🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Dog Death Investigated; Bench For Slain Grad

Hi all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with the most important things happening in town today. Here we go.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 61 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Third grader killed in SC shooting remembered as 'incredible soul;' wanted to be in NBA (The Union Leader)
2. Another School Threat; Fugitive Caught; Indictments; More: PM Patch NH
3. Contract Award: AMP United LLC Dover New Hampshire; International Marine and Industrial Applicators LLC Spanish Fort Alabama; and QED Systems Inc. (Virginia Beach, Virginia) – $60,595,843 (Defense Daily Network)
4. Marshals: Drug Abusing New Hampshire Fugitive Caught A Day Early
5. 10 things to do in N.H. this weekend: Transit to Trails, Keene Art Walk, 'Our Town' (New Hampshire Public Radio)
6. Salisbury PD investigating death of dog | Local News (The Daily News of Newburyport)
7. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 7x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Singer & Songwriter PAULA COLE on Thursday June 23 at 7:30 P.M. (Yahoo Finance)
8. Sheriff: Boy, 8, killed as man shoots randomly at cars (The Associated Press - en Español)
9. 4 Portsmouth Area Upcoming Open Houses (Portsmouth Patch)
10. Portsmouth Area Pets Up For Adoption: Molly, Squeak, Rascal & More (Portsmouth Patch)
11. Podcast: Saving Lives All In A Day's Work For Portsmouth Police Det. Jones (InDepth NH)
12. Portsmouth High School dedicating bench for slain 1980 graduate to mark start of Pride Month (WMUR Manchester)
13. Agilyx : Cyclyx appoints James Trevathan Chief Operating Officer (Marketscreener.com)
14. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Fatal Crash; Movies; Obituaries; And More (Patch)
15. Fight over Portsmouth apartment project goes to NH Supreme Court (Seacoastonline.com)
16. Portsmouth pays over $100K to 92 employees. Here are their jobs (Seacoastonline.com)
17. Portsmouth council to meet behind closed doors on McIntyre project, GSA extension (Seacoastonline.com)
18. Vega's processing plant gets GSA certification (Fish Farmer Magazine)
19. Nancy Roots Obituary (2022) - Pittsfield, MA - The Berkshire Eagle (Legacy.com)
20. New Hampshire State Tournament Pairings | Sports (Eagle-Tribune)
21. Stephanie Shaines (Boston Agent Magazine)

Today in Portsmouth:

• Alumni & Friends NH Fisher Cats Baseball Game (6:35 PM)

From my notebook:

• Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival: "Art By Amanda Finn. "I wanted to include elements that highlight Portsmouth's rich maritime history. I included a tall ship at sea, with a compass so it can always find its way back home, that is rolling over waves of music to keep moral..." (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "It’s Finally Here!! Lawn Fete Week! Join the NFS PTO at this fun, family traditional NFS event. We’re excited to bring it back and to see you all there! #lawnfete2022 #nfspto #newfranklinschoolpto" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Walker Bungalow and Shaw Rd: "An old southern recipe my grandmother and many other grandmothers made. - Drop-dead easy to make and delicious. One cup of self-rising flour, one cup of sugar, and one cup of milk; mix to a thin batter. Melt some butter in a baking pan, ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Beechstone: "Does anyone have any recommendations for movers for a few items (mattress, couch, dresser) locally? - Every service I’ve searched charges a 4 hour minimum fee but I don’t need that much time/things moved." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Elwyn Park: "Good morning! - I would like to offer our cleaning services if someone needs them." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Elwyn Road: "Looking for a kids ride on electric scooter. - Doesn’t have to work, looking to do a project. Does anyone have one they would like to sell me?" (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll see you soon.

— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist for Patch in NH (off and on) since May 2011. Sites: Amherst, Concord, Exeter, Hampton-North Hampton, Londonderry, Merrimack, Milford, Portsmouth, Windham. Email: tony.schinella@patch.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...

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