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🌱 Patch AM: Seacoast Artists Invited To Design First Night 2027 Logo For Pro Portsmouth
Also check out What's a NH environmentalist to do? on the Portsmouth Patch calendar

Good morning Portsmouth! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Design the next First Night Portsmouth logo and win $300
- Portsmouth library hosts Neurodiversity 101 talk for local families
- How a $240K gift jump-started repairs at Portsmouth's oldest cemetery
Also on today's calendar: What's a NH environmentalist to do? and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Breezy with rain at times, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Windy with occasional rain, temps: high: 59, low: 53.
- Monday: Windy with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Seacoast Artists Invited To Design First Night 2027 Logo For Pro Portsmouth (patch.com) — Portsmouth's nonprofit Pro Portsmouth is calling on Seacoast artists to design the official logo for First Night Portsmouth 2027, with submissions due Oct. 28. The winning artwork will be featured on buttons, merchandise, and online materials for the New Year's Eve celebration downtown, and the selected artist will receive a $300 prize. Local creators can submit scannable designs by mail or email and are encouraged to highlight Portsmouth's arts, culture, and winter festivities.
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• Portsmouth Public Library: Adventures In Neurodivergent Parenting: Neurodiversity 101, Oct. 6 (patch.com) — Portsmouth residents are invited to learn more about neurodiversity through an upcoming program at the Portsmouth Public Library titled Adventures in Neurodivergent Parenting: Neurodiversity 101, scheduled for Oct. 6. The library-produced announcement highlights its ongoing role as a community hub for educational events and support resources for local families navigating neurodivergent experiences.
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• Portsmouth repairs at city's oldest cemetery boosted by $240K donation (seacoastonline.com) — Portsmouth is moving ahead with a full replacement of the deteriorating Point of Graves cemetery wall, backed by $240,000 in city funds and a matching anonymous South End donation. With added support from Friends of the South End, officials plan to seek construction bids this fall and hope to start work in the spring, preserving one of the city's oldest historic sites.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth
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★ Featured events ★
- What's a NH environmentalist to do? →
Starr King Unitarian Universalist, 101 Fairgrounds Rd, Plymouth
9:00 am - Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
10:00 am
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- GLNH LOI for Districts 1 & 5 →
Masonic Temple, 351 Middle Street, Portsmouth
5:30 pm - Paint Your Partner: Date Night! →
Seacoast ArtSpot, 2992 Lafayette Rd Unit 3, Portsmouth
6:30 pm - Brother Deer Solomon, Olivia Alexandropoulos, & Aidan Mountain →
Button Factory Stage, Portsmouth
7:00 pm - Jim McCue and Friends →
McCues Comedy Club - Portsmouth, 580 Portsmouth Traffic Cir, Portsmouth
8:00 pm - LUNCH 7 →
The Press Room, Portsmouth
10:00 pm - 18th Annual Celebrate Pink 5K Run & Walk →
Portsmouth NH - Football at Black Rock - New England Patriots →
Black Rock Social Club, 140 WEST RD, Portsmouth - Paddy Mills at Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival →
Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, Portsmouth - Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival →
Portsmouth NH - Thoreau's WALDEN, Oct 2 - 4 at Portsmouth NH's Pontine Theatre →
Pontine Theatre, 1 Plains Ave, Portsmouth
2:00 am
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mini pumpkin-chucking is highlight of Girl Scout Fall Fest —Ginger Read on Patch
- Is anyone having trouble with T-Mobile service in the Portsmouth area near Marshalls and Market Basket?
I get dropped calls, missed call, spotty calls. Sometimes people call me. It goes right to voicemail and I never even see it in my recents. My phone… (Nextdoor Osprey Landing) - I think it was last week or it might've been the week before where people posted recommendations for chimney cleaning.
When I went back to write down the names of those recommended, I couldn't find the post. I know there was one man that everybody said do not hire and… (Nextdoor Frank Jones Farm)
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Store Receiver - Full Time in Portsmouth. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Food/Consumables Team Supervisor in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Castle
- Middlebury Mourns the Loss of Emily McNamara '07 (middlebury.edu)
- 'He roved,' Elisabeth says of Eli. 'Sort of like his … (hoopshype.com)
Rye
- Friday's weather, cloudy and brisk + what's brewing for the weekend (inklink.news)
Newington
- National Pancake Day Is Saturday. Why Doesn't Bangor Have an IHOP? (z1073.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: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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