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🌱 Patch AM: New: Fall Art Classes At Oliveteal Arts, Starting Now

Coming up on the Portsmouth Patch calendar: Antique Show and Vintage Market

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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:

  • New fall art classes open for Portsmouth area creatives
  • How Portsmouth's love lock fence was nearly removed, then saved
  • Murder suspect tracked to Portsmouth faces extradition after local arrest.

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

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Periods of sun; more humid, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New: Fall Art Classes At Oliveteal Arts, Starting Now (patch.com) — Local residents can explore their creative side this season with new fall art classes now being offered through Oliveteal Arts, promoted by the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. The announcement highlights fresh opportunities for community members to engage with the arts in the Portsmouth area as the new session gets underway.
   

2. The Story Behind Portsmouth NH's Love Lock Fence (wokq.com) — Portsmouth's love lock fence at Prescott Park has become a cherished local landmark, surviving a 2023 effort to remove it over safety concerns after residents rallied with a petition. The story traces how the locks began appearing around 2014 and now symbolize personal memories, community identity, and public art along the Piscataqua River waterfront.
   

3. Murder suspect wanted in Mass. woman's death arrested in Portsmouth (unionleader.com) — A man wanted in connection with a woman's death in Salem, Massachusetts, was arrested in Portsmouth after police there located him on a murder warrant. He'll first face a fugitive-from-justice arraignment in New Hampshire before being returned to Massachusetts, while authorities continue to withhold both his and the victim's identities pending family notification.
   

4. Children of American Airlines Flight 11 co-pilot were in NH classrooms on Sept. 11 (wmur.com) — Students and staff at Portsmouth Christian Academy are remembering that the children of American Airlines Flight 11 co-pilot Tom McGuinness were in their classrooms on Sept. 11, 2001. The dean of men reflects on how that day shaped the school community, how faith and shared grief helped them cope, and why he continues teaching its lessons to new generations.
   

5. Pentagon 9/11 survivor reflects on years of service (wmur.com) — A Portsmouth resident and retired Army colonel is sharing how surviving the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon shaped his life and leadership. Now living in New Hampshire, he's written a memoir about his service and hopes his story helps younger generations understand courage, responsibility, and stepping forward in difficult moments.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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