🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Juneteenth Celebrations; Obituaries; Biz Notes

Good morning, friends! I'm back in your inbox this summer morning with your fresh copy of the Portsmouth Daily. Let's get this Tuesday started off right, with a quick dive into the most important things happening these days in town...

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 68 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Pesky Green Crabs Are Being Used to Create a New Hampshire Whiskey (wokq.com)
2. Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire continues Juneteenth celebrations (WMUR Manchester)
3. Exploring the Town of Rye (New Hampshire Magazine)
4. The M/S Mount Washington at 150 Years (New Hampshire Magazine)
5. Roadworks on A3 in Hampshire set to begin next week, developer confirms (Portsmouth News)
6. Best of NH 2022 Shops & Services (New Hampshire Magazine)
7. Best of NH 2022 American & Seafood Restaurants (New Hampshire Magazine)
8. HCA calls off deal to buy Utah hospitals after challenge from Feds - Nashville Business Journal (The Business Journals)
9. Aubrey Jackson Obituary (1932 - 2022-06-18) - Portsmouth, NH - Sentinel & Enterprise (Legacy.com)
10. Portsmouth NH Hospital Wound and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center (Foster's Daily Democrat)
11. July 4th Fireworks 2022 Near Portsmouth (Portsmouth Patch)
12. New Job Listings In And Around Portsmouth (Portsmouth Patch)
13. Pneuma Systems Corporation Recruits Industry Pioneer to Disrupt Home Infusion Space (PR Newswire)
14. Portsmouth learn Papa John's Trophy opponents amid possible Arsenal and Chelsea ties (Hampshire Live)
15. GRAMMY® Award Nominated & World-Renowned Jazz Vocalist STACEY KENT Visits Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club on Saturday August 27 at 7:30 P.M. (Yahoo Finance)
16. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features 8x-Blues Music Award Nominated Master Blues Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter CHRIS CAIN on Thursday July 14 at 7:30 P.M. (69News WFMZ-TV)
17. Tour Pocket Gardens of Portsmouth, discover 'Oceans of Possibilities' (Seacoastonline.com)
18. Vermont, New Hampshire rosters for Make-A-Wish All-Star Hockey Classic (Burlington Free Press)
19. 'Uproar' Juneteenth dance party in Portsmouth NH gets crowd moving (Seacoastonline.com)
20. Arrests Made In School Threat, Stabbing Incidents: NH State Police (Patch)
21. Volunteers begin work on Habitat for Humanity project (Valley News)
22. Halcyon Pleases in Eighth Season (The Boston Musical Intelligencer)
23. Portsmouth: See 3 Local Homes For Sale (Portsmouth Patch)
24. Portsmouth Weekly Weather Forecast (Portsmouth Patch)

Today in Portsmouth:

• LIBRARY OPEN - Langdon Library (10:00 AM)
• Math Praxis Workshops - Online - Granite State College (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Keep on Celebrating Juneteenth with us! Our office is closed, but we are celebrating Public Art today by doing some of our own with the community. Come join us in painting the final street design beginning at 8am in the parking lot of Pe..." (Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "Portsmouth Public Library honors Juneteenth today. On June 19, 1865 — nearly nine decades after our Nation’s founding, and more than 2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation — enslaved Americans in Galveston, ..." (Portsmouth Public Library (NH) via Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Happy Juneteenth! - https://mailchi.mp/blackheritagetrailnh.org/newsletter2743050-2897957" (Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire via Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Join the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) at 2 PM either in person at the African Burial Ground or virtually via live stream for “Uproar: A Celebration of African American Creativity.” Uproar is a high-energy performance tha..." (Strawbery Banke Museum via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Youth Football: "Day one of Skills & Drills and Conditioning Camp!" (Portsmouth Youth Football via Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Looking for a great family activity? Adopt a beach! This image shows Riley Levesque and family. Riley adopted Long Sands Beach in York, and picked up 448 pieces of litter at her cleanup in April! Learn more about our Adopt-a-Beach Progra..." (Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Portsmouth PRIDE 2022 - Saturday, June 25! Join us for the PRIDE March at 12pm at Market Square, and the Marketplace and Main Stage featuring Mary Lambert starting at 1p at Strawbery Banke! Full lineup at seacoastoutright.org #Portsmouth..." (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Our friends from M&T Bank have refreshments for our painters today. Thanks M&T!" (Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire via Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Honoring Juneteenth! Find the Juneteenth schedule here https://blackheritagetrailnh.o... You can see Uproar: A Celebration of African American Creativity on Sunday, June 19 at 2 p.m. at the African Burying Gro..." (The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth via Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Painting is under way! Stop by People’s Bank on State St in Portsmouth and say hi!" (Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Portsmouth PRIDE 2022 - Saturday, June 25! Join us for the PRIDE March at 12pm at Market Square, and the Marketplace and Main Stage featuring Mary Lambert starting at 1p at Strawbery Banke! Full lineup at seacoastoutright.org #Portsmouth..." (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "LAST CHANCE to take advantage of early bird pricing for Vintage & Vine – A Wine Festival in Historic Style! Museum members save $30 off the ticket price through Sunday, June 19, 2022. The number of discounted tickets is based on membersh..." (Strawbery Banke Museum via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Islington Creek: "SPECIAL RMEINDER- WEDNESDAY NIGHT - City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Mayoral Blue-Ribbon Committee Wednesday, June 22, 2022 7:00 pm Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/webina... You are required ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Lafayette Road: "Whats happening on south bound lane from York through Kittery? - Traffic is backed up for miles on high level bridge , RT 1 and all roads heading south." (Nextdoor)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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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