🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Presidential Visit; Students Help Ukraine; More

Rise and shine, Portsmouth! Tony Schinella here. It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Morning rain, windy; cloudy. High: 58 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Portsmouth, New Hampshire Community Garden Underway (wokq.com)
2. Boston Marathon Live Coverage: Peres Jepchirchir Wins Women's Race
3. Biden to highlight investments in nation's ports and waterways during Portsmouth stop (The Union Leader)
4. Elijah's Mom Charged With Murder; Wrong-Way Driver Dies: PM Patch NH
5. President Joe Biden to speak at Port Authority on Portsmouth's role in the supply chain (Seacoastonline.com)
6. Man Accused Of Striking Woman With Glass At Portsmouth’s Press Room (Portsmouth Patch)
7. Mom Of NH Boy Found Dead In MA Park Indicted On Murder Charges
8. Portsmouth College Students Raise Funds, Compassion for Ukraine (wokq.com)
9. William F. Gladhill Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
10. Connect With Portsmouth Area’s Top-Rated Home Professionals Using This New Feature
11. Ukrainian Family New to Portsmouth, New Hampshire Needs Childcare (wokq.com)
12. Portsmouth Events Calendar: See What's Happening This Week (Portsmouth Patch)
13. Who’s Hiring Throughout Portsmouth: This Week’s Newest Job Openings (Portsmouth Patch)
14. Dr. Tom Sherman Says He Has Experience To Get N.H. Back on Track (InDepthNH.org)
15. POLITICO Playbook: The inflation argument splitting Dems in two- POLITICO (POLITICO)
16. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Poking Holes In Bag Ban; Obits; McIntyre Secrecy? (Patch)
17. Vernal pool walks, Piscataqua Rangers concert, Players' Ring fundraiser: Community events this week (Seacoastonline.com)
18. NHPR Folk Music and Dance Calendar 4.17.22 | New Hampshire Public Radio (New Hampshire Public Radio)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Economic Outlook 2022: The View from Here presented by CIT Bank (8:30 AM)
• Recreation Committee at the Library - Langdon Library (5:00 PM)
• Kids' Minecraft Night - Langdon Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Thank you to The Seacoast Lady for taking us out on our first scouting trip of the season today! We covered a good portion of Jeffreys Ledge in our 8 hour trip and had some great sightings, including several right whales (from a distance..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Let's gooooo 😊 #PortsmouthNH #ChamberCollaborative #busybusybusyyeah https://portsmouthchamber.org/events/calendarcatgid/31" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival: "Coming up Thursday, the 21st! Do you sing a version of Santy Anna – Santy Anno – Santiana – Santiano? Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is delighted to sponsor a special event to share versions of this fascinating shanty. On Thursday 21 ..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Youth Football: "Powerhouse Sports NH is partnering with Portsmouth Youth Football to offer football training sessions to all its athletes. Our goal is to provide quality training sessions as each athlete prepares for their fall season. Areas of Focus: P..." (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "We hope to See you at our meeting tomorrow night! #nfspto" (Facebook)

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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...