🌱 Patch AM: How a Nashua casino just boosted Manchester students’ futures

Good day Manchester! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Nashua casino just boosted Manchester students’ futures

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning cloudy and colder, with a high of 22 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: A bit of morning snow; cold, temps: high: 24, low: 14.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Nash Casino Presents $1.3M to local nonprofits including HOPE NH (inklink.news) — A Manchester-based youth nonprofit, Helping Our Pupils Excel (HOPE) NH, just received nearly $195,000 from The Nash Casino, helping sustain mentoring, food, gear, and field trips for local students in partnership with the City of Manchester. The article also details how more than $1.3 million from casino revenues was shared among several New Hampshire charities and how state law directs gaming proceeds.
   

📸 Around Manchester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manchester

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Tuesday December 30

• Holiday Shopping at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten & Gift Shop
  Greater Manchester Chamber , 221 Daniel Webster Highway , Merrimack
  11:00 am

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

Friday December 26

• Holly Jolly Journey 2025 - Fri Dec 26
  Holly Jolly Journey , 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy , Litchfield
  4:30 pm
• Andrea Paquin: Pint Sized Pub
  Pint Sized Pub , 545 Hooksett Rd Unit 16 , Manchester
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Stuffed Animal Sleepover Storytime
  Griffin Free Public Library , 22 Hooksett Rd , Auburn
  12:00 pm
• Heartsaver® CPR/AED
  New Hampshire CPR / EMT Training Courses , 9 Cedarwood Dr #12 , Bedford
  12:00 pm
• LaBelle Lights: Outdoor Holiday Winter Lights Display! (Derry, NH)
  LaBelle Winery , 14 NH-111 , Derry
  4:30 pm
• Holly Jolly Journey 2025 - Sat Dec 27
  Holly Jolly Journey , 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy , Litchfield
  4:30 pm
• Sea Glass Creations
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Cozy Knit Blanket Workshop
  The Canvas Roadshow , 25 S River Rd , Bedford
  5:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Wrestling at Timberlane Youth Tournament
  Merrimack Middle School , 31 Madeline Bennett Lane , Merrimack
  8:00 am
• Safe Sitter®
  New Hampshire CPR / EMT Training Courses , 9 Cedarwood Dr #12 , Bedford
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi I live on Dubuque at I was at the S&R store and left my phone when I went back to get it it was gone, hoping somebody finds it and returns it.
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• Hi folks.
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• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub in Manchester. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Bedford

• NH Winter: Is ski racing in your dreams or genes? (unionleader.com)
• Man accused of stockpiling bombmaking materials (unionleader.com)
• Naughty Or Nice? Read The New Hampshire Candidates' Christmas Questionnaire (patch.com)

Goffstown

• Penn. man sentenced to 6 years prison linked to Harvard stolen body parts case (masslive.com)
• ‘I' On Sports: Remembering Don Beleski, Part 2 (inklink.news)

Concord

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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