🌱 Patch AM: How Concord’s top line took over Manchester’s Brian Stone hockey tourney

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In today's newsletter:

• How Concord’s top line took over Manchester’s Brian Stone hockey tourney

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Online Service!.

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 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 31, low: 17.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, with a high of 25 and low of 10 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LaRiviere, Concord linemates put up big numbers en route to Brian Stone tourney title (unionleader.com) — A packed JFK Coliseum in Manchester watched Concord High’s top line power a 6–3 win over Trinity to capture the Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Hockey Tournament. Senior Chad LaRiviere scored four goals, linemate Nolan Walsh earned MVP honors, and local fans saw Trinity rally before Concord’s penalty kill and late scoring sealed the repeat title.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manchester

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Online Service!
  7:00 am
• Family-Friendly New Year's Eve
  Granite State Baptist Church, 236 Sheep Davis Rd, Concord
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles
  The Rex Theatre , 23 Amherst St , Manchester
  6:00 pm

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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
• ATL Reads: Fiction Book Club (In-Person)
  Amherst Town Library , 14 Main Street , Amherst
  1:00 pm
• Drive-in Movie!
  Baker Free Library , 509 South St , Bow
  2:00 pm
• Board of Selectmen Budget Review Meeting
  Bow, NH Calendar , 10 Grandview Road , Bow
  6:00 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
• Holly Jolly Journey 2025 - Wed Dec 31
  Holly Jolly Journey , 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy , Litchfield
  4:30 pm
• Tai Chi Wednesdays
  Hooksett Town Hall , 35 Main St , Hooksett
  6:00 pm
• 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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💬 Chatter

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• Hello Everyone
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🗞 Nearby News

Bedford

• Bedford boys turn up the heat to take QCIBT crown from Memorial (unionleader.com)
• Fireball seen from many New Hampshire communities Saturday night (wmur.com)
• Public schools to seek open enrollment status (unionleader.com)

Merrimack

• Merrimack considers 9% town tax rate increase (unionleader.com)
• Merrimack man accused of scamming woman with fake lease agreement (wmur.com)

Concord

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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