🌱 1900s Phone Booth Calls Gov. Sununu + Your Friendly Toast Designer

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Breezy in the afternoon. High: 79 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories today in Bedford:

1. Discover a historic phone booth from the 1900s at the State house will dial Governor Sununu, and it takes messages! The throwback phone booth on loan from the New Hampshire Telephone Museum in Warner (that has the motto, "Live Free and Dial"), is from the New Hampshire Highway Hotel. The oak phone booth is located in the Executive Council Chamber, next to the office of the governor. You just may have to see it for yourself! (Patch)
2. What kind of events will you find on the NHPR Folk Calendar? This week you will find an Open Mic Night at the Press Room in Portsmouth starting at 6 p.m., Line Dancing at the Saddle-up Saloon in Kingston at 7 p.m. a barn Dance with Stone Soup, Sandy Lafleur calling, at Robinwood Center in Stratham, just to name a few. You can out more here: (New Hampshire Public Radio)
3. Visit The Friendly Toast in Bedford, Portsmouth, or other locations, and you will notice eclectic, colorful, and fun items decorating the walls. You can thank Friendly Toast visual designer Ann-Marie Morse for the fun designs. Morse and her husband are always on the lookout for items to compliment the "colorful, funky decor" in the restaurant's eight locations. Where does she find the unique items? She said they go to "flea markets, estate sales, and everywhere in between, hunting down art, tchotchkes, and memorabilia." (Subscription / The Boston Globe)

From my notebook:

• Bedford Cannons Lacrosse: "Beautiful day for some Cannons lacrosse!" (Bedford Cannons Lacrosse via Facebook)
• Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains: "On Earth Day, April 22, IRG Girl Scout Daisy Savannah worked on the Between Earth and Sky Journey in Concord, NH. She planted white spruce seedlings and posted plaques to note what they are." (Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains via Facebook)
• Bedford N.H. Community Television: "ICYMI Here is the BHS CLASS OF 2022 Graduation." (Bedford (NH) Community Television via Facebook)
• Bedford N.H. Public Library: "New books in the Children's Room!" (Bedford (NH) Public Library via Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a freelance writer, author, and award-winning media producer. She is committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place.

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