Portsmouth Market Square Day, Pride Celebration Return

Hey, neighbors! Jason Claffey here with today's edition of the Portsmouth Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 70 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories today in Portsmouth:

1. Fourth annual Great Bay Plein Air Festival will turn art into action (Seacoastonline.com)
2. More Than 10 COVID-19 Deaths In Portsmouth In 18-Months: Data (Portsmouth Patch)
3. Dorothy A. Manchester 1928-2021 | News, Sports, Jobs (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
4. 60 years later: The 'alien abduction' of Betty and Barney Hill (NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ)
5. Black Heritage Trail of NH unveils new marker in Hancock (WMUR Manchester)
6. High school football: Five takeaways from Portsmouth's 29-0 loss to Bedford (Seacoastonline.com)

Today in Portsmouth:

Portsmouth Patch Notebook

• Portsmouth Professional Firefighters Local 1313: "Nice shot of Tower 5 rolling through Market Square today! Thanks for sharing Andrew Bagley!" (Facebook)
• Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses: "In memory of Jim Pope (1938-2021), who passed away on September 8, filmmaker Jim White created this video using segments of a 2019 interview recorded at the Kittery (ME) Historical and Naval Museum." (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Uncovering history - https://mailchi.mp/blackheritagetrailnh.org/newsletter2743050-2897768" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Hey Outrighters! Stop by and say hello, shop for some swag, and learn more about our events like Portsmouth PRIDE on October 9. We’re in front of the McIntrye Building/The Press Room. #MarketSquareDay #PortsmouthNH #YouBeYou" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "𝑶𝒉, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔! We remember it well... A day of players, sponsors, (sometimes both), staff, volunteers and Fancy Pants Wearers! Huzzah! Enjoy these photos by Michelle and Jenn. And let's do this again soon!⛳ 🏌" (Facebook)
• Pro Portsmouth: "The September edition of Market Square Day was amazing...thanks to all who supported, volunteered, performed, ran, attended...see you back on the second Saturday in June 2022!" (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "Monday is the last day to place Mums orders! Thank you to everyone who has already ordered!" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "SIGN UP ⚕️Transgender Medical Panel Discussion ⚕️ THURSDAY, September 23, 7-8p Join us for a panel discussion with a diverse panel of professionals bringing their experience and expertise to all. The panel includes a medical provider fro..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "View from Tj's of Portsmouth looking down Penhallow Street. #portsmouthnh #chambercollaborative" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Netflix will always be there. These shows won’t. Driving past @theseacoastrep on #marketsquareday" (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 at The Boston Globe sports department. I graduated from Boston University and worked as a news reporter at Foster's Daily Democrat in New Hampshire before joining Patch in 2010.

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