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🌱 New Castle family mourns the passing of Wendy Faber Yee
And check out Candlelight Stroll on the New Castle Patch calendar

Morning New Castle! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- New Castle family mourns the passing of Wendy Faber Yee
Also on today's calendar: Jingle Bell Jubilee, a Holiday Concert raising funds for Camp ENCORE! and 5 more events.
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📰 News we're reading
• Wendy Faber Yee (concordmonitor.com) — A New Castle family is among those mourning the passing of 88-year-old Wendy Faber Yee, whose great-granddaughter Lucia lives in town. The longtime New Hampshire resident, remembered for her love of beach walks and seafood suppers, requested no services, and her family suggests memorial donations to Regina Maria Academy in Northwood.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Castle
★ Featured events ★
- Candlelight Stroll
Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St, Portsmouth
4:30 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Jingle Bell Jubilee, a Holiday Concert raising funds for Camp ENCORE!
Prescott Park , 105 Marcy St , Portsmouth
7:00 pm - New Favorites Cookie Swap
Portsmouth Historical Society , 10 Middle Street , Portsmouth
1:00 pm - “A New England Christmas” at Pontine Theatre
Pontine Theatre , 1 Plains Ave , Portsmouth
2:00 pm - Broadway Rave
3S Artspace , 319 Vaughan St , Portsmouth
7:00 pm - FOOD: Sunday Brunch at SALT
Salt Kitchen & Bar - Wentworth By The Sea , 588 Wentworth Rd , New Castle
11:00 am - Fort W & M Annual Commemoration
New Castle Town Landing , 55 Wentworth Rd , New Castle
1:00 pm - Elf - The Musical - Portsmouth
Seacoast Repertory Theatre , 125 Bow St , Portsmouth
7:30 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Wednesday December 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Workers Compensation Compliance - Blue Lion
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Virtual at - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1052669130707?aff=oddtdtcreator
9:00 am - Connect & Collaborate 2
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Zoom
9:00 am - 35th Annual GINGERBREAD House Contest and Exhibition
Portsmouth Historical Society , 10 Middle Street , Portsmouth
10:00 am - Big Fish Little Fish
Seacoast Science Center , 570 Ocean Blvd , Rye
10:00 am
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Portsmouth Ford Parent Account posted a job opening for Valet Porter in Portsmouth. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Portsmouth
- Portsmouth sets aside $3M to jump-start third parking garage project (seacoastonline.com)
- 86 Seacoast football players receive all-state, all-conference honors (seacoastonline.com)
- Relive the 80s at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (ultimatemaine.com)
Rye
- Rye's bid to charge beachgoers to park on Route 1A may go to voters (seacoastonline.com)
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