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Happy Monday, people of Portsmouth! Tony Schinella here. Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Portsmouth today.

First, today's weather:

Colder with decreasing clouds. High: 20 Low: 11.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. Renovated House Burns; Teens Missing; More: PM Patch NH
2. Newburyport fire in industrial park causes about $2-$4 million in damages (The Daily News of Newburyport)
3. Portsmouth Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Portsmouth Patch)
4. 'Big changes need to happen': Portsmouth launches affordable housing initiative (Seacoastonline.com)
5. This Week's Portsmouth Area Prep Sports Schedule (Portsmouth Patch)
6. Biden says he’s running in 2024, but 2020 Democratic presidential candidates keep coming to NH (Yahoo News)
7. 'Giant of a man': General Wentworth and Kittery's missing Medals of Honor mystery (Seacoastonline.com)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Kids in the Kitchen with Misa's Clean Kitchen (Zoom) (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Fourteen right whale calves have been documented so far this year on the calving grounds off Florida, Georgia and South Carolina! Although 14 doesn't sound like a big number, it is a huge improvement over some previous seasons. For examp..." (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "It has been a fun season coaching these goofballs!!" (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Don’t miss the second installment of our 2022 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks Series today. Our panel will dig into the various issues in New Hampshire’s Native American Community including inadequate representation, invisibility, acces..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Thank you for being our friend! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #celebrateyourgalentine #galentinesday" (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Love in Living Color - https://mailchi.mp/blackheritagetrailnh.org/newsletter2743050-2897874" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "It's Galentine's Day! 🥰 Show your fav gal that you are thinking about her with a bouquet of fresh flowers! 💐 For every $12.00 Bloomin' 4 Good Bouquet with the RED Circle Sticker purchased in February at the @Hannaford located at 800 Is..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Lafayette Road: "I’m looking for a senior trip to Ichygoo park …. - Has any one come across one?" (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...