🌱 Portsmouth Daily: New Townhouses; Community Split On Masks

Tony Schinella
·3 min read

Happy Thursday, Portsmouth! It's Tony Schinella. Let's get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing today in Portsmouth.

First, today's weather:

Periods of sun; much colder. High: 33 Low: 24.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

  1. NH Fugitive With ‘Violent Tendencies’ Wanted By U.S. Marshals

  2. Police From Berwick, and NH State Police Chase Truck Into Dover (Jeffrey Hastings)

  3. Home Invasion Leads To Attempted Murder Charge: PM Patch NH

  4. After 462 Days At Sea, a Mini Boat Launched by New Hampshire Middle School Students Washed Ashore in Norway (Smithsonian)

  5. NH Health, Education Departments Call For End To Masks In Schools

  6. What it's like to come out in N.H. during the pandemic, online and in person (New Hampshire Public Radio)

  7. 2022 James Beard Awards Semifinalists: The Full List (Grub Street)

  8. Mother Nature to Seacoast: It's Still Winter (Seacoast Current)

  9. Open Houses In And Around The Portsmouth Area: Check Out The Latest 2 Listings (Portsmouth Patch)

  10. These Are 20 of the Best Places to Get Your Nails Done in New Hampshire (Seacoast Current)

  11. Latest Hamsters, Cats, Pets Available For Adoption In Portsmouth Area (Portsmouth Patch)

  12. Three Steward Partners Global Advisory Partners Named to America's Top Women Wealth Advisors List (PRNewswire)

  13. Three Steward Partners Global Advisory Partners Named to America's Top Women Wealth Advisors List (Yahoo Finance)

  14. Seacoast NH, Maine weather: Foot of heavy snow after 60-degree day (Seacoastonline.com)

  15. BBC forecasts heavy snow showers across Hampshire tomorrow (Hampshire Live)

  16. Exeter ends indoor mask mandate as COVID cases start to decline — with one exception (Seacoastonline.com)

  17. NH's Sens. Shaheen, Hassan Support Biden Sanctions Against Russia (Seacoast Current)

  18. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Wentworth-Douglass Funds Teen Mental Health First Aid Training (Press Release Desk)

  19. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: 'Awakening' — A New Hampshire Art Association Members' Exhibit At The Levy Gallery In March (Press Release Desk)

  20. 50 townhouses: Portsmouth development aims to meet demand for housing (Seacoastonline.com)

  21. Masks off? Portsmouth schools may change policy. Community views are split. (Seacoastonline.com)

  22. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features 6x-Blues Music Award-Winner & Legendary Blues Guitarist & Singer TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS on Saturday March 26 at 7:30 & 10 P.M. (Yahoo Finance)

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Today in Portsmouth:

  • Big Fish Little Fish Play Day (9:00 AM)

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

  • Celebration Graduation Meeting - Portsmouth School District (7:00 PM)

  • Charlie Berens - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (7:30 PM)

  • Comedian Charlie Berens (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

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

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new 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