter)
  Exeter Town Recreation Department, 32 Court St, Exeter
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Junior Science: Amazing Animals
  The Children's Museum of New Hampshire , 6 Washington Street , Dover
  1:30 pm
• 2025 December Business After Hours - Unitil and OTTO Exeter
  The Perch at OTTO , 33 Water St. , Exeter
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Epoch Happy Hour
  Epoch Restaurant and Bar
  4:00 pm
• 12 Cocktails of Christmas at Epoch
  Exeter Chamber of Commerce , 120 NH-111 , Exeter
  4:00 pm
• Cribbage for a Cause
  WHYM Craft Pub & Brewery , 853 Lafayette Rd , Hampton
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Silly Skit Studio
  The Children's Museum of New Hampshire , 6 Washington Street , Dover
  3:30 pm
• Epoch Happy Hour
  Epoch Restaurant and Bar
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Exeter Rotary Luminaires
  Buxton Water, Charter St, Exeter, NH, 03833
  2:30 pm

📣 Exeter Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Board of Selectmen Meeting
  Kensington Town Hall , 95 Amesbury Rd , Kensington
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Baby Lapsit Storytime
  Wiggin Memorial Library , 10 Bunker Hill Ave. , Stratham
  10:30 am
• Teen Dungeons & Dragons (Grades 6-12)
  Wiggin Memorial Library , 10 Bunker Hill Ave. , Stratham
  3:30 pm
• 2025 December Business After Hours - Unitil and OTTO Exeter
  The Perch at OTTO , 33 Water St. , Exeter
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wreath's Across AMERICA Day!
  The cemeteries in Exeter had enough wreaths donated to cover each and every veteran! Thank you to everyone who volunteered or donated to this… (Nextdoor Front St)
• Looking for a handyman or drywaller that will drywall around a tub and shower once installed, paint a bathroom and either skim coat a textured ceiling or sand it smooth and paint after.
  Shoot me a message for more details. Thank you. (Nextdoor Front St)

• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Exeter. Apply here.
• Lindt & Sprüngl posted a job opening for Second Shift - Warehouse Material Specialist - Yard Driver in Stratham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exeter here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newmarket

• Newmarket finalizes riverfront property purchase to expand Schanda Park (seacoastonline.com)
• Seacoast Friday Roundup: STA girls hoop opens with win, more results (seacoastonline.com)

Hampton

• Tell Us: Where Are The Best Christmas Light Displays In Hampton And North Hampton? (patch.com)

Portsmouth

Ok Exeter! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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