🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Overdue Sailors Safe; Bans Off Our Bodies Rallies

Hello again, neighbors. Tony Schinella here with your fresh copy of the Portsmouth Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Here's the lowdown...

First, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 82 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. Coast Guard: Overdue Sailors Are Safe, on Course to Virginia (U.S. News & World Report)
2. Seacoast 'Bans Off Our Bodies' rallies in Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter (Seacoastonline.com)
3. This New Hampshire Facebook Page Spills the Tea on Local Playgrounds (wokq.com)
4. Lilla Fay Heath Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
5. World Renowned F45 Training Opening in Portsmouth's West End YardsIf you (wokq.com)
6. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award Nominated Jazz Vocalist THANA ALEXA and her Band on Thursday July 28 at 7:30 P.M. (69News WFMZ-TV)
7. Wow House: 379 Ocean Boulevard In Hampton, New Hampshire (Patch)
8. City Of Portsmouth: Peirce Island Outdoor Pool Opens June 25 (Portsmouth Patch)
9. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Fire Chief To Retire; Events; Obituaries; More (Patch)
10. 🌱 Hampton-North Hampton Daily: Officer Honored For Saving Woman (Patch)
11. 🌱 Merrimack Daily: Naticook Road Drainage Update; Events; And More (Patch)
12. Splaine: NH State Police now have body cams. Why can't Portsmouth, NH? (Seacoastonline.com)
13. Tabor: Greener, less costly electricity is possible in Portsmouth. Learn about it June 29. (Seacoastonline.com)
14. Portsmouth, NH, developer begin creating detailed McIntyre plan for NPS (Seacoastonline.com)
15. Old Portsmouth business, family-owned Richardson's Market, returning (Seacoastonline.com)
16. Portsmouth NH fire lieutenant Cassie Chamberlain is first female officer (Seacoastonline.com)

Today in Portsmouth:

• Comedian Jim McCue (9:00 AM)
• Portsmouth GREEK FESTIVAL (12:00 PM)
• Healthy Kids Day (12:00 PM)
• Footloose! Presented by Service Credit Union (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Seacoast Outright: "IT'S GOING DOWN TOMORROW! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 Oh My Gaga! Portsmouth Pride is right around the corner and we are here to give you all the deets. Come OUT and show your PRIDE! 12:00 p Meet up in 📍Market Square to March 12:30 p Kick off!..." (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• Prescott Park Arts Festival: "TONIGHT is Opening Night of Footloose, presented by Service Credit Union! This cast has been working SO hard to put this joyful musical together for you all. We hope you'll come down to the park to celebrate the opening weekend of Footlo..." (Prescott Park Arts Festival via Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Once field trip season ends, summer camp season begins. Strawbery Banke is proud to offer summer camps designed to get kids excited about the past and eager to be active participants in the world around them. These camps would not be pos..." (Strawbery Banke Museum via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Farmers' Market: "Here comes the sun! This Saturday, 6/25, is bringing us our much needed heat and sun. Perfect for your garden at home and perfect for our Portsmouth Farmers' Market! Remember you can find everything you need for breakfast at this market,..." (Portsmouth Farmers' Market via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "MARY LAMBERT, headliner at Portsmouth Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 Help us welcome Mary Lambert to Portsmouth, NH at her performance Saturday 6/25 at Seacoast Outright's event, Portsmouth Pride, at Strawbery Banke Museum The FREE concert ..." (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "See you in Market Square at 5pm tonight!" (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Portsmouth Pride is making all the to-do lists! ➡️ New Hampshire Public Radio: https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2... ➡️ Seacoastonline.com: https://www.seacoasto..." (The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Official Portsmouth Pride After Party Saturday, 6/25, 7pm Tour, 581 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/o... DJ Sunshine // HOSTESS Bian..." (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "Portsmouth Pocket Garden Tour is this weekend! We've got the garden at the John Paul Jones house in tip-top shape! See you there! 🌺🌼🌹" (Portsmouth Historical Society via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival: "WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! It takes a strong crew of dedicated and reliable volunteers who love this music and history to keep this festival and the community alive and thriving. I'm building that crew. Please join us by signing up here: https:..." (Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival via Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire received the 2022 Best of New England Editor’s Pick from Yankee Magazine and had a feature in their May/June 2022 Summer Travel Issue. We are honored to accept this award and love the showcase fo..." (Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire via Facebook)
• Seacoast Eat Local: "**NEW DATE ALERT** Our outdoor cob oven pizza-making night has been rescheduled to June 28! This event is a fundraiser for Seacoast Eat Local and is hosted by @fatpeachfarm in Madbury. During the evening, attendees will learn the basics ..." (Seacoast Eat Local via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "🏳️‍🌈 SHARE FOR TICKETS 🏳️‍🌈 We're giving away 2 pair of tickets to Seacoast Outright's Official Portsmouth Pride After Party! How to enter: Tag yourself here Share to your Facebook and Instagram account Tag us in your post! FB: @seac..." (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "Some scenes from last week’s Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! We were thrilled to connect with kids, teens, and families going into a summer full of in-person library programs! 🤗 Didn’t make this event? Summer reading sign-up is ongoing a..." (Portsmouth Public Library (NH) via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "🏳️‍🌈 SHARE FOR TICKETS 🏳️‍🌈 We're giving away 2 pair of tickets to Seacoast Outright's Official Portsmouth Pride After Party! How to enter: Tag yourself here Share to your Facebook and Instagram account Tag us in your post! FB: @seac..." (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "We had the best time at @nhplib teaching our microplastics lab program! The kids learned all about microplastics and then got to sift through the sand to find and categorize microplastics. If you're interested in hosting our microplastic..." (Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Spinnaker Point: "Metal Roofing - I am planning on putting metal roofing on a 3 season cabin/camp this summer - its in Southern Maine. Anyone with experience with changing to metal roof - quality of materials - do's and don'ts? Any thoughts or recom..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Elwyn Park: "Anyone in need of mowing service? - Mulch, weeds, hedge trimming! Masonry work!?? Give me a call or text -6035312908" (Nextdoor)

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— Tony Schinella

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