🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Ruth Griffin Place Apartments Open; Music; Obits

Hello all. It's me, Tony Schinella, your host of the Daily. Let's get this Tuesday started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things happening around town.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 76 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Mayflower Autonomous Ship Reaches Canada After Suffering Mechanical Issues - Seapower (SEAPOWER Magazine Online)
2. City Of Portsmouth: Hanover Garage Renovation Public Information Meeting Held Jun 9 (Portsmouth Patch)
3. Mowers Claims Role Of GOP Frontrunner In First CD Race
4. Portsmouth NH leaders assure police are prepared to protect schools (Seacoastonline.com)
5. Shooting In Plymouth; Crash In Jefferson: NH State Police Roundup
6. Kip Moore Acoustic Set in Portsmouth Was a Special Night of Music (wokq.com)
7. Who’s Hiring In And Near Portsmouth: This Week’s Newest Job Openings (Portsmouth Patch)
8. NH Gas Prices Higher Than $5 Per Gallon For First Time Ever
9. John Howard Whitney, 87, of Richmond (theberkshireedge.com)
10. New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Build on SPP Relationship (ang.af.mil)
11. Child Killed, Teen Driver Injured In Crash; Hiker Helped: PM Patch NH
12. Podcaster Roger Wood Talks Restoring Big Nansen Ski Jump (InDepth NH)
13. How Wales' World Cup qualification will impact Portsmouth and Joe Morrell (Hampshire Live)
14. Rita Buscarini obituary (The Local Ne.ws)
15. Portsmouth's Ruth Griffin Place affordable apartments open (Seacoastonline.com)
16. NHPR Folk Calendar | New Hampshire Public Radio (New Hampshire Public Radio)
17. The Hotel Wentworth in New Castle takes center stage (The Union Leader)
18. $6,000 Reward Posted to Help Heat Up Kittery, ME Cold Case (Seacoast Current)

Today in Portsmouth:

• Policy Committee Meeting - Portsmouth School District (9:00 AM)
• Exploring Our Way: Sensory Friendly Playtime (1:00 PM)
• Exploring Our Way: Sensory Friendly Playtime (1:00 PM)
• Math Praxis Workshop - Online - Granite State College (6:00 PM)
• Senior/Junior Awards Ceremony - Portsmouth School District (6:00 PM)
• True Tales Live June Workshop on ZOOM (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses: "It was a beautiful June day for tours at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse today." (Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses via Facebook)
• Prescott Park Arts Festival: "We are so thankful to everyone that joined us yesterday for our Summer Social. As a community, we celebrate together and in challenging times we rally around one another. We mourn the loss of Quarius Dunham, along with so many that were ..." (Prescott Park Arts Festival via Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us this weekend at the Piscataqua Riverfest presented by @gundalowcompany and Seacoast Science Center's World Ocean Day Celebration! We had a blast and we hope you did too!" (Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Come on. This is amazing. Support this great artist!" (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "Calling all Teens! Join us as we SUPPORT and EMPOWER each other! New Teen Peer Support Group starting JUNE 21st! Register via Chat 9am-4pm M-F https://www.resourceconnect.co... or Via the hotline 603-994-7233" (HAVEN NH via Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "NH Gives is in 2 DAYS!! Let's show everyone that New Hampshire is full of generosity! NH Gives kicks off at 5pm on June 7th -help us build a pathway to give children their childhood back. HAVEN's new partnership with @camphopeamerica str..." (HAVEN NH via Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Here's what's happening this week (and next Monday!)" (The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth via Facebook)
• Portsmouth Rotary Club: "Silent auction item for the Portsmouth Rotary Club Golf Tournament! Let’s go Red Sox! See everyone Friday at Pease Golf Course 🏌🏼‍♂️🏌🏼‍♀️" (Portsmouth Rotary Club via Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Seacoast Outright @ Market Square Day June 11th, 9:00am - 4:00pm | Market Square, Portsmouth, NH Come visit the Seacoast Outright table at Market Square Day to get exclusive swag, pride flags of all types, pins and buttons, jewelry, acce..." (Seacoast Outright via Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Tomorrow is the bid day! NH Gives is an opportunity for nonprofits to come together to raise as much money and awareness as possible for their causes. Tell a friend about the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire and some of your favorit..." (Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire via Facebook)
• Seacoast Women's Network: "You’re invited to the 2nd Annual Seacoast Women’s Network Summer Potluck Picnic! (no sign ups, no charge; bring a dish to share and your beach chair) Tuesday, June 28th • 5:30-7:30 p.m. Rain Date: June 29th, same place/time Rye Harbor St..." (Seacoast Women's Network via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Frank Jones Farm: "I have some butternut squash seeds to give away if anyone would like them. - They’re from last years crop and I’ve used what I want. The plants were purchased from Rolling Green last year. We don’t use any chemicals in our garden." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday off right. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!

— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist for Patch in NH (off and on) since May 2011. Sites: Amherst, Concord, Exeter, Hampton-North Hampton, Londonderry, Merrimack, Milford, Portsmouth, Windham. Email: tony.schinella@patch.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...

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