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Daily editionFriday, October 30th, 2026

Good morning, Manchester.

The 5AM Manchester Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.

Community

  1. Former students surprised longtime music teacher David Mr. B Bresnahan at a benefit concert Saturday night at Manchester High School Central to launch the David Bresnahan Music Education Scholarship Fund, with current students, alumni, and the Compaq Big Band performing to raise money for the new fund.

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  2. Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid is celebrating its 75th anniversary and plans to relocate to a new 21,000 sqft state-of-the-art dispatch center on Meredith Center Road, funded by $18.587 million from ARPA and a $1 million DHS grant.

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  3. Rubble, a calm 5-year-old Rottweiler mix who weighs 78 pounds, is available for adoption through For the Love of Dog in Hillsborough and does well with cats and female dogs or as an only pet; email info@4theloveofdog.org or call (978) 302-8171 to learn more.

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Culture

  1. Adam Sandler, a Manchester native, visited Friendly Toast in Bedford on Wednesday and posed for a photo with restaurant workers who called him kind and generous; he was also seen at Gold Street Walmart in Manchester on Tuesday.

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