🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Massive Treehouse Creates Backyard Battle

Morning, Portsmouth! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right. Here's what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

A little afternoon rain. High: 44 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. TSA reports air travel up 85% from 1 year ago; COVID-19 travel restrictions still in place (WMUR Manchester)
2. Massive treehouse creates backyard battle in New Hampshire (New York Post )
3. Joan Ann (Collins) McGuigan (New Britain Herald)
4. Joan McGuigan Obituary (2022) - New Britain, CT - Hartford Courant (Legacy.com)
5. Peek Inside Stroll, Portsmouth NH's Newest Adorable Café with a Unique Twist (wokq.com)
6. Rollinsford couple's legacy provides scholarships for students interested in medical fields (The Laconia Daily Sun)
7. Gordon A. Gray, 83, of Housatonic (theberkshireedge.com)
8. Lynn-Del (Edstrand) Bryant Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
9. Driver: I Didn't Know I Was Doing 127 MPH on NH Turnpike (Seacoast Current)
10. New sea-level rise projections could help N.H. towns plan for impacts of climate change (New Hampshire Public Radio)
11. This Week's Portsmouth Area Events (Portsmouth Patch)
12. Adam H. Price Sr. Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
13. Splaine: Onto a 2050 vision for Portsmouth (will we still be discussing McIntyre?) (Seacoastonline.com)
14. Unitil : Upgrades Bring Energy Savings for Hampton Wastewater Plant (marketscreener.com)
15. Local Jobs: See Who's Hiring In The Portsmouth Area (Portsmouth Patch)
16. Plans for new Hampshire incinerator that would burn 1.5x more waste than Portsmouth (Portsmouth News)
17. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features 10x-GRAMMY® Award-Winning & 19x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Trumpeter & Composer ARTURO SANDOVAL on Thursday May 12 at 7:30 P.M. (WFMZ Allentown)
18. 'We don't want to look greedy': Portsmouth schools submit 5% budget increase to city (Seacoastonline.com)
19. Greener, cheaper electricity? Portsmouth is pursuing a community power model (Seacoastonline.com)
20. Portsmouth, NH Art Gallery Gives Big 'Alice in Wonderland' Vibes (wokq.com)
21. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Museum Of Art, University Of New Hampshire Presents On The EDGE Exhibition (Press Release Desk)
22. Police Log: Feb. 21, 2022 | News (The Daily News of Newburyport)
23. Institute part of effort to study harnessing ocean's energy | Coastal Review (Coastal Review Online)

Today in Portsmouth:

• ESSER Funds Forum - Portsmouth School District (6:30 PM)
• True Tales Live February Storytelling Event on ZOOM (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Happy Presidents' Day! Enjoy some local presidential history in Keith Beutler's new book, George Washington's Hair: How Early Americans Remembered the Founders. One of the objects discussed is a framed memorial in the museum collection (..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Eat Local: "Great learning opportunity from NOFA-NH at only $10/class! Take one or all six in this gardening series that's perfect for both new and experienced gardeners seeking to feed themselves and their families. Topics include: garden planning,..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌, 𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆! USS Albacore Submarine and Museum, 569 Submarine Way, will open for the season TODAY! (Monday, Feb. 21). It will be open for tours Monday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the last..." (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "Healthy relationships are built on the core elements of respectful communication, healthy boundaries, and supporting each other. Healthy relationships can look like both partners showing: Honesty and accountability; Trust; Equal decision..." (Facebook)
• Pro Portsmouth: "Team David returns as a Supporting Sponsor of the Market Square Day 10K!" (Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Looking to learn something new this week? Sign up to learn about the trash and other forms of debris we find on NH shores through our beach cleanup program. Tune in from 6:30-7:30 to hear about the top items we found on the beach last ye..." (Facebook)
• Krempels Center: "In our new Sense-Ability online group, members brainstormed some overstimulating scenarios as a group and discussed strategies for managing those moments as they come up in daily life. Can you think of some more? Interested in joining us..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Eat Local: "HAPPY CSA WEEK! 👉 According to research done by Small Farm Central, the last week of February is the week when most of the nation’s CSA members sign up for their farm share! 👉 As a result, the term CSA Day (and now CSA Week) was coined..." (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "Taco Tuesday with a cookie tomorrow night! Link to buy Maine Celtics tix at www.nfspto.org" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Happy Presidents Day 🌹 🇺🇸 🌹 “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ~Abraham Lincoln #MondayMorningMotivation #PresidentsDay #AbrahamLincoln" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "PROTECT OUR TRANS COMMUNITY FROM THIS BILL! NH House bill (HB 1180) would weaken the state’s discrimination protections. Its purpose is to negatively impact the ability of trans people to participate in activities or be placed appropriat..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "Take a Look at Just a Few of This Year's Live Auction Items Up For Bid! 👀 We are excited to give you a sneak peek at a few of our live auction items for this year's Spring Fever for the Arts! Plan your next getaway when you win one of t..." (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Learn about the first Black U.S. President. Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party. The Barack Obama Presidential Center..." (Facebook)
• Pro Portsmouth: "Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine returns as the Co-Title Sponsor of the MSD 10K!" (Facebook)

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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...