🌱 Portsmouth Daily: What's Happening Today (Fri, Dec 10)

Portsmouth NH

10 December, 2021

5:02 AM

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Happy Friday, Portsmouth! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today. First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 32. Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today: NH Winter: Strawbery Banke by candlelight offers a dose of winter charm (The Union Leader) Why PFAS are so impervious, and who is most at risk (PBS NewsHour) Seacoast Women's Giving Circle holds annual Learn Forum (Seacoastonline.com) Bottomline Is Said to Work With an Adviser on Potential Sale (Bloomberg) Names to Know: New hires at Gove Group, Avery Insurance (Seacoastonline.com) Names to Know: Future In Sight, Cornerstone Financial Planning and Great Bay Stewards updates (Seacoastonline.com) Novocure to build new office building in Portsmouth (New Hampshire Business Review) AG Challenges Weakened Sex Offender, Child Rape Laws: PM Patch NH Portsmouth Area Weekend Events: Check Out What's Happening (Portsmouth Patch) Portsmouth Weekend Weather Forecast (Portsmouth Patch) Highest-paying jobs in Abilene | State News (Moore County News Press) Local New Year's Eve Events (New Hampshire Magazine) Prep Sports In Portsmouth Area: The Weekend Ahead (Portsmouth Patch) Lawyers point to quorum problem with NH Public Utilities Commission order (New Hampshire Business Review) Portsmouth Opens McIntyre Building Lot For Public Parking (Press Release Desk) Portsmouth Public Library: Standing Up To Racism Workshop (Press Release Desk) Seacoast boys basketball: Top players and what you should know about every local team (Seacoastonline.com) 15 Seacoast boys basketball players to watch from 10 high schools in 2021-22 (Seacoastonline.com) NH Primary Source: NH-01 GOP candidate Leavitt unveils initial members of campaign finance committee (WMUR Manchester) Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features 2x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner, Blues Hall of Famer & 14x-Blues Music Award-Winner BOBBY RUSH on Saturday December 18 at 7:30 P.M. (WFMZ Allentown) Today's Portsmouth Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Portsmouth! Today in Portsmouth: Morning Mixer 2021 Presented by Service Credit Union (8:30 AM) Celebrate the Holiday Season with Not On This Night (9:00 AM) Stage Door Cabaret Series: - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (8:00 PM) Nat Zegree - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (8:00 PM) Nat Zegree (8:00 PM) From my notebook: Portsmouth Professional Firefighters Local 1313: "Today marks 10 years since we lost our sister Sarah Fox to occupational cancer. We miss her every day…#cancersucks (photo credit Rich Beauchesne)" (Facebook) Portsmouth Rotary Club: "Great meeting today! Kevin McLeod shared many details & memories about Yoken's restaurant. Shown in the photo are; Michael Yoken, Pres. Finn, Kevin McLeod, Crissy McLeod, & Deb Moore" (Facebook) Portsmouth Historical Society: "Tonight at 6pm: New Hampshire Now panel discussion! In person and via Zoom. This is your chance to ask the photographers themselves all your questions about the NH Now project!" (Facebook) The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Novocure, a global oncology company focused on fighting the most aggressive forms of cancer, announced it has signed a purchase-and-sales agreement to acquire and construct an office building at 64 Vaughan St. in the city's downtown." (Facebook) Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "The next poem that we will discuss in next week's Black Matter is Life poetry event is "Horror Movie Pitch" by Eve Ewing. You can read the poem here: https://therumpus.net/2017/01/... Register for the ..." (Facebook) Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "🪶#TBT to when you accidentally dress like the magazine you're holding… #CoverGirl #CoverGrouse #NorthernWoodlands ❄️Celebrate our first frost with magazines about nature and the environment! Featured: 🔎Discover 🔭Scientific American 🦉..." (Facebook) Seacoast Eat Local: "We take pride in our ability to offer meaningful programs to the community and the SNAP program has been a major focus during the pandemic. This program enables low-income households that receive SNAP/EBT benefits to double their dollars..." (Facebook) Portsmouth Rotary Club: "Thursday Crew is here to help you select your tree. Maybe 60 trees still on the lot." (Facebook) Portsmouth Rotary Club: "The Thursday 3-6 Team is here to help you select a tree! :-)" (Facebook) Portsmouth Historical Society: "You still have time to cast YOUR vote! get in soon to vote for your favorite! The gingerbread creations will be on display through December 22, but the People's Choice Award polls will close this Sunday at 5pm!" (Facebook) The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "For more information about public parking in Portsmouth and the parking rate zones, visit: https://tinyurl.com/mr4b7cnf cc: City Hall Portsmouth NH #PortsmouthNH #chambercollaborative #goportsmouthnh" (Facebook) Strawbery Banke Museum: "Established in 1907, Amica Insurance is the oldest mutual insurer of automobiles in the United States. They believe very strongly in giving back to the community and proudly support the work of hundreds of nonprofit organizations each ye..." (Facebook) Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "Portsmouth Music and Arts Center's (PMAC) mission is centered around the goal of providing arts education opportunities to anyone with the desire to explore their own creativity. We have seen first-hand how Creativity Changes Lives over ..." (Facebook) Portsmouth Rotary Club: "Not many left. Don't wait!" (Facebook) The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "One Week from Today... - https://mailchi.mp/portsmouthc... cc: 3S Artspace" (Facebook) The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "MEEEEP: For more information about public parking in Portsmouth and the parking rate zones, click here: https://tinyurl.com/mr4b7cnf" (Facebook) The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "As part of the continuing process to acquire the McIntyre Building, the US Government General Services Administration has given the city permission to use the parking lot behind the building, on the corner of Penhallow and Bow Streets, f..." (Facebook) Seacoast Outright: "Jingle & Mingle with Seacoast Outright, Affirming Spaces Project, and Renaissance NE at our 21+ holiday gathering. Join Us (21+ only) 📆 Sunday, December 12, 4-6 pm 🍕 Cornerstone 📍 110 Brewery Lane #102, Portsmouth, NH 03801 #YouBeYou ..." (Facebook) Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "#Throwback to 2010, and a cleanup conducted by our friends at Club Finz Parrot Head Club. They've been cleaning Wallis Sands Beach regularly since *2004* as part of our Adopt-a-Beach Program. They also do lots of other wonderful things i..." (Facebook) Jeff Cote: "Well, they are college kids." (Instagram) Seacoast Outright: "If you are between the ages of 13-24, The Trevor Project we would love to hear your story. Take their confidential survey to share your LGBTQ story with them." (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: New Years Eve - Interactive NightLife Experience (December 31) Add your event Loving the Portsmouth Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you soon! — 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 [email protected]. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...