🌱 Patch AM: How Londonderry’s “Kearney factor” dominated New Hampshire high school sports

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In today's newsletter:

• How Londonderry’s “Kearney factor” dominated New Hampshire high school sports

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Online Service! and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy and very cold, with a high of 20 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 31, low: 18.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, with a high of 25 and low of 10 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Year in Review: Concord's marathon boys hockey championship win, Londonderry ace Kearney highlight NH sports year (unionleader.com) — Londonderry readers can celebrate ace pitcher Elisabeth Kearney, whose dominant season led the Lancers softball team to an undefeated 22-0 record and a second straight Division I title, including a one-hitter over rival Pinkerton. Her six no-hitters and “job’s not done” mindset headline a broader look at standout New Hampshire sports achievements in 2025.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Londonderry

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Online Service!
  7:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Etz Hayim Synagogue Presents Crying in the Wilderness
  Etz Hayim Synagogue , 1 1/2 Hood Rd , Derry
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Family Pizza Shabbat
  Etz Hayim Synagogue , 1 1/2 Hood Rd , Derry
  5:30 pm

Sunday January 11

• Etz Hayim Synagogue Sunday Family Camp
  Etz Hayim Synagogue , 1 1/2 Hood Rd , Derry
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Marshmallow Poppers - all ages
  Downstairs Sandown Public Library , 305 Main Street , Sandown
  10:30 am
• Holiday Shopping at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten & Gift Shop
  Anheuser-Busch Biergarten & Gift Shop , 221 Daniel Webster Highway , Merrimack
  11:00 am
• Holiday Shopping at Anheuser-Busch Biergarten & Gift Shop
  Anheuser-Busch Biergarten & Gift Shop , 221 Daniel Webster Highway , Merrimack
  11:00 am
• Noon Years Eve Eve (Ages 3 - 10)
  Kimball Library , 5 Academy Ave #5 , Atkinson
  11:15 am
• ATL Reads: Fiction Book Club (In-Person)
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  1:00 pm
• Budget Committee Meeting
  Atkinson Town Hall , 19 Academy Ave , Atkinson
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Library Closed for New Years Eve
  Chester Public Library , 3 Chester Street , Chester
• Cribbage - Drop in
  Friend's Corner Sandown Public Library , 305 Main Street , Sandown
  10:00 am
• Noon Year's Eve Countdown Dance Party
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I need a recommendation for a handyman/carpenter to fix up a couple of bathroom doors that won't lock because the frame has lost its alignment with the door.
  Happens mostly every winter, but this time it's warped beyond its usual misbehaving self. Guess the simplest fix would be to advance the lock insert… (Nextdoor Seasons Lane)
• All lanes on I-93 northbound at mile marker 9.8 in Derry are now open following a crash.
  6:26AM on Dec 29: I-93 northbound’s right two lanes are closed at mile marker 9.8 in Derry due to a crash, with troopers on the scene investigating… (Nextdoor )

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member - Weekday Mornings in Londonderry. Apply here.
• American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. posted a job opening for Aerie - Stock Associate - Evening (Off-Hours) in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Londonderry here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

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