🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Fun Party Of Art, Drinks, New People

Up and at 'em, Portsmouth! Tony Schinella here. It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Portsmouth today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 36 Low: 27.

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Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. Melissa Ann Bennett Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
2. Former Brotherhood of Thieves awarded new liquor, entertainment licenses (The Inquirer and Mirror)
3. Black Matter is Life event to feature poet Sonya Sanchez (Seacoastonline.com)
4. Lack of affordable housing in New Hampshire hurts efforts to settle refugees from Afghanistan (WMUR Manchester)
5. Top-Rated Franchise Opportunities for 2022 Announced by Franchise Business Review (EIN News)
6. Portsmouth Public Library: All Events Now Online Or Outside Only! (Press Release Desk)
7. How Close Are Portsmouth Area Hospitals To Capacity? Latest (Portsmouth Patch)
8. Two NH regional economic development groups join forces (New Hampshire Business Review)
9. People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH (New Hampshire Business Review)
10. Friday Event in Portsmouth Is a Fun Party of Art, Drinks and Meeting New People (wokq.com)
11. MA Hate Group Stages Protest At NH Drag Show (Portsmouth Patch)
12. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Northeast Delta Dental President & CEO Releases Book On Crisis Management (Press Release Desk)
13. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Dr. Marcus Ortega Joins Wentworth-Douglass' Center For Women's Health & Wellness (Press Release Desk)
14. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Rink Services Group Issues $5,000 Match Fundraiser To Expand The Rinkside Patio At Labrie F ... (Press Release Desk)
15. Obituary: Barbara (Gill) Guay | Obituaries (Berlindailysun)
16. Portsmouth Area Pets Up For Adoption: Kodak, Bear & More (Portsmouth Patch)
17. Crunch Fitness Continues to Climb Entrepreneur's Annual Franchise 500® (The Laconia Daily Sun)
18. 5 things to do this weekend: Puddle Dock Prelude, Run Through History, a Mitch Albom play (Seacoastonline.com)
19. NH House panel hears two bills to change how RGGI money is doled out (New Hampshire Business Review)
20. 'Heartwarming place to work': Deb Anthony, director of Gather food pantry, to retire (Seacoastonline.com)
21. New mayor meets with Redgate/Kane. Will Portsmouth's new council reach a deal on McIntyre? (Seacoastonline.com)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Employee Engagement | Recruiting Talent through Social Media (1:00 PM)
• Puddle Dock Prelude: Warmup to Wintertide (6:00 PM)
• Puddle Dock Prelude: A Warmup to Wintertide (6:00 PM)
• No To Patterns: The Live Experience w/ Courtney Daniel (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Humpback whales are commonly known as the big-winged New Englander. Their scientific name Megaptera novaeangliae comes from their long (mega) flippers which resemble wings (ptera), and the fact that European whalers first encountered the..." (Facebook)
• Leadership Seacoast: "Let's all congratulate LS alumni (2019) Sarah Wrightsman for continuing to pursue her passion around affordable housing! Bravo Sarah! https://endowmentforhealth.org/people/sarah-wrightsman" (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Inspired by the City of Boston Archaeology Program - it's Westerwald Wednesday! This is a Westerwald tankard or mug in the museum's archaeological collection (A0340). It was originally recovered by Dave Switzer, an underwater archaeologi..." (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "We're so excited to have guest poet Sonia Sanchez at our final poetry event for this year! Sonia Sanchez is a poet, playwright, scholar, and activist whom JerriAnne Boggis, Executive Director, characterized as an "inimitable, legendary, ..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "It's FINALLY happening! Seacoast Outright will be resuming in-person youth meetings and holding our first in-person session on Friday, January 21st at 7:00 pm. 📍 South Church, 292 State St Portsmouth, NH 03801 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Middle/High Schoo..." (Facebook)
• Krempels Center: "In our Writer Within group, Krempels Center members had an opportunity to pen some funny captions for pictures. Here, Mike and Steve are thinking of what this kid might be saying. How would you caption this one? #KrempelsCenter #BrainInj..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "We have just a few more spots open for PMAC's Free Music and Art week, Jan 24-28, for the following instruments: 👉 Flute (in person and online) 👉 Clarinet (in person and online) 👉 Saxophone (in person and online) 👉 Trombone (in perso..." (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "Did you know that January is Stalking Awareness Month? Learn more about Stalking and Cyberstalking on our Ask An Advocate Blog: https://havennh.org/ask-an-adv... ***If you or someone you know need su..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Professional Firefighters Local 1313: "Station 2 companies responded per request of Rye FD. Emergency staffing recall requested to staff station 2 while companies remain on scene" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Are you coming tomorrow night? A lot of you are! Yayyy! Please dress warm and comfortably! Channel the Danish word hygge. (Don't make us pronounce it.) See you there! #PortsmouthNH #ChamberCollaborative #thetideisNIGH" (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "January is Stalking Awareness Month! Help HAVEN raise awareness of this very common and dangerous crime. If you, or someone you know, have been impacted, call our 24/7 hotline for free confidential support and safety planning 693.994.SAF..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "We're giving a 13 degree-early a.m.-welcome to our newest member: Meconi Financial Management & Advisory! We're so glad you've joined us! If you're able, please join us Friday at Morning Mixer 2022: Presented by Service Credit Union Lear..." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! See you tomorrow for another update.

— 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...