One Veterans Memorial Bridge lane closed, and Multicultural Festival rescheduled

Happy Friday, Nashua 🌧️

Mostly cloudy this afternoon with a high near 66, and the rain holds off until about 10 tonight. Then it settles in. Saturday, Sunday and Monday all sit near 61 with an 80% chance of rain, and Tuesday is the first dry day at 67.

That forecast already moved things. The Multicultural Festival is now October 3, and Coloring Main Street is off. One westbound lane of the Veterans Memorial Bridge is closed after an inspection, so leave a few extra minutes coming over from Hudson.

Indoors is the safer bet this weekend, starting with free trivia tonight on Arlington Street.

Let’s dive in.

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What’s Happening Around Nashua

The Multicultural Festival moves to October 3 The city pushed Saturday’s Riverwalk festival back a week because of the rain in the forecast. It runs the same way on the new date, noon to 5 PM at Le Parc de Notre Renaissance Française on Water Street, free to get in. Nashua Independent

Coloring Main Street is called off The Downtown Nashua Association canceled Saturday’s sidewalk chalk event, which would have run from noon to 3 PM between the Main Street bridge and City Hall. No makeup date has been posted yet. Downtown Nashua Association

A lane of the Veterans Memorial Bridge is closed Hudson shut the right westbound lane into Nashua on Tuesday after an inspection turned up something that needs a closer look, and the town has not said publicly what that is. It is working with an engineering consultant and the state DOT, and there is no reopening date yet. Nashua Ink Link

jajabelles hits 20 years Jessica duPontbriand’s Greek bakery and cafe started in Colorado in 2006, came to Nashua in 2013 and moved to the corner of Factory and Main in 2020. She gives the credit for those two decades to her staff and her regulars rather than to herself. Nashua Ink Link

Upcoming Events in the Area

Family Trivia Night Friday, September 25 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

• Gloria Timmons Community Center, Nashua, NH (36 Arlington St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• Free all-ages trivia put on with the Nashua Public Library, with dinner provided. Learn More

Greater Nashua Walk to Fight Suicide Saturday, September 26 at 10 AM

• Greeley Park bandshell, Nashua, NH (100 Concord St, Nashua, NH 03064)

• The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s local walk covers a one to three mile route and includes an opening ceremony and resource tables. Check-in opens at 9 AM and there is no registration fee. Learn More

The Carpenters Songbook Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 PM

• Nashua Center for the Arts, Nashua, NH (201 Main St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• A tribute show that runs through Karen and Richard Carpenter’s hits with a full band and storytelling between the songs. Learn More

Nashua Farmers Market Sunday, September 27 at 10 AM – 1 PM

• Nashua Riverwalk, Nashua, NH (23 Water St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• The weekly market runs from Bicentennial Park down to the pavilion with produce, bakers, flowers and crafts, plus a different musician each week. SNAP and Granite State Market Match are accepted. Learn More

The Nash Casino fall career fair Wednesday, September 30 at 4 PM – 8 PM

• The Nash Casino, Topgolf Swing Suite, Nashua, NH (310 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua, NH 03060)

• The casino is filling 15 hourly jobs and five salaried ones, from dealers and cooks to an IT systems manager, and walk-ins are welcome. Learn More

Pat Metheny: Side-Eye III+ Thursday, October 1 at 7:30 PM

• Nashua Center for the Arts, Nashua, NH (201 Main St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• The guitarist brings his largest band in more than a decade, with drums, keyboards, bass and percussion, playing new work alongside older material. Learn More

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Other Happenings Around New Hampshire

The governor’s race is close to even A UNH Survey Center poll of 1,418 likely voters taken September 17 to 21 puts Democrat Cinde Warmington within four points of Governor Kelly Ayotte, a six point gain since August. The same poll has Chris Pappas ahead of John E. Sununu for Jeanne Shaheen’s Senate seat and Maggie Goodlander comfortably ahead in District 2, with a margin of error of 2.6 points. InDepthNH

Most of the state’s new housing is going up down here New Hampshire Housing’s 2026 report puts the bulk of the building permits issued from 2020 through 2025 around Nashua, Manchester and the Seacoast. The state is running at 3.6 permits per 1,000 residents against a 1986 peak of 17.9, and this year’s median sale of $510,000 takes about $161,000 in income to afford, against a median household income near $104,000. NHPR

Bald eagles had their best year on record One hundred chicks left the nest in New Hampshire this year from 85 breeding pairs, the highest count since the birds nearly disappeared from the state about 40 years ago. In the 1980s there was one successful pair left, and NH Audubon volunteers have counted the nests every year since 1989. NHPR

That’s it for today.

It stays wet from tonight through Monday, so the indoor picks hold up better. Trivia on Arlington Street tonight, and the Carpenters at the Center for the Arts Saturday night. The walk at Greeley Park and the market on the Riverwalk both go on in about 61 degrees and steady rain, so dress for it.

I’ll be back in your inbox Monday.

– The Nashua Note