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Here’s what’s inside today’s newsletter:

📸 Reader photo: Rye got the full moon treatment. Share your pic! 

📰 What we’re reading, including: Laconia’s first summer of sipping and strolling is in the books.

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Good jobs for everyone: Meet NH businesses creating opportunities for people with disabilities.

📢 Question of the week: Should New Hampshire make voting easier—or are the current rules fine? Share your take! 

🗓 Top events: What to add to your calendar!

(Courtesy of Jack Fiset)

🌕 Shoutout to Jack Fiset, who captured this photo of the full Sturgeon Moon from Rye, New Hampshire.

Fun fact: The August full moon is traditionally known as the Sturgeon Moon, a name tied to the time of year when sturgeon were historically plentiful in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain in Vermont.

📸 Have a great New Hampshire photo? Send it our way! We love featuring reader photos from around the state.

Related: 7 celestial events visible from New Hampshire skies this summer

✈️ Teen accused of crashing into plane at Pease …

A 17-year-old from Rochester is facing multiple charges after police say he fled a traffic stop, crashed through a fence at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, and hit a tractor and parked plane. No one was on the plane or injured. The teen faces charges including aggravated DWI, DWI, reckless driving, and disobeying an officer. WMUR

🍻 Laconia’s social district wraps up first summer …

The district, the first of its kind in New Hampshire, allows people to carry alcoholic drinks from participating businesses through designated downtown streets and sidewalks. Officials are already considering ways to expand on the idea next year. WMUR

Check out work opportunities for folks with disabilities in New Hampshire. (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

By Sam Cohen

🍦 Jake’s Old Fashioned Ice-Cream — Nashua
A longtime local ice cream business recognized for creating an inclusive workplace for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

💊 CVS Health — Statewide
Offers jobs across New Hampshire and works with vocational rehabilitation programs, schools, and local organizations to connect people with disabilities to employment.

🍽️ AVI Foodsystems — Manchester
Employs workers at Saint Anselm College in roles including food service, prep cooking, cashiering, and more.

♻️ WIN Waste Innovations — Portsmouth
A waste and recycling company recognized for its inclusive hiring practices and focus on helping employees grow their careers.

🏡 Taylor Community — Lakes Region
A continuing care retirement community that works individually with employees to identify their strengths and support their success.

🤝 Easterseals NH Workforce Development — New Hampshire
Helps teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities prepare for work and connect with job opportunities.

💼 The Moore Center — Manchester
Provides employment assistance and other support services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

🌱 PathWays of the River Valley — Sullivan and lower Grafton counties
Helps people find meaningful employment through job preparation, résumé building, interview practice, and individualized career support.

New Hampshire was crowned the most difficult state to vote in in 2022 and it’s only gotten more difficult since.

The state doesn’t offer early voting, and absentee voting is limited to people who meet certain requirements. Absentee ballots must also be returned by mail or in person, and new rules have added a witness requirement.

Also, students can no longer use student IDs as identification to vote.

So this week’s question is…

Should New Hampshire make voting easier—or are the current rules fine?

Here’s what you’re saying:

“Oh my God, YES! Make it easier. Voting should be ranked choice. Voting should take place over the course of several days or weeks to make it easy for everyone to vote. Restricting voting to Tuesdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. is intentional (in my opinion) to make it ONLY easy for people who have flexible jobs or no job constraints at all.” — Leah Woods

(Google My Maps)

👽 Exeter UFO Festival
Exeter, Sept. 5
A celebration of Exeter’s famous UFO sighting with guest speakers, an alien costume parade, kids activities, an alien pet contest, and more. Free; trolley rides are $5.
More info

 🎨 North Conway Labor Day Craft Fair
North Conway, Sept. 5
More than 100 artists and artisans, plus live folk music, workshops, kids activities, and cooking demonstrations. Free.
More info

🛶 Chocorua Annual Picnic and Parade of Lights
Tamworth, Sept. 6
Bring a picnic and watch—or join—a sunset parade of kayaks and canoes decorated with lanterns, lights, and candles on Chocorua Lake. Free.
More info

🎆 Hampton Beach Labor Day Fireworks
Hampton, Sept. 6
A special Labor Day fireworks show along the beach, following live music on the Seashell Stage from 7-9:30 p.m. Free.
More info

🎶 First Friday Concord: Labor Day Weekend Kickoff
Concord, Sept. 4
Kick off Labor Day weekend with food trucks, live music, kids activities, and late-night shopping downtown. Free.
More info

🪑 Gilford Labor Day Antiques and Artisan Market
Gilford, Sept. 5
Shop vintage and antique finds alongside handmade crafts from local artisans in a farm setting. Free.
More info

🧶 Gunstock Labor Day Weekend Craft Fair
Gilford, Sept. 5-6
Browse work from 100 artists and artisans, with woodcraft demonstrations, pottery, jewelry, fiber arts, baked goods, and more. Free.
More info

🎡 Hopkinton State Fair
Contoocook, Sept. 3-7
A classic state fair with animal exhibits, 4-H, demolition derbies, rides, live music, crafts, fair food, and more. General admission is $14, with discounts available.
More info

🎠 Lancaster Fair
Lancaster, Sept. 3-7
Celebrate the fair’s 150th year with tractor pulls, lumberjack competitions, horse shows, a demolition derby, live music, rides, 4-H displays, and more. Admission is $25 and includes rides; discounts available.
More info

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Katy Savage with stories from Stacy Milbouer and Sam Cohen. It was edited by Crystal Niforos.

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