🌱 Patch AM: How an unattended candle led to a costly Grove Street blaze

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In today's newsletter:

• How an unattended candle led to a costly Grove Street blaze

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

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 25 degrees.
• Monday: A little morning rain; cloudy, temps: high: 41, low: 22.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 26 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Unattended candle' sparks Grove Street fire, 1 person injured (inklink.news) — A weekend house fire at 613 Grove Street in Manchester, sparked by an unattended candle, caused an estimated $300,000 in damage and sent one resident to the hospital for evaluation. Fire crews battled heavy flames in icy winter conditions but kept the blaze to a single alarm and prevented injuries to emergency responders.
   

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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

Sunday December 28

• Holly Jolly Journey 2025 - Sat Dec 27
  Holly Jolly Journey , 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy , Litchfield
  4:30 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
• Holly Jolly Journey 2025 - Mon Dec 29
  Holly Jolly Journey , 454 Charles Bancroft Hwy , Litchfield
  4:30 pm
• Board of Selectmen Meeting
  Litchfield, NH Calendar , 2 Liberty Way , Litchfield
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

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

Wednesday December 31

• Library Closed for New Years Eve
  Chester Public Library , 3 Chester Street , Chester
• 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
• Murphy's NY's Eve Comedy Spectacular: Paul Nardizzi, Jim Colliton, more
  Murphy's Taproom & Carriage House , 393 State Rte 101 , Bedford
  8:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bedford

• New Hampshire businesses adapt to growing holiday weekend crowds (wmur.com)
• Year in Review: NH schools face heightened financial pressures (unionleader.com)
• Illinois at Purdue; 11 a.m., Sunday (news-gazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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