🌱 Portsmouth Daily: New Recreation Space; Holiday Info; More

Tony Schinella
·5 min read

Get on up, Portsmouth! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking for some sun. High: 38 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

  1. Portsmouth-Area Unemployment Rate Decreases: Latest Figures (Portsmouth Patch)

  2. National Guard And FEMA Medical Teams Called In To Help Hospitals With Surge

  3. Wow House: 846 Middle St. In Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Portsmouth Patch)

  4. CAROL MCCORMACK Obituary (1940 - 2021) - ,Illinois,, IL - Boston Globe (Legacy.com)

  5. Store Robbed; 90 MPH On City Street; Felon Fugitive: PM Patch NH

  6. EPA-linked consultant undercuts agency's PFAS concerns (E&E News)

  7. Blood donors needed now: Blood supply is historically low (Seacoastonline.com)

  8. Upcoming Red Cross Blood Drives In Portsmouth Area

  9. John A. O'Brien | Obituaries (The Keene Sentinel)

  10. NH Teacher of the Year Sara Casassa aims to build bridges, forge connections (Seacoastonline.com)

  11. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Novocure Signs Agreement To Acquire And Construct Building In Downtown Portsmouth (Press Release Desk)

  12. Portsmouth Area Pets Up For Adoption: Hamsters, Cats & More (Portsmouth Patch)

  13. Becksted making changes: Portsmouth council approves mayor's nominations to land-use boards (Seacoastonline.com)

  14. Record condo sales on Seacoast as single-family home sales are slowest since 2015. Here's why. (Seacoastonline.com)

  15. Seacoast-area doctor is wrong about need for vaccine mandates -- Letters (Seacoastonline.com)

  16. Portsmouth proposes $2.35 million skate park and field as part of larger recreation area project (Seacoastonline.com)

  17. Obituary: Norman "Cooky" Robert Blotner - Portland Press Herald (pressherald.com)

  18. 2nd Annual Small Town, Bright Lights Contest Held In Rye

  19. Hometown Sports: Perry chosen for prestigious East-West Shrine game (Eagle-Tribune)

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Today in Portsmouth:

  • Alumni Advisory Board Meeting - Granite State College (6:00 PM)

  • Stage Door Cabaret: A Sinatra Christmas with Rich DiMare (6:00 PM)

  • A Sinatra Christmas with Rich DiMare (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Strawbery Banke Museum: "The Collections Department is working with the New Castle Historical Society to catalog the Demers Collection, a large collection of artifacts recovered by a father & son diving team from shipwrecks of the coast of New Castle. Here, a ti..." (Facebook)

  • PHS Football Portsmouth NH: "Congratulations to our players! 👏🏻🏈" (Facebook)

  • Portsmouth High School Boys Basketball: "UPDATE: Portsmouth fans are allowed with Masks. Live stream should be found here: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC5BlIvY_JMFEcIVmB3tWJYg" (Facebook)

  • Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Have you ever found yourself in a conversation about how much you love humpback whales, but your friend doesn't speak English and doesn't know what you are talking about? Here is how to say humpback whale in some different languages: Fre..." (Facebook)

  • Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "On Monday evening, we had the honor and pleasure of gathering with some of PMAC's Board of Directors, Donors and Sponsors to celebrate an amazing 2021 at MONA Portsmouth! Thank you to all who were able to attend. If you weren't able to b..." (Facebook)

  • Seacoast Outright: "🏳️‍🌈 Youth Group 🏳️‍🌈 Fridays, 7:00 PM Youth Group is a casual environment to talk about issues you're having, get advice, and connect with other youth. Whether you need to vent after a long week or just want to stop by and chat, all..." (Facebook)

  • Friends in Action: "Sara, Alexandra and Stephen show their excitement for not only the holidays but the fun shifts they share at Echo Thrift Shop! We will be pumping out the deals, Christmas music and masked smiles until December 21st. Come visit us!" (Facebook)

  • Portsmouth Historical Society: "Tonight! Member's Only Holiday Sip & Shop! Get the rest of your holiday shopping done. We've got something for everybody! (And Sandy will be there, too!)" (Facebook)

  • Portsmouth Rotary Club: "People love our Yoken’s ornament!!!" (Facebook)

  • Strawbery Banke Museum: "Learn to Skate sessions at Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond are already selling out for Learn to Skate Session 2. Act fast! StrawberyBanke.org/skate/lessons" (Facebook)

  • Seacoast Outright: "Check Out the Sights from PRIDE 2021 https://www.seacoastoutright.o... #YouBeYou" (Facebook)

  • The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Don't find your fancy tickled? Don't see your restaurant? Rachel says, "If you don’t want to cook that holiday dinner, here's a list of dine-in and takeout options for Christmas, which I will update as we stroll toward Dec. 25. If you ha..." (Facebook)

  • Krempels Center: "Reminder that today (12/8) is the last day to drop off items for our Holiday Gift Shop! Call 603-570-2026 ext. 2 with any questions or to arrange your drop-off before 3pm today! #KrempelsCenter #PortsmouthNH #SeacoastNH #BrainInjurySurvi..." (Facebook)

  • The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "The City of Portsmouth has an exciting opportunity for an Economic Development Manager! Please click the link below to review the job description. #workwithus #portsmouthnh #economicdevelopment https://nh-portsmouth.civicplushrms.com/Car..." (Facebook)

  • Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "👼 Swipe >>> for info on our free Babysitting Course! Our popular Babysitting Course is coming back, and signups are open now! This course is open to kids in 6-12th grade and runs for 5 weeks. Registration fills up fast, sign up using th..." (Facebook)

  • The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Meet new members at Friday's Morning Mixer (say that 10 times fast) https://portsmouthchamber.org/events/details/morning-mixer-2021-presented-by-service-credit-union-12-03-2021-54153?calendarMonth=2021-12-01" (Facebook)

  • Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "The first of the three poems we will be discussing next week at our next Black Matter is Life poetry event is "Arachis Hypogaea" by Marilyn Nelson. You can find the full poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58526/arachis-hyp..." (Facebook)

  • Tony Schinella, Patch Staff: "Last year, a lot of people spent New Year’s Eve at home, since the winter COVID-19 surge made attending an event or celebration difficult. This New Year’s Eve, are you heading out for a night on the town? And if so, where will you be cel..." (Patch)

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— 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