🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Podcaster Asks, 'What Happened To Harmony?'

Hey, Portsmouth! Tony Schinella here. It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Portsmouth.

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First, today's weather:

Increasingly windy. High: 35 Low: 2.

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Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. Model predicts COVID-19 in New Hampshire will rise through February, drop quickly (WMUR Manchester)
2. OSHA Vaccine Mandate Partially Defeated; NH Reacts: PM Patch NH
3. Compass expands its brokerage operations to New Hampshire (Inman)
4. Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire (New Hampshire Business Review)
5. 'Twin-demic': NH seeing 2,610 COVID cases, 9-10 deaths daily. Hospital staffs hit, too. (Seacoastonline.com)
6. 10 things to do in N.H. this weekend: Bigfoot walk, gallery talk, MLK Day (New Hampshire Public Radio)
7. This Weekend's Upcoming Portsmouth Area Events (Portsmouth Patch)
8. Portsmouth Weekend Weather Forecast (Portsmouth Patch)
9. Ten Piscataqua Painters on display at Portsmouth library (Seacoastonline.com)
10. The Landing School announces new team members (Boating Industry)
11. Manchester Police Increase Reward To $104K For Missing NH Girl
12. Vicki Lee's will become Ovenbird; Eastern Standard's Garrett Harker plans new restaurants (The Boston Globe)
13. City Of Portsmouth: City Of Portsmouth Finance Department Publishes FY21 Popular And Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (Press Release Desk)
14. Hampshire weather: Fog warning issued with visibility below '100m in places' and risk of travel disruption | The News (Portsmouth News)
15. Portsmouth Area Prep Games Coming Up This Weekend (Portsmouth Patch)
16. Podcast: Roger Wood Asks, 'What Happened To Little Harmony?' (InDepth NH)
17. Portsmouth investigates potential environmental issues at Community Campus. Ex-mayor raises concerns. (Seacoastonline.com)
18. Massive air cargo facility at Pease Tradeport? Two competing plans in development (Seacoastonline.com)
19. Duffy: Portsmouth micro-unit project fails: Let's not repeat the mistake (Foster's Daily Democrat)
20. Gary LeVox from Rascal Flatts endorses MindStir Media as the platform to use for self-publishing (EIN News)
21. Obituary for Robert "Bob" Marion Rishel, Plainfield, IL (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
22. Melissa Ann Bennett Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
23. Former Brotherhood of Thieves awarded new liquor, entertainment licenses (The Inquirer and Mirror)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Morning Mixer 2022: Presented by Service Credit Union (8:30 AM)
• New Hampshire Theatre Project Presents Women Playing Hamlet (8:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Help Come Home: "Good Morning! We are all walking into the future together, and the only one who knows its outcome is The Lord. Every day may not be Joyful and Happy, but I can safely say that there's always something to be Grateful for. Most have friend..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Catapult Seacoast is relaunching under the leadership of the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth in partnership with the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce, Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce - Ha..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Alie Jewelry—we can't thank you enough for putting Wintertide on display in such a magnificent manner! Please thumb through these photos—better yet—pop by to see them in Market Square. Learn more about Wintertide at www.goportsmouthnh.co..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Sign up to be a speaker for our Educational Outreach Team! Our Educational Outreach Team is in search of volunteers to help facilitate LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency trainings with community organizations. Applicants must have daytime avai..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Hey! It's Elden with Allegra Marketing Print Mail in #portsmouthnh. Thanks for the help with our sponsor board, Elden! #portsmouthnh #chambercollaborative #thetideisNIGH" (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Are you joining us for our Black Matter is Life poetry event on January 20? If you are, and you want to read the poems we'll be discussing beforehand, you can find them on our website: https://blackheritagetrailnh.o... The ..." (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "For Stalking Awareness Month, HAVEN is raising awareness of this issue, so that survivors and their loved ones can learn more and get the support and safety planning they deserve. Learn more: https://www.stalkingawareness.org/what-to-do-..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "Are you curious to know what PMAC is all about? Although we're not together at our building on Islington Street, we hope you enjoy this virtual edition of our "Get to Know PMAC" event. This blog post includes several videos about PMAC pr..." (Facebook)
• PPMtv - Portsmouth Public Media: "Who in our community inspires you? Nominate them for the PPMtv 2022 Inspiration Awards! 🏆🤲🏼 #portsmouth #portsmouthnh #newhampshireliving #nhdaily #603 #seacoastnh #newhampshire #newhampshirelife #nh" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Business NH Magazine's awards applications are due Jan. 21. Check them out-- we think you are alllll winners. https://www.businessnhmagazine.com/competitions/business-of-the-year-awards/" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Voting ends Jan. 14 for the BoB (Best of Business) Awards given out by New Hampshire Business Review. Vote here: www.nhbr.com/bob-awards-ballot/" (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Half-K "Run Through History" participants get a very cool SWAG BAG full of goodies thanks to Xfinity, EVOLVE mindful movement, Stoner Andrews, Warren's Lobster House, and more! If you haven't yet registered to walk, jog, run, or boogie (..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Trans Youth & Family Day (via Zoom) Greater Boston PFLAG Sat, JAN 15, 10am - 4pm This event kicks off with a parent & caregiver meet-up facilitated by trained GBPFLAG facilitators. The day includes two panels as well as a lunch-and-learn..." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! See you all tomorrow 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...