🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Poking Holes In Bag Ban; Obits; McIntyre Secrecy?

Up and at 'em, Portsmouth! It's Tony Schinella. Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Sun giving way to clouds. High: 50 Low: 41.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Crashed Tesla That Burst Into Flames Reignites Days Later: PM Patch NH
2. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Salsa Secrets Raises $6K For Ukraine (Portsmouth Patch)
3. Portsmouth Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Portsmouth Patch)
4. Wrong-Way Elderly Driver Crash; Biker Fight, Shot Fired: Nearby News
5. Officials poke legal holes in New London's plastic bag ban (Valley News)
6. Andrew McInnes | Obituary (The Eagle-Tribune)
7. Obituary: Maureen Elizabeth (O'Brien) Roche - Portland Press Herald (Press Herald)
8. NH High School Baseball/softball: Souhegan's Colby invites comparisons (The Union Leader)
9. 85 Wentworth Road In New Castle, New Hampshire: Nearby Wow (Portsmouth Patch)
10. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Diner For Sale; Diamond Rings Disposed By Mistake (Patch)
11. 🌱 Hampton-North Hampton Daily: Travel; Music; And More (Patch)
12. Does Portsmouth's street dining help or harm retail shops? Not everyone agrees (Seacoastonline.com)
13. Mary McEachern Keenan, former Portsmouth mayor, aunt of Deaglan McEachern, dies at 85 (Seacoastonline.com)
14. Splaine: Why so much secrecy regarding the McIntyre development? (Seacoastonline.com)

Today in Portsmouth:

• Kids Art Classes beginning Monday April 18th (4:00 PM)
• 2022 Age of Champions Health & Wellness Fair (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Our summer interns have been hired! We look forward to working with this new group soon! Here is a map showing where they are coming from." (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Many thanks to the volunteers who lent a hand in the gardens and historic landscapes at Strawbery Banke this morning! Their efforts greatly helped the Museum in preparing for the Historic House season on May 1. Interested in becoming a S..." (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "According to the Abenaki calendar, it is Sogalikas, the Sugar Maker Moon. Sugar maker refers to, of course, the season of maple sap harvest. Maple syrup is a traditional springtime food of Wabanaki peoples and its production has long bee..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "#NewHampshireNow prints for sale in the Museum Shop! Remember our great exhibit last fall of 46 New Hampshire photographers who traveled the Granite State from 2018-2020 taking pictures of daily life and majestic scenes? Now you can own ..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Youth Football: "A few photos from the D camp in Bedford. We had a few former Portsmouth youth football Players as well as some present! Great turnout and a great camp!" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "Takes all kinds of bunnies at this time of year. Mo Willems joins #ImagineThat, opening May 6 at Portsmouth Historical Society Discover Portsmouth, opening May 6." (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "It’s Jazz Appreciation Month and today we are all ears for the “Queen of Jazz” Ella Fitzgerald. She found success with the Chick Webb Orchestra early on and her rendition of the nursery rhyme “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” helped her and Webb to n..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Listen up y'all 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 Portsmouth Pride Saturday, June 25 We're looking for volunteers and vendors. More info: https://www.seacoastoutright.org/pride" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "TUESDAY GAMES NIGHT Games Night - all games all the time! Scattergories, Among Us, Pictionary, and Code Names. Kids get to pick. Join us every Tuesday from 7:00pm - 8:30pm. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/4Tjs3CkMHGnd... #YouBeYou #Tue..." (Facebook)
• Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses: "At the upcoming American Lighthouse Foundation Gala on May 1 at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, living history performer Joseph Smith with present "Through a New Lens: Augustin Fresnel," his acclaimed portrayal of the genius..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "How great was it to kick off Barre & Soul's brand new studio space celebration on Friday with a ribbon cutting? Now Barre & Soul is at 738 Islington Street, # A3, Portsmouth-- the Hannaford/(Pic 'n' Pay) Plaza. Learn more at https://www...." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "National Stress Awareness Day I'm not sure anyone needs a day to question whether LGBTQ+ teens are stressed... we're all stressed! So what do you do to reduce stress keep things in control? Share with us some of YOUR favorite tips. #Stre..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "WTG, City Hall Portsmouth NH—Dept. of Public Works 💍💍💍💍👀" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South Islington: "Scouts are cleaning out a lot of gear at the church on Spinney Road. - Some stuff will be up for grabs. Please come and see if you would like anything! Traditional Coleman lanterns, etc" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South Islington: "I have 5 Coleman propane lanterns to give away, also some candles (partly used) if anyone needs some! - Message me. In Portsmouth" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Wibird: "If anyone knows a teenager/youngster who might be interested in doing lawn mowing, please let me know. - I have a small lawn on Lincoln Ave., and would like very much to get some help. Thank you very much." (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...