🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Peace Vigil; Bow Threat In Market Square

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

First, today's weather:

Windy with clouds and sun. High: 50 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Portsmouth Man, Hampton Woman Face DWI Charges: Police Log (Portsmouth Patch)
2. Peace Vigil for Ukraine in Portsmouth | Human Interest (The Union Leader)
3. Legislators Vote Themselves A New $35M Garage: PM Patch NH
4. NH education officials look to esports to help build STEM skills (The Union Leader)
5. Portsmouth's first downtown micro-housing approved at Statey site. Here's what we know. (Seacoastonline.com)
6. Police investigating bomb threat made on Market Square in Portsmouth (WMUR Manchester)
7. Doris “Dossie” Ann Twombly Obituary (Foster's Daily Democrat)
8. Portsmouth: 5 Freshest Houses For Sale (Portsmouth Patch)
9. Portsmouth Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Portsmouth Patch)
10. Heavy police presence in downtown Portsmouth due to possible bomb scare (Manchester Ink Link)
11. All-division high school hockey teams | High School Sports / Youth (The Union Leader)
12. 'Long Story Short': NHPR and Seacoast storytelling series team for broader 'no-heckle' zone (The Union Leader)
13. Portsmouth company uses drones to maps coastal erosion and wetlands (The Union Leader)
14. Chemicals found in well water near Kittery landfill (The Associated Press - en Español)
15. Development authority in New Hampshire mulls cargo facility (NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ)
16. George Paul Hayden Obituary (Foster's Daily Democrat)
17. Electric vehicles to toxic algae: What you need to know about energy and environment bills in the N.H. Legislature (New Hampshire Public Radio)
18. Development Authority in New Hampshire Mulls Cargo Facility (U.S. News & World Report)
19. 40 Harborview Drive In Rye, New Hampshire: Nearby Wow (Portsmouth Patch)
20. Chamber Collaborative: The 16th Annual Art Of Great Bay (Portsmouth Patch)
21. Everett Rogers, Jr., of Cranston Dies at 63 (GoLocalProv)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• The Channels of Student Activism: UNH Holden Lecture by Amy Binder (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Continuing our series of Interns: “Where are they now”, please welcome Mary (Boisse) Barnes! Hi! I’m Mary! I am originally from Somersworth, NH and interned for Blue Ocean Society during the summer of 2013. I got my undergraduate degree ..." (Facebook)
• Jeff Cote: "These misty and foggy spring mornings have a unique feel." (Instagram)
• Seacoast Eat Local: "It's New Hampshire Maple Weekend! Find a sugar house near you at https://nhmapleproducers.com/ and savor all things maple! And in case you can't make it to a sugar house this weekend, here's a view from the inside!" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "By narrow margins, NH HB 1077 to reinstate harmful conversion therapy, and 1180 to exclude transgender youth where both tabled. Thank you to those who called their reps, and the reps who voted to protect LGBTQ+ youth!" (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Learn about Mae Jemison! She has always reached for the stars, and we'd like to celebrate her achievements for Women's History Month. See this printable activity sheet where you can learn more about Mae! https://www.canva.com/design/DAE5..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Josephine was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent during WWII, and civil rights activities. Learn more about this amazing woman at: https://glreview.org/article/a... #WomensHistoryMonth #JosephineBaker #h..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Welcome to the Chamber Collaborative, Barre & Soul! We've got a few events coming up we'd love to see you at— including an After Hours at The Venue at Portwalk Place on March 31. Here's the link https://portsmouthchamber.org/events/detai..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "For over 15 years, Great Bay Community College has been a partner in the program providing a facility, equipment and expertise from faculty who, in compliance with SkillsUSA standards, create contest challenges and help to judge." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "All of the 21 units being built on the site will be less than 500 square feet in size, and “will be within reach of people who can afford market rate housing, provided that the housing units are small and not presented as luxury housing,..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Frank Jones Farm: "Anybody have a spare patio chair? - Mine broke and I can't afford a new one. Just want to sit outside. Maybe you bought more than you needed because they came in a set? I'm in Heritage Hill. Can pick it up (no contact)" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, White Cedars: "A Huge Thank You to Lou's Custom Exhaust! - They are Fantastic! They fixed our Equinox after many issues!! So Incredibly Happy! I highly recommend them!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Walker Bungalow and Shaw Rd: "Attention cars! - Amphibians crossing" (Nextdoor)

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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...