🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Historical Society Hire; Best Burgers; Food Drive

Good morning, friends! It's me, Tony Schinella, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today.

First, today's weather:

Times of sun and clouds. High: 70 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. NH/VT State Champion Recaps | Sports (eagletimes.com)
2. Convicted New Hampshire Burglar, Calumet Escapee, Arrested
3. High school baseball all-division teams | Sports (The Union Leader)
4. Plane Crash; Indictments; Missing Person Alert; More: PM Patch NH
5. This Place Has the Best Burgers in New Hampshire According to Reader's Digest (wokq.com)
6. Obituary: Janice Lincoln Fleet Tully | Obituaries (Conway Daily Sun)
7. 10 things to do in NH this weekend (New Hampshire Public Radio)
8. Sprague Resources Announces Agreement to be Acquired by Hartree Partners (GuruFocus.com)
9. Portsmouth concert series departs from singles and offers a full-length album experience (New Hampshire Public Radio)
10. Thunder Over NH 2023 Pease air show for Portsmouth 400th anniversary (Seacoastonline.com)
11. Wow House: 28 Rockingham St. In Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Portsmouth Patch)
12. PoliteMail Earns Great Place to Work Certification™ for Third Year in a Row (Business Wire)
13. ROBERT BRISSETTE Obituary (1940 - 2022) - Malden, NH - Boston Globe (Legacy.com)
14. Wentworth-Douglass Emergency earns regional recognition: Seacoast health news (Seacoastonline.com)
15. 4 Portsmouth Area Open Houses Worth Checking Out (Portsmouth Patch)
16. Portsmouth Area Pet Adoption: Meet Beck, Shayna & More (Portsmouth Patch)
17. Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Bottomline (GuruFocus.com)
18. Castle Adds to Evidence Supporting Its Skin Cancer Test Portfolio through Multiple Data Presentations at the SDPA Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2022 (Business Wire)
19. 🌱 Exeter Daily: Obits; Sports Updates; Art Awards; More (Patch)
20. Fill The Hall food, funds drive June 26 at Music Hall, Portsmouth NH (Seacoastonline.com)
21. Will NH ban cooperation with federal firearms laws? Sununu faces pressure on both sides. (Seacoastonline.com)
22. Portsmouth Historical Society names Emma Stratton as executive director (Seacoastonline.com)
23. Hybrid working unleashes wave of insider fraud as more than half of businesses fall victim (StreetInsider.com)

Today in Portsmouth:

• Gundalow Concert Series w/ The Short Brothers (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "The humpback whale, Satula, has been around quite a bit this season! We are thrilled to report that he is looking much better than last summer. In June 2021, we noticed an area on his back that was a bit raised, almost like a blister. Ov..." (Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Professional Firefighters Local 1313: "Please join us in congratulating FF Jim O’Brien and his daughter Grace for raising over 2200$ for the @mdaorg Trans NH Bike ride! They will be joining over 50 other riders at the Canadian border to begin the three day journey (June 24, 2..." (Portsmouth Professional Firefighters Local 1313 via Facebook)
• Prescott Park Arts Festival: "Sound checked! ✅ ✅ Who's coming to see The Dip with Lady Wray tonight?! 🤩 It's the second concert of The River House Restaurant Concert Series. It's going to be an electric night on the Wilcox Industries Corp. Main Stage. ✨ We hope to s..." (Prescott Park Arts Festival via Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "High school and college students have joined the Collections Department this week for the return of the Archaeological Lab Methods Field School. They are working with museum Archaeologist Alix Martin with artifacts from the 2019 excavati..." (Strawbery Banke Museum via Facebook)
• Prescott Park Arts Festival: "Who's planning to join us in the park TONIGHT for the Seattle-based seven piece, The Dip?! They deliver the kind of unbridled rhythm-and-blues that hits on every emotional level. Joined by the soulful and arresting Lady Wray, this will b..." (Prescott Park Arts Festival via Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "HAVEN is excited to announce the hiring of four new members of our team! Our third team member to introduce is Maya! Maya has a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from UNH and she previously worked at One Sky Community Services, Inc. as ..." (HAVEN NH via Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Portsmouth Historical Society names Emma Stratton as executive director" (The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth via Facebook)
• Seacoast Eat Local: "We call this one small but mighty! It's the Dover Farmers' Market and it's *TODAY* (Wednesday, June 22) from 2:30-6pm. Held at the Dover Chamber of Commerce (550 Central Ave, across from Dover Natural Foods), this market offers a wonderf..." (Seacoast Eat Local via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "Chris Van Dusen will be in the gallery this Saturday, June 25 at 1pm, for a drawing lesson for kids grades K-5! Seats are limited, so get your tickets today!" (Portsmouth Historical Society via Facebook)
• Krempels Center: "In a recent Aphasia and Communication Support group, members engaged in "Conversational Jenga", taking pieces from the tower and reading off discussion prompts. We'll ask you one of the prompts for fun! What three words describe you best..." (Krempels Center via Facebook)
• PPMtv - Portsmouth Public Media: "We are working on a video piece introducing you to the Portsmouth Community Gardens. 🌿🥬🧄" (PPMtv - Portsmouth Public Media via Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "PSA: The Peirce Island Pool is open seven days a week starting Saturday(SHOWN: Sawyer Beach, Rye, NH) READ: https://www.cityofportsmouth.c... #PortsmouthNH #GoPortsmouthNH #SwimLessons #AdultLapSwim #OpenSwim" (The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth via Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "This is how you staycation #portsmouthnh #sarahistheBEST" (The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth via Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "As the American Independence Museum prepares for its big festival in July, the organization is searching for a new executive director. #ExeterNH cc: Exeter News-Letter" (The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Lafayette Park: "Yard sale to benefit Womanaid. - All proceeds will be donated. Many items including handmade pottery, jewelry, clothing , furniture ( some antiques)and household items. Perennial plants too! Donations of items worth $5 or more accepted f..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Summit/Jenkins: "There are two birds guilding a nest in our gutter. - Does anyone have a ladder tall enough to reach the second story gutter toc clean it out? 603-436-5106" (Nextdoor)

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— 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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