🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Spelling Bee Winner; City Wild For Wordle

Hey, people of Portsmouth! It's me again, Tony Schinella, your host of the Portsmouth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with afternoon showers. High: 49 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. Stiffer rent increases are hitting New Hampshire residents (Yahoo News)
2. Fire Heroes Heralded; Bank Balance, Cell Glitches: PM Patch NH
3. 'A pretty amazing kid.' Portsmouth 7th grader wins NH spelling bee for third time (Seacoastonline.com)
4. Power To The People: Mozart Fanboy Meets Energy Justice (Patch)
5. Unique Wedding Band Found in Milton, New Hampshire, is Still Unclaimed (wokq.com)
6. JOHN NEMETH to Announces Dates for STRONGER THAN STRONG National Tour (Broadway World)
7. Portsmouth Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Portsmouth Patch)
8. 5 New Portsmouth Area Homes For Sale (Portsmouth Patch)
9. The smartest cities in the world at solving Wordle (NJ.com)
10. – Obituary: Diana Rose Somers (Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel)
11. – Obituary: Carmen Dupuis Clifford (Lewiston Sun Journal)
12. Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia Unite for "Blood Brothers" Tour in March and April (Grateful Web)
13. It seems like a lot of you are cheating at Wordle: Study (CNBC)
14. FDPL adult coloring Tuesday | News, Sports, Jobs (Fort Dodge Messenger)
15. Lieutenant Commander Elvin L. Schlegel Obituary (1934 - 2022) - Charleston, SC (Legacy.com)
16. TRMC to hold health screenings | News, Sports, Jobs (Fort Dodge Messenger)
17. Phyllis 'Fifi' Salomone McCarthy | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Recreation Committee at the Library - Langdon Library (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Pinball, one of our adoptable whales, was seen recently in the Turks and Caicos! I can't wait to see her when she comes back up here!" (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Today is the last day to skate! Due to tomorrow’s forecast, Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond will close for the season at the end of the day today, March 5. Check the rink Facebook page for today’s ice schedule and for any sold-ou..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Rotary Club: "The Portsmouth Rotary Club painting crew and some volunteers at the Women's City Club this morning. (03/05/22)" (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Strength of A Woman - https://mailchi.mp/blackheritagetrailnh.org/newsletter2743050-2897886" (Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Thank you Tides of Life SUP Yoga for adopting Seapoint Beach, and to all the volunteers for doing an amazing cleanup yesterday!" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "New Hampshire HB1077 A Bill to repeal the ban on conversation therapy is schedule for Exec Session on Monday, 3/7 at 9:30am in the House Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee. Call your representative to object. They have..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "The play's the thing. Or the musical. One of these plays has a matinee today (Sunday, March 6) (hint: Players' Ring Theatre) but you should look into all of these! (Hint: Seacoast Repertory Theatre Seacoast Repertory Theater New Hampshir..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Seacoast Repertory Theatre / Senior Repertory Theatre -- it's still SRT (and fabulous!)" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Register now for the Tuesday, March 15 State of the State with Governor Chris Sununu. The event is sponsored by Bank of America. LINK: https://portsmouthchamber.org/events/details/state-of-the-state-with-governor-chris-sununu-57216?calen..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Mother's Association: "Chocolate tasting at La Belle Chocolat #portsmouthnh #sma" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "🌸 Register Now for Spring Session 2 Art Classes! - https://mailchi.mp/3fde39183137/announcement-new-pmac-youth-art-classes-added-10891064" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "The play's the thing. Or the musical. One of these plays has a matinee today (Sunday, March 6) (hint: @playersringnh) but you should look into all of these! (Hint: @seacoastrep @nhtheatreproject @3sartspace.) See you stage side? #Portsmo..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Hey Outrighters, The City of Portsmouth, NH has some job openings we thought we'd share! Library Assistant I: https://nh-portsmouth.civicplu... Part- Time Administrative..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "New Hampshire HB1077 A Bill to repeal the ban on conversation therapy is schedule for Exec Session on Monday, 3/7 at 9:30am in the House Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee. Call your representative to object. They have..." (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...