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🌱 New Castle family mourns veteran Wall Street Journal writer John Clarke Jr.
Also, don't miss Comedian Heather Shaw Live on the New Castle Patch calendar
Hey there, New Castle! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- New Castle family mourns veteran Wall Street Journal writer John Clarke Jr.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 72, low: 68.
- Thursday: Warmer; a morning shower, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wall Street Journal Writer John Michael Clarke Jr. Passes (myrye.com) — New Castle readers may recognize the family of journalist John Michael Clarke Jr., whose wife and stepdaughters live in town and whose mother also splits time here. The obituary traces his wide-ranging reporting career, from small Colorado papers to Wall Street Journal A-hed features, while noting that services were handled nearby in Portsmouth. 
📸 Around New Castle
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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Castle
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The Music Hall Lounge, 131 Congress Street, Portsmouth
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Municipal Election →
Rye Elementary School, 461 Sagamore Rd, Rye
8:00 am - Schools out, Art is in! Day Camp →
Seacoast ArtSpot, 2992 Lafayette Rd Unit 3, Portsmouth
8:30 am - Kinship Connect: Portsmouth →
Greater Seacoast Health, 8 Greenleaf Woods Drive, Portsmouth
10:00 am - Conservation Commission Site Walk →
Rye NH
10:00 am - Open Mahjong →
Rye Public Library, 581 Washington Road., Rye
10:00 am - Sensory Play →
Rye Public Library, 581 Washington Road., Rye
10:30 am - Junior Science: The Wonders of Water →
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce 6 Washington Street Dover, NH 03820
2:00 pm - Technical Advisory Committee Work Session →
City Hall, One Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth
2:00 pm - Public Service Industry Night
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Ore Nell's Barbecue Kittery, Maine
4:00 pm - FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce 3 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, NH
4:00 pm - Friends of the Rye Public Library Monthly Meeting →
Rye Public Library, 581 Washington Road., Rye
5:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Teledyne posted a job opening for TR-317 Quality Inspector in Portsmouth. Apply here.
- Citizens Financial Group posted a job opening for Citizens Teller - Part Time in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Castle here.
🗞 Nearby News
Portsmouth
- 'As Time Goes By' brings time travel to Players Ring stage in Portsmouth (seacoastonline.com)
- This New Hampshire Korean Lab Is So Good Jessica Saba Says You Have To Drive And Try It (myfamilytravels.com)
Rye
- Rye, New Hampshire: Home of the State's Only Offshore Lighthouse (onlyinyourstate.com)
- sunny and pleasant, high of 80 » Nashua Ink Link (inklink.news)
Hampton
- Hampton And North Hampton NH Election Midterm Voter Guide (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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