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BRISTOL • BRIDGEWATER • ALEXANDRIA • HEBRON • PLYMOUTH
2026 VOL. 6. NO. 10
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Alexandria’s
Trick or Treat
Trail Returns
October 24
Alexandria is ready to get back into the Halloween spirit with its annual Trick or Treat Trail! Alexandria’s Parks and Rec’s well-loved event will be on October 24 from 3-5 p.m.
As in past years, this event is free and perfect for families look- ing to gear up for spooky season. Alexandria’s Parks and Recre- ation invites everyone to enjoy an afternoon of Halloween fun along the trail behind the Alex- andria Town Office building. The trail will have a variety of spooky stations set up by com- munity members, and they hope the children are ready! Speaking of children, they will have plenty of opportunities to show off their costumes and fill their candy bags along the way.
Those interested in creat-
Participants Put Their Best Foot — and Buns — Forward at the Run Your Buns Off
By Donna RhoDes
4.2-Mile Charitable Event
BRISTOL – Seventeen years ago on Labor Day, a 4.2-mile walk/run event along the bor- der of Bristol and Bridgewater began and instantly became a holiday weekend tradition, helping to raise funds for local non-profits, scholarships and athletic teams. Over the years, the event has grown, and while the organization that started it, known as the Newfound Area Charitable Fund, continues to make donations to those local groups throughout each year, their number one goal has become bringing the New Hampshire Food Bank truck to the area each February to assist as many as 250 area families in need.
“Why 4.2 miles?” newcom- ers often ask and the answer is simple. That’s the number of miles required to burn off the
Finishing first for the women in the annual Run Your Buns Off fundraising event in Bristol this year was Katherine D. Orvilliers of Middlefield, CT, who came in 10th place overall with her time of 30:37.
calories from one of Garlyn Manganiello’s famed sticky buns sold at her shop, Basic Ingredients. Manganiello is a co-founder and board member of NACF, and each participant is rewarded with a sticky bun
at the end of their run or walk, which is a great inspiration for many.
As the event was set to get underway on Sept. 5, fellow NACF co-founder and board member Audrey Goudie an-
nounced that to date, Run Your Buns Off has raised nearly $150,000 for their fund. That money has helped NACF pay the approximately $9,000 it
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