Get Active and Give Back With Firefighter's 5k on Saturday

Firefighters 5k. Get out for a little exercise for a good cause this weekend. The Merrimack Firefighter's 5k will start (and end) at Merrimack High School at 9:30 a.m. The money raised from this event will go to fund our community activities that include Thanksgiving dinners, heating assistance and Scholarships to Merrimack families. We also donate to many different community organizations such as the Lioness Club, Salvation Army, Merrimack Chamber of Commerce, Merrimack Fire Explorer Post, Merrimack Fire Department Junior Fire Muster, The New Kids Kove and Merrimack sports teams. Pre-registration is $20, race day registration is $25.

Light the Night. Join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for the Nashua Light The Night Walk on Saturday, Oct. 5 to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer. This family-friendly three-mile evening walk features illuminated balloons – white honor patients and survivors, red represent supporters, and gold pay tribute to loved ones lost. Teams are made of friends, families, co-workers, students, sports teams, organizations, etc. Who will you walk with? Register today at http://pages.lightthenight.org/ma/Nashua13 or call 508-810-1342. Read more here.

Mark your calendar. Don't miss this event. The Historical Society of Amherst welcomes Glenn Knoblock as he presents his program ‘New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones.’ This program will be presented at the Amherst Town Library in the Johnson Room on Monday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m.  It is made possible through a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council’s Humanities on the Go Program.  Admission is free and open to the public. Read more here.

Quick, easy and scrumptious. If you are looking for a way to kick up dinner and try something new, check out these quick meal solutions from Patch readers around the country. Have recipes of your own to share. Email kathleen@patch.com.

Weekend weather. Your forecast for Oct. 4-6 according to the National Weather Service.

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. 
• Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 49.
• Saturday: A slight chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. 
• Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 3 a.m. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 52. 
• Sunday: A chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71. 
• Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.