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Good morning Manchester! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will the $232M I-293 exit overhaul reshape Manchester driving?
  • Why a Manchester teen was cited in Concord’s latest police log
  • How did a Manchester childhood help shape fashion’s 2025 Model of the Year?

Also on today's calendar: The Craftworkers’ Guild Holiday Shop — Last Weekend!.

Find out what's happening in Manchesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Windy with rain, with a high of 56 and low of 25 degrees.
  • Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 27.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 44 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Manchester Exits 6-7 upgrades tucked into final 10-year highway proposal (unionleader.com) — Major upgrades to I-293 Exits 6, 7, and 1 serving Manchester’s downtown and South Willow Street have been restored to New Hampshire’s 10‑year highway plan, despite no clear funding source. State officials are split over whether toll or gas‑tax hikes are needed, and Gov. Kelly Ayotte will now decide what to keep before lawmakers act in 2026.
   

• Habitual Offender Faces 3rd DUI Charge During Early Morning South Main Street Incident: Concord Cop Log (patch.com) — A recent Concord police log includes a Manchester resident, born in 2006, who received a summons in late November on a driving-after-suspension charge following an incident on Loudon Road. The rest of the report details several unrelated arrests and summonses involving Concord-area residents earlier in December.
   

• How a refugee became the Model of the Year (dukechronicle.com) — A top international model’s journey began in a low‑income Manchester neighborhood, where she grew up on government assistance and faced racism and colorism. Her story traces how she went from refugee child to 2025 Model of the Year, using her platform to push for representation, celebrate dark skin, and call attention to the crisis in Sudan.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Bedford

  • Bedford Women's Club fundraiser a fourth annual Festival of Trees & Holiday Market (cabinet.com)

Goffstown

  • Former Harvard morgue manager, wife get prison for selling human body parts (mlive.com)
  • Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts like 'baubles' gets 8-year prison term (krmg.com)

Londonderry

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