🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Scenic Drives; Comedy; Bike Ride; Obits; More

Up and at 'em, Portsmouth! Tony Schinella here. Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with a few showers. High: 61 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Felon Fails To Appear For Violations, Court Hearings: U.S. Marshals
2. Ayotte: Freedom is worth fighting for | Veterans (The Union Leader)
3. Lawsuit dismissed against Portsmouth NH over McIntyre Redgate/Kane deal (Seacoastonline.com)
4. Beware Price Gouging, Baby Formula Scams: NH Attorney General
5. Crashes; Sketch Leads To Homicide Case Tips; More: PM Patch NH
6. Atlantic Canada to Host GSA's GOAL 2023 Conference (PerishableNews)
7. 2 Seacoast NH students named US Presidential Scholars (Seacoastonline.com)
8. Exhibits, galleries, theater and more: Seacoast arts and culture news (Seacoastonline.com)
9. Follow The Coast Along This Scenic Drive Through New Hampshire (Only In Your State)
10. Choosing a proxy, formula shortage and celebrating nurses: Seacoast health news (Seacoastonline.com)
11. Names to Know: Irene Rupp Hodge joins Wentworth-Douglass (Foster's Daily Democrat)
12. New Hampshire Tourism Reports Record Breaking Fall Season (Governor Sununu)
13. Portsmouth: See These 5 Open Houses (Portsmouth Patch)
14. Cirrus LED Releases Powerful New Updates to ScreenHub Software (EIN News)
15. Comedian and actor Michael Ian Black coming to the Music Hall Lounge; more shows announced (Seacoastonline.com)
16. New Hampshire Women's Bar Association Supports The Chase Home (carriagetownenews.com)
17. Portsmouth Area Pets Up For Adoption: Meet Iris & More (Portsmouth Patch)
18. Grand Opening Of Kodiak Sciences' Bioconjugation Facility (Contract Pharma)
19. Wow House: 542 High St. In Hampton, New Hampshire (Patch)
20. PATRICIA ANN HODGES | Madisonville Meteor (Madisonville Meteor)
21. City Of Portsmouth: Bike Ride With Portsmouth Mayor McEachern On Saturday (Portsmouth Patch)
22. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Man Accused Of Injury Good Samaritan At Crash (Patch)
23. Entire NH turnpike system should convert to all-electronic tolls: Letters (Seacoastonline.com)
24. Commentary: The Portsmouth Mayor's Ride is back this Saturday! (Seacoastonline.com)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Donate and Shop The Fabulous Find: Supporting Cat Tales for the Month of May (6:00 AM)
• Call for Art: New England Printmakers (9:00 AM)
• CTE Awards Ceremony - Portsmouth School District (5:30 PM)
• Renovation of the Wood Island Lifesaving Station (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Strawbery Banke Museum: "The museum grounds in bloom reflect the current status of the Abenaki calendar: Sigwankas, the Spring Maker Moon. Interestingly, there is not a specific name for lilacs in the Abenaki language -- although they were established as the New..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Folks. You did it. Thank you." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival: "Want to sail on the schooner Adventure? This restored Gloucester fishing schooner will sail out on Saturday 18 June, chartered by PMFF Advisory Committee member Jay Boland. There will be music! You can get a seat the easy way for $125 by..." (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "Act fast on this auction item! It closes on Thursday so you can get your cowboy boots ready!" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "Welcome to part 2 of highlighting our free or discounted museum passes! One of the many perks of having a library card is the special access you get to programs like this! (Make sure to check out part 1 which highlights our science museu..." (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire is working hard to uncover new historical sites across the state like the one we just unveiled for a new site in Windham. You can help us. A $150 donation for @NHGives can help fund new trail mar..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "Need a little more color in your life? Stop by the library between now and Friday to see the Portsmouth Garden Club's Literature In Bloom exhibit! 🌷🌹🌺🌸🏵️🌼 These springtime arrangements are all inspired by books from our own Youth C..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "We've got a special guest this Saturday from 10am to noon. Come to the gallery and meet Curious George himself! Free with the price of admission (and kids are always free)! #ImagineThat! #PictureBookPower" (Facebook)
• Pro Portsmouth: "Once again, Runner's Alley is supporting the MSD 10K!" (Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Take a look back at the results of our cleanup efforts last year! Did you attend a Blue Ocean Society cleanup last year? Learn more about the results of your efforts in 2021 in our latest blog post. Check out how many items we collected ..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Call for Volunteers! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 We could use your help. Join us Saturday, June 25. Sign up today to volunteer at Portsmouth Pride https://www.seacoastoutright.o... #YouBeYou #PortsmouthNH #LGBTQYouth #PortsmouthPride" (Facebook)
• Krempels Center: "**Volunteers Wanted May 29th in Portsmouth - Includes Complimentary Race Shirt & BBQ Ticket** https://www.signupgenius.com/g... Volunteers are needed for our upcoming fundraising road race on Sunday, May 29th in Por..." (Facebook)
• Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5K: "The countdown is on! We're just 10 short days away from the return of our popular road race in-person at Cisco Brewers Portsmouth! This year will be better than ever with a Kids Fun Run & Activities Center hosted by Sages Entertainment, ..." (Facebook)
• Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5K: "New sponsor alert! Thank you Townsend Energy for supporting our race in 2022! Registered yet? No sweat - just visit www.krempelscenter.org/5K today! #RunForBrainInjury #KrempelsCenter #weloveoursponsors #portsmouthnh #memorialdayweekend ..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Christian Shore: "Looking for a home photographer. - Reasonably priced and available this weekend. Need pictures of my rental home. Thanks" (Nextdoor)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll see you around.

— 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...

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