Crime In Portsmouth + 3D Printing At Library

Good morning, Portsmouth! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on around Portsmouth today.

First, today's weather:

Rain in the morning and afternoon. High: 72 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. 30 Percent Surge in Murders Across the Country, Seacoast Safer (Seacoast Current)
2. Portsmouth rejects allegation of toxic PFAS chemicals in new turf field (Seacoastonline.com)
3. Elizabeth Healy Obituary (2021) - Portsmouth, NH - Concord Monitor (Legacy.com)
4. Portsmouth councilor questions statements made to feds on McIntyre redevelopment (Seacoastonline.com)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Power Biz Hour: Employee Handbooks with BlueLion (12:00 PM)
• School Board Meeting - Portsmouth School District (7:00 PM)

Portsmouth Patch Notebook

• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "What’s a Portsmouth Middle School teacher to do with the sharpies scattered about their classroom?! Why, find a design for a 3D-printed sharpie holder and request it through the library, of course. Check out these well organized students..." (Facebook)
• Friends in Action: "Happy Monday Friends! Brian and Pat have been a part of Wildcat Friends, our UNH program, since the very beginning. They have enjoyed countless meals at Holloway Dinning Hall, group recreation classes at New Hampshire Hall and many theat..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Just a few of the Vendors that will be at our PRIDE Marketplace. Come check out their booths on October 9th from 1pm-5pm at Strawbery Banke Museum." (Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Check out this view! This is what we saw this morning during our microplastics sampling session at Hampton Beach. Each year, we collect over 150 sand samples to look for microplastics on our local beaches. This information helps us learn..." (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Strawbery Banke Museum has great educational programs due to creativity, collaboration, & YOU! Watch this short video to hear Bekki Coppola, Director of Education share how Strawbery Banke's offerings changed as a result of the pandemic...." (Facebook)
• PHS Football Portsmouth NH: "Nice WIN for the JV Clippercats today! Final 38-6 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "October 1, 2021...Come to our opening reception from 5-8pm this Friday! Six of the photographers will be here!" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "We're happy to welcome Holy Rosary Credit Union - HRCU to the Chamber Collaborative! Learn more at https://www.hrcu.org/." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "September is Library Card Sign-Up month! There is nothing more empowering than getting your own library card. And we get… very excited for you. So join the party and get your library card today! Already got one? Pay us a visit and make s..." (Facebook)
• United Way of the Greater Seacoast: "We want to wish a warm farewell to Cross Roads House Executive Director Martha Stone! Thank you for your leadership and dedication to helping families experiencing homelessness in our communities. Thanks also for your partnership with Un..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "VOLUNTEER at Portsmouth PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 We're looking for volunteers for our event on Saturday, October 9. Lend a hand, make a difference, and apply: http://ow.ly/MmvM50GgC8Q #PortsmouthNH #PortsmouthPRIDE #YouBeYou" (Facebook)
• PPMtv - Portsmouth Public Media: "Tell us what you are up to this fall so that we can post it to the community calendar.☺️ #seacoastnh #portsmouthnh #603 #newhampshire #newhampshirelife" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO RE-CONNECT WITH MUSIC!🎺 Have you always wanted to play in a jazz band? Did you play music back in high school or college and then get so busy that you lost touch with something you loved? Are you recently reti..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Did you leave this jacket at Pease during our golf tournament? It wants to come home! Let us know. #PortsmouthNH #ChamberCollaborative #LostAndFound #purpleraincoat☂️🌂☂️🌂☂️" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Professional Firefighters Local 1313: "FYI! Little Harbor Rd closure this week!" (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.

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