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🌱 How Rye surfers turned the nor’easter into a rare wave bonanza
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In today's newsletter:
- How Rye surfers turned the nor'easter into a rare wave bonanza
- Why Rye's shoreline is featured in national nor'easter coverage
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A touch of morning rain, with a high of 65 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
- Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• For East Coast surfers, the Nor'easter is a warm weather gift (staradvertiser.com) — Surfers connected to Rye turned the recent nor'easter into an opportunity, with staff from local surf shop Summer Sessions chasing bigger waves up the coast. While many East Coast residents stayed inside, surfers from New Hampshire to Maine and beyond hunted for the best mix of swell and wind, treating the storm like an early-season gift.
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• Nor'easter storms uncover 19th-century shipwreck in Nantucket (deseret.com) — Rye briefly appears in national coverage of the weekend's nor'easter, with photos showing people watching rough seas as the storm battered the coast. The same system uncovered a 19th-century shipwreck on Nantucket and caused flooding, power outages, and one death in New Jersey and New York, while forecasters warned of lingering coastal hazards.
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3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan Street, Portsmouth - Nichinan Nights Happy Hour →
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, 15 Middle St. (inside Hotel Thaxter), Portsmouth - Family Morning Out - Portsmouth →
Greater Seacoast Health, 8 Greenleaf Woods Drive, Portsmouth
9:30 am - Preschool Art Club! →
Seacoast ArtSpot, 2992 Lafayette Rd Unit 3, Portsmouth
9:30 am - Adoption Event at Allen Wayside Furniture →
Allen Wayside Furniture, 3611 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth
11:00 am - FREE Community Meditation →
Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrot Ave., Portsmouth
12:15 pm - Mobile Health Clinic: Gather (Portsmouth) →
Gather, 124 Heritage Ave, Portsmouth
1:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Opening Shift Manager (one weekend day a must) in Portsmouth. Apply here.
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rye here.
🗞 Nearby News
Portsmouth
- 10 Hidden Gem New Hampshire Restaurants Serving Serious Comfort Food (wokq.com)
- Rock Voices Ice Cream Social Build-A-Brick Workshop More: Manchester Week Ahead Events (patch.com)
- Nor'easter leaves New England largely unscathed (unionleader.com)
Hampton
- Nor'easter weakens after deadly battering of Northeast (abcnews.com)
- Severe Storm Pummels Northeast, Causing Devastating Floods and Widespread Power Outages (themorningtime.com)
Newington
- This Maine man is wicked smart about ventriloquist dummies (pressherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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