🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Arts And Sports Updates; Obits; And More

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Tony Schinella, your host of the Portsmouth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 58 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. 🌱 River Escape Thief Charged + N.H. In UN Student Competition (Patch)
2. Brand New Tesla Crashes Into Tree And Bursts Into Flames: PM Patch NH
3. 20 Seacoast boys lacrosse players to watch from 10 high schools in 2022 (Seacoastonline.com)
4. Portsmouth Prospective Homeowners: See 2 New Properties For Sale (Portsmouth Patch)
5. Portsmouth Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Portsmouth Patch)
6. Drug Dealer Hid In Closet; Body Found; Homeless Camp Fire: Nearby News
7. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Can You Help Ukraine? (Portsmouth Patch)
8. Seacoast high school baseball: What to know about every local team and its key players (Seacoastonline.com)
9. Sports betting in New Hampshire may offer clues for Maine (Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel)
10. Lydia Luce Paints A Portrait Of Hope And Longing With “Cosmic Flower” (Grateful Web)
11. 48 Captains Landing In Newington, New Hampshire: Nearby Wow (Portsmouth Patch)
12. Mike Montville coaching Red Sox minor leaguers to greater success (BoSox Injection)
13. Portsmouth Public Library: Easter Weekend Hours (Portsmouth Patch)
14. Cowboy Junkies to bring their 'Songs of the Recollection' to The Music Hall (Seacoastonline.com)
15. Portsmouth has deal for McIntyre project, but it needs extension from federal GSA, too (Seacoastonline.com)
16. Dorothy A. Thomen | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)

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Today in Portsmouth:

From my notebook:

• Portsmouth Historical Society: "Very merry UN-birthday, (was Apr 8th) Trina Schart Hyman! One of our wonderful illustrators to help us "Imagine That! The Power of Picture Books" -- opening May 6. With a free Art 'Round Town opening reception. #ImagineThat!" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "Can't leave National School Librarians celebration without another look at this beautiful poster. #ImagineThat!" (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "And Still I Rise - https://mailchi.mp/blackheritagetrailnh.org/newsletter2743050-2897917" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Portsmouth PRIDE Marketplace Vendors Wanted! We are looking for family-friendly vendors to join us on June 25th at Strawbery Banke. Vendor application can be found at https://www.seacoastoutright.org/pride. If you have any questions feel..." (Facebook)

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— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist and broadcaster for Patch.com in NH (off and on) since June 2011. Community coverage includes Concord, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem. Reachable at tony.schinella@patch.com. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...