🌱 Firefighter Of The Year + Pumpkin Fest: Milford A.M. Digest

Happy Friday, Milford! Here's what's going on around Milford today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 67 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Milford:

1. Protesters force delay in vote on vaccine outreach funding (Milford Mirror)
2. New Hampshire joins $21B opioid settlement | Courts (The Union Leader)
3. New Hampshire's Pheasant Season Opens October 1 | Local News (carriagetownenews.com)
4. Liz Cheney to keynote New Hampshire award banquet (Milford Mirror)
5. Joan Cornett, 87 (Eagle News Online)
6. DNV's 2021 Healthcare Symposium Will Explore The Lessons Of The Last 18 Months (Yahoo Finance)

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Today in Milford:

Milford Patch Notebook

• Milford Fire Department: "Congratulations to Firefighter Joey Coffey on winning “Best of”, for Firefighter of the year. Your hard work and dedication has not gone unnoticed among your peers and the community in which you serve. Thank you to all who voted for the ..." (Facebook)
• Milford Pumpkin Festival: "Carve a pumpkin at our pumpkin carving table on the oval Saturday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and bring your creation to the community lighting @ 6PM on the Bandstand. Every pumpkin brought to the lighting earns a raffle ticket for our drawing f..." (Facebook)
• Milford Rotary Club & Foundation, Milford NH: "Milford Rotarians "out on the town" with the The Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce Runner Up in the best service organization category 2021 but 2nd only to our good friends at the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley" (Facebook)
• Milford Recreation Department: "Our second session of Seated Yoga starts in a couple weeks! Be sure to check it out this great alternative to traditional yoga. Register at Milfordrec.com" (Facebook)
• Share Outreach, Inc: "This Friday night's Milford High football game against Bow will be part of NH Tackles Hunger. Kickoff at 7 PM. All food and cash donations collected at the game will benefit SHARE's food pantry. You can also give online at: https://nhfoo..." (Facebook)
• Wadleigh Memorial Library: "Our banned choice for Wednesday was E.L. James' "Fifty Shades of Grey". This final mystery banned book has been used in English classes for years, can you guess the title?" (Facebook)

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• Annual Holiday Craft Fair, Bake Sale & Silent Auction (October 2)
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— Jason Claffey

About me: I grew up in Massachusetts outside Boston and started my journalism career at 19 when I earned an internship in the sports department of The Boston Globe. I graduated from Boston University in 2007 and became a reporter at Foster's Daily Democrat in New Hampshire before joining Patch in 2010. I've covered three New Hampshire primaries and won awards for environmental reporting and Sunday staff excellence from the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Milford Daily? I'm all ears. You can email me at jason.claffey@patch.com.