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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a 274-unit Portsmouth apartment project is facing more delays
  • How did Portsmouth help push New Hampshire toward independence?

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Today's riddle: Why did the boss deny a raise to the can of paint? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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  • Friday: Cool with periods of rain, with a high of 53 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Portsmouth developers look to delay 274-apartment hearing. Here's why. (seacoastonline.com) — Developers behind a 274-unit apartment complex off Portsmouth Boulevard have again postponed their appearance before the city Planning Board, frustrating nearby residents who want to speak. City staff and board members say they may formalize rules for handling postponement requests as the large Gateway Neighborhood Overlay District project, which could add significant market-rate housing, continues to evolve.    

• Celebrating New Hampshire's 250th (nhmagazine.com) — Portsmouth plays a starring role in this look at New Hampshire’s Revolutionary roots, from British evacuation of the town to shipbuilding and today’s John Paul Jones House museum. The piece traces how local pine trees, coastal forts, and town meetings shaped independence, and points residents to nearby historic sites and Exeter’s American Independence Center as the nation’s 250th approaches.    


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  • Rye Congregational Church celebrating God's love on Meeting House Hill for 300 years (seacoastonline.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he didn't apply himself. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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