Two new retro computing organizations have launched in northern New England: Derek Lemay's New England RetroFest, occurring October 24, 2026 in Concord, New Hampshire with $10 general admission, and Mark Leaman's Maine Vintage Computer Society, which held its first virtual meeting and plans future in-person meetups near Brunswick, Maine starting after the RetroFest.
A man returned a Century illustrated monthly magazine from September 1894 to the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire, 132 years overdue. The library had recently announced a fine freeze, prompting the return. The magazine, in good condition despite its age, documents late 19th-century reading habits and would have incurred over $12,000 in fines at 25 cents per day.