🌱 Hampton A.M. Digest: James Barrington Honored + Gardens Time

Hello, people of Hampton-North Hampton! It's me again, Jason Claffey, your host of the Hampton-North Hampton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 65 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories today in Hampton-North Hampton:

1. ‘A true Southern gentleman’: Former Hampton town manager James Barrington remembered (Seacoastonline.com)
2. Thousands Raised at One Million Meter Row-A-Thon Will Benefit Hampton Police and Fire Departments' Charitable Work (Seacoast Current)
3. Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl (Department of Justice)
4. The Hot Take of the Century: New Hampshire Has the Nation's Best Lobster (Boston magazine)

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Today in Hampton-North Hampton:

• Student Picture Day - North Hampton School (12:00 AM)
• NHS Faculty Meeting - North Hampton School (3:00 PM)

Hampton-North Hampton Patch Notebook

• Fuller Gardens: "🍂Happy Fall, y’all! 🍂 We close for the season on October 15th—you still have plenty of time to stop by!" (Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Hampton, NH: "Congratulations John Nyhan, who received his PHF +2 pin at this morning's meeting." (Facebook)
• North Country Studio Workshops: "Lots going on at Cahoon Museum of American Art including the exhibit “Interwoven” with pieces by NCSW’s treasurer and planning committee member Lynne Francis-Lynn who will also be giving an artist talk. Hope you’ll check it out!" (Facebook)

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— Jason Claffey

About me: I grew up in Massachusetts outside Boston and started my journalism career at 19 when I earned an internship in the sports department of The Boston Globe. I graduated from Boston University in 2007 and became a reporter at Foster's Daily Democrat in New Hampshire before joining Patch in 2010. I've covered three New Hampshire primaries and won awards for environmental reporting and Sunday staff excellence from the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Hampton-North Hampton Daily? You can contact me at jason.claffey@patch.com.