Trick-or-Treat At Strawbery Banke + Sunny And 75

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

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 75 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Portsmouth player ratings: Sean Raggett's late header earns a point in Plymouth Argyle thriller (Hampshire Live)
2. Families Invited to Trick-or-Treat at Strawbery Banke in NH (Seacoast Current)
3. Don't Complain: 7 Reasons Why you are Lucky to be Living in New Hampshire (wokq.com)
4. 'Whaling Wall' demolition progresses in Portsmouth (Seacoastonline.com)
5. HCA Healthcare agrees to buy five Utah hospitals from Steward Health Care (Nashville Business Journal)
6. Portsmouth Police Department: Robbery (Press Release Desk)
7. New Hampshire Teens To Participate in Global Climate Strike Locally (Seacoast Current)
8. 788 new Covid cases confirmed on September 21 in Portsmouth, Fareham, Havant, Gosport, East Hampshire, Winchester, Southampton, Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Test Valley, New Forest, Rushmoor, Hart and Isle of Wight (Portsmouth News)
9. Laura Kempton of Portsmouth, Was Murdered in 1981 Still Unsolved (wokq.com)
10. Chef David Vargas brings BIPOC Fest to Seacoast (The Boston Globe)
11. Senet and Helium Announce LoRaWAN Network Integration Partnership (Yahoo Finance)
12. Cinemagic site condo plan in Portsmouth includes plaza, pickleball courts, dog park (Seacoastonline.com)
13. Portsmouth's Guildhall Walk permanent road closure supported by residents and business owners (Hampshire Live)
14. 'Not a lot of trust': Neighbors keep pushing on Portsmouth waterfront access fight (Seacoastonline.com)
15. Conway rebuts STR owner in court | Local News (Conway Daily Sun)
16. Ogunquit Playhouse Announces Local Auditions for WHITE CHRISTMAS (Broadway World)
17. Portsmouth police: Gas station clerk assaulted in attempted robbery (Seacoastonline.com)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Virtual Spirit of AIR Celebration (12:00 PM)

Portsmouth Patch Notebook

• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "A great day on the Trail." (Facebook)
• PHS Football Portsmouth NH: "JV Clippercats vs Bedford Bulldogs 🏈" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Our 2nd Annual Small but MIGHTY Business Expo-- now outside at Cisco Brewers Portsmouth--is free to attend, with a fee for one of our 20 tables—and a special fee for our member nonprofits! Click to find out more!" (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Update: Saturday, October 23 of the event has SOLD OUT. Tickets are still available on Friday, October 22 but are selling quickly. Don't wait to purchase! -- This is NOT a trick! Saturday, October 23 of Ghosts on the Banke — A Family-Fri..." (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "Individuals impacted by sexual and domestic violence deserve safety, support and healing. Need to safety plan? Want help navigating protective orders and the court system? Do you need someone to help process a traumatic event that happen..." (Facebook)
• Krempels Center: "You know what they say…the early bird gets the worm! Starting this week Krempels Center’s online program will be offering TWO early bird groups before its Community Meeting from 9:40am-10:10am. Option 1: Coffee and Conversation is an opp..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Join Us for Portsmouth PRIDE Saturday, October 9 MARCH - 12:00 PM - PRIDE March with us (Starts at Market Square) MARKETPLACE - 1:00 - 5:00 PM at Strawbery Banke Museum (vendors, food, activities, more) MAINSTAGE - Performances More info..." (Facebook)
• Prescott Park Arts Festival: "Held on the grounds of beautiful Cisco Brewers Portsmouth, New Hampshire Brewfest is back for 2021 and only a few weeks away! Tickets on sale now at https://portsmouthnhtickets.co... (LINK IN OUR BIO..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Who's coming to our Expo at Cisco Brewers Portsmouth? Even better: Who are our 20 exhibitors going to be?! Register to attend (free) or exhibit (priceless!!) https://portsmouthchamber.org/events/details/2nd-annual-small-but-mighty-busine..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Tickets now on sale for Ghosts on the Banke, Strawbery Banke Museum’s family-friendly Halloween event READ: https://portsmouthchamber.org/news/details/tickets-now-on-sale-for-ghosts-on-the-banke-strawbery-banke-museum-s-family-friendly-h..." (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "Hope to see you there! Here’s the Zoom link for those of you joining from home: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8865... Meeting ID: 886 5316 6977 Passcode: 844228" (Facebook)
• PPMtv - Portsmouth Public Media: "🎃The pumpkins have arrived!🎃 #portsmouthnh #seacoastnh #pumpkins #igersnh #newhampshire #newengland" (Facebook)
• Prescott Park Arts Festival: "Held on the grounds of beautiful Cisco Brewers Portsmouth, New Hampshire Brewfest is back for 2021 and only a few weeks away! Tickets on sale now at https://portsmouthnhtickets.com/events/new-hampshire-brewfest-9-11-2021" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH) Youth Services: "Fall Early Literacy Challenge is HERE! Sign Up at the Youth Services Desk." (Facebook)
• New Franklin School PTO: "⚡⚡NFS PTO Meeting Agenda - 9/21/21⚡⚡ - https://mailchi.mp/258d42633fad/pto-weekly-newsletter-4820262" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Games Night - all games all the time! Scattergories, Among Us, Pictionary, and Code Names. Kids get to pick. Join us every Tuesday from 7:00pm - 8:30pm. https://forms.gle/4Tjs3CkMHGnddjen9" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "⚕️Transgender Medical Panel Discussion ⚕️ THURSDAY, September 23, 7-8p Join us for a panel discussion with a diverse panel of professionals to discuss hormone blockers, gender affirming hormone therapy, the parent experience, and more. h..." (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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