🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Business Notes; Storm Updates; More

Morning, neighbors! Tony Schinella here with today's issue of the Portsmouth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Blizzard, accumulating 3-6". High: 19 Low: 9.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. N.H. State Police sergeant raised concern about drug case years before trooper's firing (New Hampshire Public Radio)
2. Maine and New Hampshire Herring Fishermen Charged with Conspiracy, Fraud, and Falsification of Records (Department of Justice)
3. Here are Seacoast NH, Maine blizzard shutdowns, parking bans, more (Seacoastonline.com)
4. State-Run COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Sites Will Be Closed on Saturday, January 29 | Press Releases (New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services)
5. Portsmouth, NH OKs trust fund use for Community Campus purchase (Seacoastonline.com)
6. Black Heritage Trail's Tea Talk Series begins Feb. 6 (Seacoastonline.com)
7. 'Hate and disrespect not tolerated': SAU 16 condemns videos of white students using racial slur (Seacoastonline.com)
8. City Of Portsmouth: City Names Sean Clancy Asst City Mgr For Economic Development (Press Release Desk)
9. Northway Financial, Inc. Announces 2021 Earnings and Declares Semi-Annual Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
10. Company Culture Upgrades Take A Keen Eye (Investor's Business Daily)
11. Portsmouth North Mill Pond apartments back on track after NH board rejects opposition (Seacoastonline.com)
12. 10 surprise standout players for Seacoast high school boys basketball Who's on the list? (Seacoastonline.com)
13. 'I never stole again': Ex-Sen. Scott Brown coaching basketball, a game that changed his life (Foster's Daily Democrat)
14. More 'great beer': Stoneface Brewing Co. plans new facility with larger restaurant in Newington (Seacoastonline.com)
15. Gift of Warmth: 'Your support truly changes lives' with generous donations (Foster's Daily Democrat)
16. Weak rope in short supple as deadline for whale-friendly gear draws near (Gloucester Daily Times)
17. Jeanne Havran | Obituary (Gloucester Daily Times)
18. New Hampshire industrial and office markets are moving in different directions in 2022 - by Kristie Russell (New England Real Estate Journal Online)
19. Forecasts are including the term 'bomb cyclone': What is it? (PennLive)
20. The Kane Company Hires Industry Andrew Ginsburg as President & COO (Boston Real Estate Times)

Today in Portsmouth:

• Winter Wine Festival - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (12:00 AM)
• Line Dance Classes (10:00 AM)
• Rachael and Vilray (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "A couple of hungry humpback whales from 2011 for your #ThrowbackThursday!" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "Those of you who have followed us for a while know that the "off" season here is anything but a vacation! We've got so much going on, it's hard to keep up! We're getting ready for the spring exhibition, "Imagine That! The Power of Pictur..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "We will be CLOSED Saturday, January 29 due to forecasted inclement weather. "I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person." - Sylvia Plath Stay safe, everyone! 📸 from 2018 #SnowClosing #Library #Port..." (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "Tons of gratitude to Myles Burr, Jamal Cooley and Krystal Wallbaum of the Artistic Thread for hosting a Rhythm and Poetry night to benefit HAVEN! This event was presented by Myles Burr and gathered by Jamal Cooley. A silent auction was h..." (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Vital Design is a "talented mix of strategic visionaries, tech geeks, writers, and designers who love marketing and live life to the fullest". They are also quite modest as they are very involved in charitable activities throughout the g..." (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "It has been an exciting week at the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire. A rare and precious first edition of Harriet Wilson's novel has found its way back home to New Hampshire. We invite you to join us in further celebrating Harriet'..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "❄️ ❄️ ❄️ 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉, 𝑱𝒂𝒏. 28 The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a blizzard warning at the N.H. coastline from 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29 to 6 a.m. ..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Have you registered to join us for Let's Talk Tourism yet? Check it out! If you're not sure what it's all about, you can observe as well! Open to greater Portsmouth area hospitality folks." (Facebook)
• Pro Portsmouth: "Market Square Day 10K Road Race registration opens tomorrow, January 29th! https://proportsmouth.org/events/market-square-day-10k/" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Sign up to be a speaker for our Educational Outreach Team! Our Educational Outreach Team is in search of volunteers to help facilitate LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency trainings with community organizations. Applicants must have daytime avai..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Boom! -- Not a snow storm related post!" (Facebook)
• Pro Portsmouth: "IMPORTANT PSA FROM THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH: The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning at the New Hampshire coastline from 7 am Sat Jan 29 to 6 am Sun Jan 30. The criteria for blizzard conditions are specific: three consec..." (Facebook)
• United Way of the Greater Seacoast: "As of January 1st, Granite United Way and the Greater Seacoast Region have aligned service areas! To stay up to date with the work being done in the Greater Seacoast and other regions across the state, make sure you follow Granite United..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Come help us continue to capture our LGBTQIA+ history! Send a short letter of interest, and why you might be a great candidate to mail@seacoastoutright.org" (Facebook)
• PPMtv - Portsmouth Public Media: "The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning at the New Hampshire coastline from 7 am Sat Jan 29 to 6 am Sun Jan 30. The criteria for blizzard conditions are specific: three consecutive hours of sustained winds or frequent ..." (Facebook)
• Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Team, Nextdoor New Hampshire: "Reminder to join the Boom Boom Zoom Room - Neighbors, if you missed the Boom Boom Zoom Room last week, here is your chance to join us. The party happens every Friday through March from 7 to 9 pm ET. Below is an interview I did with Fat..." (Nextdoor)

Loving the Portsmouth Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved:

• Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe
• Get your local business listed in front of readers
• Send me a news tip or suggestion at tony.schinella@patch.com

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you soon!

— 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...