🌱 Patch AM: Which Portsmouth defenders made the Seacoast’s must-watch list for 2026?

Good morning Portsmouth! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Portsmouth defenders made the Seacoast's must-watch list for 2026?
• Why are sharks and jellyfish suddenly crowding waters off Portsmouth?

Also on today's calendar: Antiques and Vintage Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 71, low: 63.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 26 Seacoast high school football defensive players to watch in 2026 (seacoastonline.com) — Portsmouth High's defense, led by standout backs and linebackers like Altamar and Moore, is highlighted among 26 Seacoast defensive players to watch this fall. Coaches from Portsmouth and neighboring schools describe how returning starters, offseason work, and position changes could shape a competitive 2026 high school football season across the region.
   

• From jellyfish to sharks, the Gulf of Maine is telling us something (seacoastonline.com) — A recent great white shark feeding on a whale carcass off Portsmouth Harbor is one striking sign of big ecological shifts in the Gulf of Maine. From jellyfish and squid blooms to exploding sand eel and seal populations, scientists say changing currents and temperatures are reshaping local waters and could alter familiar fisheries and coastal habitats.
   

📸 Around Portsmouth

Subscribe

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Antiques and Vintage Market →
  Dover Elks Lodge 184, 282 Durham Rd, Dover
  9:00 am
Monday August 24
• Community Chorus at South Berwick kicks off an exciting year! →
  Marshwood Middle School, 626 Dow Hwy, Eliot
  7:00 pm

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

Friday August 21
• Brian Dunne →
  Prescott Park Arts Festival, 105 Marcy St, Portsmouth
  7:00 pm
• 'G. Matthew Gaskell's Greatest Hits' →
  Players Ring, 105 Marcy St, Portsmouth
  7:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• Nichinan Nights Happy Hour →
  Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce 15 Middle St. (inside Hotel Thaxter) Portsmouth, NH 03801
• FOOD: Sunday Brunch at SALT
  Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce SALT Kitchen and Bar
  11:00 am
• Granite State Choral Society →
  First Church Congregational, 63 S Main St, Rochester
  3:30 pm
Friday August 28
• 'A Slice of Crazy Pie' →
  Players Ring, 105 Marcy St, Portsmouth
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• August 29/30 Seacoast Food Truck Festival ~ Kittery Premium Outlets →
  Kittery Premium Outlets, 375 US-1, Kittery
  11:00 am
Sunday August 30
• August 29/30 Seacoast Food Truck Festival ~ Kittery Premium Outlets →
  Kittery Trading Post, 301 US-1, Kittery
  11:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Sept 5/6 ~ Gluten Never Ever Expo - Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am
Sunday September 6
• Sept 5/6 ~ Gluten Never Ever Expo - Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am

📣 Portsmouth Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Portsmouth PatchAM possible:

• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• RSP Studio Custom Framing — (603) 978-6702
• Boston MedFlight — (781) 863-2213

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Podiatrist.
  Need a recommendation for new podiatrist in greater seacoast New Hampshire. (Nextdoor Frank Jones Farm)

• Colwen Hotels posted a job opening for Night Auditor - Residence Inn Portsmouth in Portsmouth. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rye

• Thursday's weather: Sunny, high of 84 (inklink.news)
• Family experiences one-in-a-billion find on fishing trip (wbal.com)

Newington

• NH patents through August 16 (concordmonitor.com)

Hampton

• Stormy Weekend Weather On The New Hampshire Seacoast, Forecasters Say (patch.com)

Ok Portsmouth! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook