🌱 Portsmouth Daily: What You Need To Know March 16

Good morning, Portsmouth! It's Tony Schinella. Let's get this Wednesday started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to sun. High: 51 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. The District is a great place to dine before the show (The Union Leader)
2. March 31-April 10: 2022 New Hampshire Jewish Film Fest returns to theaters in four cities (Manchester Ink Link)
3. Wow House: 491 Marcy St. In Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Portsmouth Patch)
4. A Senior Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Shaheen Secures Numerous NH & National Security Priorities in Government Funding Legislation Signed into Law | US Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire (Senator Jeanne Shaheen)
5. Patriots Player Spotted Singing Karaoke at a Portsmouth, NH Bar (wokq.com)
6. NH Gov. Sununu: Cities and towns must develop multi-family housing, not 'high-end condos' (Seacoastonline.com)
7. New Hampshire PoutineFest to Return This October (wokq.com)
8. Beth Israel Lahey Health plans to acquire Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire - Boston Business Journal (The Business Journals)
9. Richardson Media Group earns B corp certification (New Hampshire Business Review)
10. Portsmouth, NH's Doris Moore Honored for World War II Service (Seacoast Current)
11. City Of Portsmouth: City Of Portsmouth Purchases Community Campus From The Foundation For Seacoast Health (Press Release Desk)
12. Report: New Hampshire favorite Winovich traded by Patriots (WMUR Manchester)
13. Portsmouth Area Real Estate Roundup (Portsmouth Patch)
14. Senet and GRiT Technologies Bring LoRaWAN IoT Connectivity to Ohio River Valley (Yahoo Finance)
15. Commentary: Air cargo is just one component of our plan for airport at Pease (Seacoastonline.com)
16. 🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Port City Bars Make Friendliest List (Patch)
17. 'Really awesome': Portsmouth/Newmarket savors beating odds in historic hockey season (Seacoastonline.com)
18. Portsmouth NH buys Community Campus, sees big opportunity (Seacoastonline.com)
19. Military Notes - Portland Press Herald (Press Herald)
20. Events - Portland Press Herald (Press Herald)
21. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winning Singer & Songwriter MARC COHN on Thursday March 24 at 7:30 P.M. (69News WFMZ-TV)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Chamber Music Festival - Portsmouth School District (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cass Street: "Hi neighbors! - I have a VW Golf and the service shop at the dealer said I need a new thermostat housing as my coolant is leaking. Their quote seems a bit high. Does anyone know of a trustworthy mechanic who specializes in Volkswagens? W..." (Nextdoor)

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Events:

• Saint Paddy's Comedy and Dance Spectacular (March 17)
• FREE WEBINAR | Saints, Symbols, and Spaghetti (March 18)
• American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert Day: Understand Your Risk (March 22)
• 2022 Paddle Plunge Camp Lincoln Fundraiser Event (April 9)
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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...