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Also on today's calendar: Great Bay Food Truck Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why can't you play cards with pirates ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
1. New Hampshire Seacoast April Home and Condo Sales Declined, Real Estate Board Reports (patch.com) — Home and condo sales across New Hampshire’s 13 Seacoast towns, including Hampton and North Hampton, dropped sharply in April even as prices stayed high. The Seacoast Board of REALTORS reports double-digit declines in sales but continued price strength, with several multimillion-dollar properties changing hands in nearby communities.
2. New bids to slow Interstate 95 service area work in Hampton by at least 9 months (unionleader.com) — Drivers using I-95 through Hampton will wait at least nine extra months for new northbound and southbound service areas, now slated for 2028 openings. The state is rebidding the project after a procedural issue, shifting to a long-term ground lease that will add fuel, large liquor stores, food options, and visitor services at this key Seacoast gateway.
3. Teens drinking at Hampton Beach get boot as police step up patrols (seacoastonline.com) — Hampton police are ramping up patrols at Hampton Beach after a busy, alcohol-fueled “senior skip day” drew heavy enforcement and several arrests on the season’s first hot day. Expect more officers, strict crackdowns on underage drinking, open containers, and unsafe driving, with lifeguards and state agencies coordinating to keep the beach safe for residents and visitors.
4. St. Thomas Aquinas High School names Michael Daboul next principal (seacoastonline.com) — Hampton residents may recognize Michael Daboul, a longtime Winnacunnet High School educator and administrator, who has been named the next principal of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover. With nearly three decades in education and ties to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal parish in Hampton, he’s being praised as a community-focused, academically driven leader.
5. Tuesday Seacoast Roundup: Portsmouth baseball snaps six-game skid, more results (seacoastonline.com) — Winnacunnet’s boys tennis team dominated Con-Val, sweeping all singles and doubles matches in a 9-0 home win in Hampton, while several other Seacoast teams notched key victories across baseball, softball, lacrosse, and tennis. Local readers can check how regional rivals like Portsmouth, St. Thomas Aquinas, Marshwood, and York fared in Tuesday’s busy slate of games.
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