🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Critical Readers; Romantic Places; More

Tony Schinella
·4 min read

Good morning, neighbors! Tony Schinella here with today's issue of the Portsmouth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a little rain; fog. High: 44 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

  1. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall significantly in New Hampshire, though strain on hospitals remains (WMUR Manchester)

  2. ‘Marathon’ Storm Could Bring 12 Inches Of Snow To New Hampshire

  3. Family Makes $1M Donation To Community Colleges: PM Patch NH

  4. Wow House: 490 Islington Street Condo, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Portsmouth Patch)

  5. Fugitive Wanted On Release Violation Considered Armed, Dangerous

  6. So Many Country Artists Are Coming to New Hampshire in 2022 (wokq.com)

  7. Love Harry Potter? There's a Winter Wizarding School Camp in New Hampshire (wokq.com)

  8. Here Are the 25 Most Romantic Date Places in New Hampshire (wokq.com)

  9. New Hampshire lawmakers form bipartisan housing caucus (New Hampshire Business Review)

  10. Franchise Industry Outlook Data Show Franchise Companies Leading U.S. Economic Recovery (EIN News)

  11. People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH (New Hampshire Business Review)

  12. Top 40 Regional Brokers Under 40 2021 edition (Financial Planning)

  13. Citizens and advocates join Sununu in asking Senate to change maps (New Hampshire Public Radio)

  14. Pet Adoption In The Portsmouth Area: See New Local Dogs, Cats & More (Portsmouth Patch)

  15. Brett Bingham | Obituary (The Salem News)

  16. Myett, Jr., John Edward (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

  17. Becoming Critical Readers of Nonfiction: Preservice Teachers Explore Orbis Pictus Texts (Faculty Focus)

  18. Federal rule delayed for New Hampshire to make commercial driving training easier (WMUR Manchester)

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Today in Portsmouth:

  • Half Price Thursday Adventure - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (4:00 PM)

  • The Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents: The Music Man (7:30 PM)

  • Women Playing Hamlet - Online - New Hampshire Theatre Project (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "2021 definitely had some hotspots (and coldspots) for whales!" (Facebook)

  • Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Have a positive impact on the planet the next time you go grocery shopping. Check out this post from our blog for some grocery shopping tips! http://www.blueoceansociety.or... #Tip..." (Facebook)

  • Seacoast Outright: "Somebody tell P. Phil that's it's OK to come out. We can help. #YouBeYou #comeoutPhil #groundhogday #comingout" (Facebook)

  • Seacoast Outright: "🏳️‍🌈 SAVE THE DATE 🏳️‍🌈 Portsmouth PRIDE will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022 #YouBeYou #PortsmouthPride" (Facebook)

  • Recruiting Station Boston Marines: "Today MSgt Henriquez received a heartfelt "thank you" from the Marines of Recruiting Station Boston for his hard work and dedication to duty as the Recruiting Instructor. MSgt Henriquez willingly and voluntarily accepted the #challenge o..." (Facebook)

  • Leadership Seacoast: "Leadership Seacoast Alumni, was Economic Development Day one of your favorite days? Then mark your calendar, get your ticket and dive back in! 🙌" (Facebook)

  • Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "Drop-in Drum Circle is back for Spring Semester! Thursdays, 12-1PM with Teaching Artist Jonny Peiffer Only $15 a class. Join Us! 🪘" (Facebook)

  • PPMtv - Portsmouth Public Media: "Always remember where you came from. #Respect the classics. 🎥🎞 #vintagevideo #oldcameras" (Facebook)

  • Seacoast Outright: "Happy Groundhog Day! Will Punxsutawney Phil see their shadow?" (Facebook)

  • Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "Happy Groundhog Day! Our own Library PPhiL, who usually hangs out in Tech Services, woke up to see…Archie. Does that mean six more weeks of Naps? Archie just wanted to check in on you and to send you good thoughts. In honor of 2/2/22..." (Facebook)

  • Tony Schinella, Patch Staff: "Just a reminder, because we all know that a lot of folks are having a difficult time right now, but there is a free, 24/7 confidential service is available that can provide people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, or those around..." (Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist and broadcaster for Patch.com in NH (off and on) since June 2011. Community coverage includes Concord, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem. Reachable at tony.schinella@patch.com. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...

This article originally appeared on the Portsmouth Patch