🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Bank Assists Child Care Orgs; Ghost Hunting; More

Hello, people of Portsmouth! Tony Schinella here with your brand-new copy of thePortsmouth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny; winds subsiding. High: 50 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. 'Hidden byways of Portsmouth': Development seeks to improve pedestrian experience (Seacoastonline.com)
2. A Colonial Home With Breathtaking Views Of The Atlantic Ocean: NH Wow
3. 20 New Hampshire & Massachusetts Locations Featured on Ghost Hunting TV Shows (wokq.com)
4. Indictments; Fugitives Caught; Fun Things To Do; And More: PM Patch NH
5. NH Fugitive, Wanted On Parole Violations, Arrested In Loudon (Patch)
6. Manchester Woman Indicted On Salem Child Assault Charges: Court
7. Portsmouth chef wins first-ever Seacoast Culinary Challenge (WMUR Manchester)
8. NH Delegation Welcomes Nearly $2.4M from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Support NH Army Corps Projects & Water Infrastructure | US Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire (Senator Jeanne Shaheen)
9. City Of Portsmouth: Bridge Street Parking Lot Upgrade Starts April 11 (Portsmouth Patch)
10. George T. Berry Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
11. Here's what USPS said about strange Qanon conspiracy postcard delivered in Boston area (WCVB Boston)
12. Rochester Schools introduce student photographer, SEED holds fundraiser: Seacoast education news (Seacoastonline.com)
13. Dover cleans up signs, Portsmouth starts parking lot upgrade: Community news update (Seacoastonline.com)
14. Food, toys and donations needed: Ways to help in your community (Seacoastonline.com)
15. State not immune from liability in Fort Constitution lawsuit (The Associated Press - en Español)
16. New Hampshire Senate passes 'affidavit ballot' bill (New Hampshire Public Radio)
17. Ford, Bentley and Stellantis dealerships sold in 4 states (Automotive News)
18. Names to Know: Avery Insurance adds Commercial Risk Specialist (Seacoastonline.com)
19. Kennebunk Savings helps NH childcare groups with grant funding: Seacoast business news (Seacoastonline.com)
20. Housing or sports complex? Portsmouth may alter funds source for Community Campus deal (Seacoastonline.com)
21. 🌱 Concord Daily: State-Run Cannabis Store Concept Approved By House (Patch)
22. Spring Passport Day is on April 30 - Portland Press Herald (Press Herald)
23. Wason Associates Hospitality Real Estate closes out 2021 with transfer of Mountain Edge Resort & Spa, and The Shire Woodstock (New England Real Estate Journal Online)
24. Even Maine's progressive areas are fighting over green energy projects (Bangor Daily News)
25. Bitcoiner Bruce Fenton Running for US Senate in New Hampshire (EIN News)

Today in Portsmouth:

• Saturday Kids Spring Crafting All ages welcome $25.00 (9:00 AM)
• Explore Watercolor Course (11:00 AM)
• Dan Brown's Wild Symphony Benefit Concert (2:00 PM)
• Colombian Dance (6:00 PM)
• Penny & Sparrow w/ Annika Bennett - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (8:00 PM)

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• 2022 Paddle Plunge Camp Lincoln Fundraiser Event (April 9)
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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...