🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Homeowners, Expect Property To Taxes Rise

Morning, people of Portsmouth! It's me again, Tony Schinella, your host of the Portsmouth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and warmer. High: 57 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Portsmouth homeowners expected to see taxes rise as median home nears $700K. Here's why. (Seacoastonline.com)
2. Machete Hotel Murder Update; Pamela Smart Stays Put: PM Patch NH
3. Dive In Productions to Present JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Broadway World)
4. The Purple Principle Messes with Texas in its 6-part Podcast Mini-Series (PR Newswire)
5. Sununu OK's new legislative districts in New Hampshire; pitches own congressional maps (The Laconia Daily Sun)
6. The Friendly Toast to Open at Legacy Place in Dedham (Boston Restaurant Talk)
7. Updated 2-THE-TOP Data Suggest Improvements in Progression-Free Survival, Overall Survival Compared to Matched-Control Patients from EF-14 Trial (The Bakersfield Californian)
8. High school basketball: Division III, IV all-division teams (The Union Leader)
9. What Should Go Into This Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Church Lot for Sale for $2.5 Million? (wokq.com)
10. Register for 2022 State of the City: Seacoast business news (Seacoastonline.com)
11. History repeating? Are Seacoast 2021 spring state finalists ready for another run in 2022? (Seacoastonline.com)
12. Listen To Ronnie Dio Sing 'War Pigs' Years Before Joining Black Sabbath | Q104.3 (Q104.3)
13. Bruce Elmer Woodland (Cape Cod Chronicle)
14. Portsmouth: Check Out 3 Local Homes On The Market (Portsmouth Patch)
15. Portsmouth Events Calendar: See What's Happening This Weekend (Portsmouth Patch)
16. Al Fleury buys Webber Antiques property in Hampton downtown. He has big plans. (Seacoastonline.com)
17. DiPentima: NH House Republicans practicing medicine without a license (Seacoastonline.com)
18. Portsmouth School Board approves next superintendent's contract. Here are terms. (Seacoastonline.com)
19. Brick Market construction 'very disruptive.' Portsmouth seeks to help nearby businesses. (Seacoastonline.com)
20. Dover man indicted for hit and run that killed retired police sergeant on bicycle (Seacoastonline.com)
21. Classic music springing up on Seacoast: 6 things to do this weekend (Seacoastonline.com)
22. 🌱 Salem Daily: No Freedom For Smart; Happy Crab License Renewed (Patch)
23. 🌱 Hampton-North Hampton Daily: Market Basket To Be Redeveloped (Patch)
24. Hampshire weather: Highs of 19C as hot and sunny weather set to continue (Hampshire Live)
25. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winning & 16x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Guitar Legend LEE RITENOUR on Saturday April 2 at 7:30 P.M. (69News WFMZ-TV)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• New Hampshire Orchid Society's 29th Annual Show and Sale (1:00 PM)
• Il Cinema Ritrovato (4:00 PM)
• Steve Sweeney (8:00 PM)

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— 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...