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Town Council meeting. The Merrimack Town Council will meet on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Matthew Thornton meeting room. On the agenda, the Police Department is requesting the acceptance of more than $23,000 in grant money from two separate grants, and the board will also continue a discussion about a proposed war monument in Fraser Square. Get the full agenda on the town website.

Help build the directory. The Merrimack Public Library is compiling its 20th Community Contacts Directory, an online listing of non-profit groups and organizations in and around Merrimack.  The directory includes high-demand information on local non-profit groups including address, contact person, meeting dates, times and locations, and a brief description of each organization.  The directory is published at the library’s website www.merrimacklibrary.org/contacts. More than one hundred organizations have been included in past editions, and updated information requests have been e-mailed or mailed. New listings are being sought the this 20th edition.  If your non-profit organization is not currently includes and would like to be added to this popular publication, you can request a form by contacting the Reference Department at 424-5021 or by email at merrimackpl@merrimacklibrary.org on or before Nov. 14.

ICYMI... And we sincerely hope you didn't, because it was a great game, the Red Sox thumped the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night in an 8-1 win in the first game of the World Series. Game Two is tonight, in Boston again, with the first pitch shortly after 8 p.m. Tune into Fox to watch it on TV. 

Fall Road Race. Looking for a good fall road race to run this weekend? Bedford's Ross A. Lurgio School is holding its fourth annual Witch Way to the 5K and KidsK on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. It's not too late to sign up! Get full details here.

Weather watch. Blustery but sunny weather on tap today. The National Weather Service calls for mostly sunny skies with a high near 53. Light west wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.