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🌱 How investor-owned rentals are quietly transforming life around Hampton Beach
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Hampton Beach! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How investor-owned rentals are quietly transforming life around Hampton Beach
- Why are Hampton’s usually pesky seagulls suddenly so hard to find?
Also on today's calendar: Joshua Tree and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: If you feed me I will grow and if you give me water I will die. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy with showers, with a high of 68 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Clouds and sun with a shower, temps: high: 74, low: 60.
- Saturday: Humid with variable clouds, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Locals Say These 9 New Hampshire Towns Are Being Quietly Bought By Investors (myfamilytravels.com) — Hampton Beach is highlighted as a prime target for out-of-state investors, with longtime family cottages being flipped into high-priced short-term rentals that squeeze local traditions and affordability. The piece places Hampton among nine New Hampshire communities where investor buying, tourism demand, and nearby attractions like Hampton Beach State Park are reshaping housing and community character. 
• Where have all the seagulls gone on the Seacoast this summer? (seacoastonline.com) — If you’ve noticed far fewer gulls along Hampton and the Seacoast this summer, you’re not imagining it. A longtime observer describes an eerie drop in herring and black-backed gulls from Hampton Beach out to the Isles of Shoals, explores possible causes like avian flu and harsh winter weather, and notes that only small numbers are now starting to return.
📸 Around Hampton Beach
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Upcoming Events in
Hampton Beach
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★ Featured events ★
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Chris Webby →
Bernie's Beach Bar, 73 Ocean Blvd, Hampton
8:00 pm
Thursday July 30
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Other local events
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Joshua Tree →
Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton
8:00 pm -
Hampton Beach Talent Competition Auditions
Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce Hampton Beach Seashell Stage
11:00 am -
Happy Together Tour →
Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton
8:00 pm -
Water Safety Day
Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce Hampton Beach Seashell Stage
11:00 am -
Planning Board →
Hampton, NH Calendar, Select Board Meeting Room 100 Winnacunnet Raod, Hampton
7:00 pm -
String Cheese Incident →
Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton
7:00 pm -
Face 2 Face →
Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton
8:00 pm
Friday July 31
Sunday August 2
Wednesday August 5
Saturday August 8
Saturday August 15
📣 Hampton Beach Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Messy Science with Katy & Emily!
North Hampton Public Library 237A Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton, NH 03862
10:00 am -
Throwback Theater - Secrets of the Incas (NR)
North Hampton Public Library 237A Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton, NH 03862
2:00 pm -
North Hampton Public Library's Throwback Theater →
North Hampton Public Library, 239 Atlantic Ave, North Hampton
2:00 pm -
Baby Storytime
North Hampton Public Library , 239 Atlantic Ave, North Hampton
10:00 am
Thursday July 30
Friday July 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Member - Night Shifts in Hampton. Apply here.
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Kitchen Manager in Hampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hampton Beach here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hampton
- Felon, Formerly From Concord, Arrested In Hampton On Pistol Possession Charge, Police Say (patch.com)
- A 1-in-30 million catch: Rare yellow lobster caught by New Hampshire woman (unionleader.com)
Seabrook
- 68 Farm Lane #1, Seabrook, NH 03874 (zillow.com)
- Pedestrian Killed On Interstate 95, Struck By A Tractor-Trailer: New Hampshire State Police Roundup (patch.com)
North Hampton
- New Hampshire's First Indoor Sand Playground Is In North Hampton (wokq.com)
Ok Hampton Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Danielle K. for sending it in!)
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