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

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 63 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. Exeter Arts & Music Fest, and Vitamin C reunites: 5 things to do this weekend (Seacoastonline.com)
2. Market Square Day Festival Logo Unveiled By Pro Portsmouth (Portsmouth Patch)
3. Names to Know: Meet the new professionals on the Seacoast (Seacoastonline.com)
4. Jurors In Beheading Case Won't Hear About Perp's Past: PM Patch NH
5. 35 Community Meals Along the Seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine (wokq.com)
6. Register now for: "We" & "They": Cross-cultural conversations on identity (Religion News Service)
7. Dunkin’ Foundation To Donate Money To 4 Hospitals On Iced Coffee Day
8. Class of 2022 on What They'll Miss Most about BU (Boston University)
9. NH Chronicle: Dancing at The Block Collaborative (WMUR Manchester)
10. NH police officer's compassion helps convince suicidal man to seek mental health care (CBS News)
11. 5 New Portsmouth Area Houses On The Market (Portsmouth Patch)
12. This Weekend's Portsmouth Area Events: Plant Sale; Multicultural Event (Portsmouth Patch)
13. Portsmouth Weekend Weather Forecast (Portsmouth Patch)
14. Portsmouth's Zingariello outduels Pinkerton's Doyle in NHIAA Division I baseball game (Seacoastonline.com)
15. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Scenic Drives; Comedy; Bike Ride; Obits; More (Patch)
16. TedxPortsmouth NH returns Friday. Here's a sneak peak at four talks (Seacoastonline.com)
17. 'A labor of love': Portsmouth's Community Garden opens this weekend; public invited (Seacoastonline.com)
18. Rye, NH firefighter saved by his EMS peers (Seacoastonline.com)
19. Edmund Charles Tarbell II Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
20. Timothy Terrell Boyd, Jr. (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
21. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winning Funk, R&B, Soul Artist JON CLEARY & THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER GENTLEMEN on Friday June 3 at 7 & 9:30 P.M. (69News WFMZ-TV)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• PHS Drama Production-Sondheim on Sondheim (7:00 PM)
• PHS Drama Spring Show - Portsmouth School District (7:00 PM)
• Sarah Shook & The Disarmers - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• New Franklin School PTO: "You can’t control Mother Nature - but you Can Reschedule Ice Cream Socials!! We’ll see you all tomorrow night - For some Friday Family Fun! #nfspto #newfranklinschoolpto #raindate☔️ #fridayfamilyfun" (Facebook)
• Pro Portsmouth: "Congratulations, Kelly Goodwin, our 2022 Market Square Day Logo Artist!" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "At 3S Artspace, artist Sue Johnson re-imagines the historical portrait gallery, giving it a contemporary twist, with nine monumental scale works, each at 109.25 inches tall. “It’s a way of updating the historical practice of displaying a..." (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "For a $50 donation during @NHGives, you can help fund all the programs the Black Heritage Trail has to offer, such as our upcoming Juneteenth Celebration 2022. We have some incredible events planned, from tours to panels, gospel choirs, ..." (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "Hanging baskets will be ready for pickup and labeled on the loading dock this afternoon! If you ordered flowers, you can grab your basket of sun on this rainy day!" (Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "This Saturday, join us for a beach cleanup on Plum Island in Newburyport, MA! If you're interested, please email Nikki at nikki@blueoceansociety.org with your name and the number of people in your party. The Blue Ocean Society volunteers..." (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "The Portsmouth Office will be closed tomorrow May 19th 2022. To speak with an advocate please call 603-994-(SAFE)7233" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Atlantic Heights: "Can anyone recommend a good plumber? - Our outdoor water spigot cracked and we need it replaced. Thankfully we were able to shutoff the water from inside the house to stop the leak in our basement. We have left voicemails for several loc..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Pease: "If you’re looking for a new place for your next cut or style we got you !!! - Adding a new barber to accommodate our growing business end of June —- call tradewinds barbershop located at the pease tradeport portsmouth nh -603.953.6007" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Little Harbor: "Looking for someone to move/spread some mulch for me tomorrow. - It’s about a yard." (Nextdoor)

That's it for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next 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...

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