🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Historic New Hampshire Towns; Business Promotions

Morning, Portsmouth! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Winds gradually subsiding. High: 53 Low: 39.

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Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Row 34 restaurant in Portsmouth gets creative to raise pay of kitchen staff (Seacoastonline.com)
2. Body Found In River; Car Crashes Into DOT Paint Truck: PM Patch NH
3. $16,200 per home: Portsmouth to hold meeting on Sagamore Avenue sewer project (Seacoastonline.com)
4. NH cities and towns find new ways to manage outdoor dining (New Hampshire Public Radio)
5. Pot Bill Goes Up In Smoke in N.H. Senate (InDepthNH.org)
6. NH Fugitive Arrested In Maine During Burglary Attempt: Marshals
7. Iceage share single, announce fall U.S. tour with Earth (The FADER)
8. 47 States Represented in Bloomsday Race - Missing New Hampshire (wokq.com)
9. Every word Danny Cowley said on Sheffield Wednesday, Gavin Bazunu and Portsmouth recruitment (Hampshire Live)
10. NH Chronicle: Recycling bicycles and getting them road ready (WMUR Manchester)
11. Plates for Change's Taste returns to Strawbery Banke on June 22 (Seacoastonline.com)
12. Roger Wood Talks Portsmouth's Upcoming 400th BirthdayInDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org)
13. The Person Behind the 'Statue' in Downtown Portsmouth, NH (wokq.com)
14. Names to Know: Business promotions and new hires on the Seacoast (Seacoastonline.com)
15. 'Kira and Logan in the Morning' ON DEMAND: Celebrity Hall Passes, Chicken Fingers Second Date Update (wokq.com)
16. Annual Spring Home Hunt, charitable donations and recognition: Seacoast business news (Seacoastonline.com)
17. Portsmouth Prospective Homeowners: Check Out 4 New Properties On The Market (Portsmouth Patch)
18. International Workers Day Rally on May 2 in Manchester (InDepthNH.org)
19. Portsmouth Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Portsmouth Patch)
20. Portsmouth Area Events Calendar: Check Out What's Happening (Portsmouth Patch)
21. Firm that manages Portsmouth Naval Shipyard housing under Senate spotlight (The Union Leader)
22. Writers on a New England Stage: Amor Towles (New Hampshire Public Radio)
23. A Visit To The 5 Most Historic New Hampshire Towns Is Like Going Back In Time (Only In Your State)
24. Developer OK'd to build home on his own private island off Portsmouth's Little Harbor Road (Seacoastonline.com)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Donate and Shop The Fabulous Find: Supporting Cat Tales for the Month of May (6:00 AM)
• Intro to Pointed Pen Calligraphy (6:30 PM)
• Cha Cha Dance Date Night - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (7:00 PM)
• Comedian Jody Sloan @ McCues Comedy Club Portsmouth (8:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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...

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