🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Top Candy Shops; 400th Birthday Planning; More

Good morning, people of Portsmouth! Tony Schinella here with a brand-new Portsmouth Daily.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon shower in spots. High: 54 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. Looking Back: Wheels are set in motion for the Russo-Japanese War Peace Conference (The Union Leader)
2. Shootings Of Retired Couple Shocks Capital City: Nearby News
3. This Week's Events In Portsmouth Area (Portsmouth Patch)
4. NH State Trooper Injured During Crash; River Search; More: PM Patch NH
5. Top 10 Candy Shops in New Hampshire are Yummy (wokq.com)
6. Portsmouth Weekly Weather Forecast (Portsmouth Patch)
7. Janiva Magness Shares 'Don't You Forget About Me' in Advance of Upcoming Record (Broadway World)
8. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: May 5 Party On The Deck At The Brook With Exeter Health Resources (Portsmouth Patch)
9. Lights out: Dominant Exeter pitching staff has allowed just one run in its six wins this year (Seacoastonline.com)
10. Danny Cowley confirms George Hirst plan as Portsmouth face filling gaping hole this summer (Hampshire Live)
11. John Rodgers Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
12. 2 cemeteries added to New Hampshire's historic places list (New Hampshire Public Radio)
13. Small Fire Damages Two Rooms at Hampton, NH Motel (Seacoast Current)
14. Learn the story of three women who saved the Seacoast from 'Big Oil,' Thursday, May 5 (Seacoastonline.com)
15. Portsmouth Public Library: D&D The Big Adventure, Thursday May 5 (Portsmouth Patch)
16. Podcast: Roger Wood Talks Portsmouth's Upcoming 400th Birthday (InDepth NH)
17. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Tree Awards; Community News; Obits; And More (Patch)

Today in Portsmouth:

• Donate and Shop The Fabulous Find: Supporting Cat Tales for the Month of May (6:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Happy Opening Day! Strawbery Banke is open for the 2022 Historic House season. See how a waterfront community has grown and changed over 12,000 years. From the indigenous Abenaki people, European Colonists, life on the World War II homef..." (Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Congratulations to our former intern Kaela Preston for presenting her senior thesis work at the Rosenstiel Undergraduate Research Symposium (RURS) 2022 at University of Miami! The title of her poster was "Differentiated behavior between ..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "JOIN OUR TEAM! We are hiring a Programming and Outreach Librarian! We are searching for an energetic, well-organized, creative, dedicated librarian to fill a position here at the library - could it be you? The Supervisor of Programming a..." (Facebook)
• Pro Portsmouth: "Children’s Day! Northeast Credit Union Wentworth-Douglass Hospital" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "News out of Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. Want to ride that ferris wheel?" (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Stories Connection, Persuade, and Challenge - https://mailchi.mp/blackheritagetrailnh.org/newsletter2743050-2897929" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Look who's joined the Chamber. (Better yet—listen: https://wxgr.org/). Welcome, WXGR! (See you at the Mixer at GoodWork Seacoast? https://portsmouthchamber.org/events/details/morning-mixer-2022-presented-by-service-credit-union-hosted-by..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention would like to invite you and your Pup to join them on May 21, 2022 for the Second Annual New Hampshire Paws for Prevention! http://ow.ly/ZNrC50IQCgm" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Central Portsmouth: "I miss Portsmouth Health but was happy to find a few of my favorite products at The Herbal Path (A Natural Pharmacy) 1262 Woodbury today! - Interesting place with some local products." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Little Harbor: "I have an old house in Portsmouth with a curving banister. - It needs some work. I am looking for recommendations for someone with the expertise to handle this type of job. Anyone have any suggestions? I would appreciate the assist." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South Islington: "I’m wondering if anyone knows of any retired folks who do any dog sitting at their homes on the Seacoast. - (Preferably Portsmouth, Rye, Kittery, Greenland area) What I’m looking for is a Dog Sitter (non smoking home) with a fully fenced..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Springbrook: "Please check out my freehand art for sale! - More to come." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Coakley AndTraffic Circle: "Anyone have recommendations for nice places to take a walk around the seacoast? - We always do the same places and looking for some new scenery!" (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today. 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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