What's up Portsmouth! 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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Also on today's calendar: Great Bay Food Truck Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
1. Lonza, a multibillion-dollar company, struggles to get sign variance in Portsmouth (seacoastonline.com) — Portsmouth’s Zoning Board of Adjustment has delayed recommending whether Lonza Biologics can exceed sign-size limits at its Pease Tradeport campus, pushing the decision to May 19. Board members questioned why they should rush to help a multibillion-dollar company without clearer details on the variance request and how Pease’s sign rules are being interpreted.
2. Original 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' comics sold out at New Hampshire convention 42 years ago this week (wmur.com) — Portsmouth played a small but pivotal role in pop culture history when the very first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic sold out at a local convention on May 5, 1984. This look back traces how a quirky idea born in nearby Dover exploded into a billion‑dollar franchise, from cartoons and movies to video games and even a special manhole cover honoring the turtles’ origins.
3. Maine Trucker Arrested On Drug, DUI Charges After I-89 Crash: New Hampshire State Police Roundup (patch.com) — New Hampshire State Police detail a drug-related DUI crash on I-89 in Bow and a long list of recent arrests, including several incidents in Portsmouth involving alleged reckless conduct and impaired driving. Portsmouth readers can see when and where local arrests occurred and how they fit into broader enforcement activity across Troops A, B, and D.
4. Wed, May 6 (nhgazette.com) — Portsmouth gets a brief mention in a quirky “on this day” timeline, recalling a 2010 scare over an imaginary bus bomb in the city. The rest of the piece jumps through national and international historical oddities, from market crashes to protests and infamous crimes.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!
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