🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Local Products; PFAS In New Turf Field?

Portsmouth NH

11 December, 2021

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Hey, people of Portsmouth! It's me again, Tony Schinella, your host of the Portsmouth Daily. First, today's weather: Cloudy and mild with showers. High: 57 Low: 39. Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today: 'Imagine That!': Portsmouth Historical Society to explore the power of picture books (Seacoastonline.com) Get NH Made Gifts This Year; Missing Person Alert: PM Patch NH Navy veteran served 17 years at sea | (Brunswick News) 'Organized chaos' and painful moments: Dr. David Heller reflects on 33 years in ER (Seacoastonline.com)Portsmouth Weekend Weather Forecast Portsmouth to test for PFAS in new turf field. Is it dangerous? City says no. Others disagree. (Seacoastonline.com) Here are 10 Seacoast high school girls hockey players to watch in 2021-22 (Seacoastonline.com) NH Made Stores Offer Shoppers Gifts Made In The Granite State (Portsmouth Patch) Robert W. "Bob" Bruce | Local News (Citrus County Chronicle) Bottomline Technologies Stock Rockets on Hopes for Sale (Barron's) 'Improve transparency': Portsmouth's Andrea Amico makes case on PFAS water contamination in U.S. Senate (Seacoastonline.com) Will Lady of the Sea memorial honor a native son? NH lawmaker seeks to add Jonathan Currier (Seacoastonline.com)Get NH Made Gifts This Year; Missing Person Alert: PM Patch NH Meet the Seacoast's 10 to Watch young professionals for 2021 (Seacoastonline.com) 15 Seacoast girls basketball players to watch from 10 high schools in 2021-22 (Seacoastonline.com) 'They saved my life': Gift of Warmth meant the world to a Portsmouth woman (Foster's Daily Democrat)City Of Portsmouth: Holiday Hours Announced For City Buildings And Services Portsmouth police warns drivers about DWI dangers after car nearly hits city holiday tree (Yahoo News) Seacoast high school girls basketball 2021-22: Every local team and key players (Seacoastonline.com)Today in Portsmouth: Best Little Christmas Fair Ever (10:00 AM) Stage Door Cabaret series: Shemekia Copeland (7:00 PM) Shemekia Copeland - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (7:00 PM) Shemekia Copeland (7:00 PM) From my notebook: Strawbery Banke Museum: "The first snow to fall on Strawbery Banke came this week, during the Winter Maker Moon (Pebonkas) of the Abenaki people's 13-month calendar. On this drum painted by Anne Jennison, we see the turtle's anatomy reflected: almost all turtles..." (Facebook) New Franklin School PTO: "🎄☃️Wreaths for Sale!!☃️🎄Support our 5th grade and decorate your home. $25 goes directly to 5th grade e-school. See Mrs. Kumph to purchase a wreath. Thank you to our amazing Mrs. Kumph, our 5th graders and more crafty NFS teachers!!! Th..." (Facebook) Portsmouth Rotary Club: "It's a Wrap! Thank you everyone. :-)" (Facebook) Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "The third poem we will be discussing next week is "Whitey on the Moon" by Gil Scott Heron. Listen to the poem here: Register on our website at: https://blackheritagetrailnh.o... 3S Artspace" (Facebook) Krempels Center: "ICYMI: Krempels Center was mentioned in a recent article by Ken Sheldon of Bank of America regarding the bank's signature annual Neighborhood Champions program. We are thrilled to have been selected as the bank's 2021 Neighborhood Champi..." (Facebook) Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Upcoming beach clean-up hosted during NH Parks & Recreation's First Day Hike at Hampton Beach! Spend the first day of the new year protecting marine life. #newyearnewocean Check out the blog article below to register and learn more! http..." (Facebook) The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Met some great new folks (hi, Liam and co.) and got to see Javi's impressive escape rooms! Would love to see you in January. #portsmouthnh #chambercollaborative" (Facebook) Recruiting Station Boston Marines: "Congratulations to Gunnery Sergeant Hang and Gunnery Sergeant Ledbetter on their selection for Master Sergeant❗👏🏾 . . #Marines #promotion #success #USMC" (Facebook) PPMtv - Portsmouth Public Media: "More Holiday programming coming soon. Producing seasonal cheer!🎄🎄🎄#portsmouth #portsmouthnh #seacoastnh #603 #igersnh #newhampshire #newhampshirelife" (Facebook) Portsmouth Rotary Club: "The 11-2 crew is here with less than 20 trees on the lot!" (Facebook) Seacoast Outright: "Human Rights Day All human. All equal. December 10 is the day we recognize the UN's establishment of Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Learn more: https://www.un.org/en/observan... #HumanRightsDay #YouBeYou" (Facebook) Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "On Tuesday, December 28 at 4 PM Shakespeare Discussion Group will discuss Twelfth Night – over Zoom as well as in person at the library. Print copies of this play will be available for checkout with a library card, along with several pro..." (Facebook) Seacoast Outright: "Introducing Program Director Roula Giokas! https://www.seacoastoutright.o... #YouBeYou" (Facebook) The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "See you at @portescaperoom — 8:30 sharp. 😀☕️ It's in the Malt House Exchange (do we still call it that?)" (Facebook) The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Plenty of free parking!☕️" (Facebook) Seacoast Outright: "Support Seacoast Outright this holiday season and all year long. Choose Outright as your Amazon Smile charity and a portion of all eligible purchases will be donated directly to our organization. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/02-0470822" (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] Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next 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 [email protected]. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...