🌱 Trick-Or-Treat Time + Bereavement Help: Portsmouth A.M. Digest

Get on up, Portsmouth! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started. Here are the most important things happening around Portsmouth today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 69 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. 'A hero for the state': K-9 Niko busts child exploitation suspects one sniff at a time (Seacoastonline.com)
2. Sounding the alarm: Seacoast fire chiefs struggle to find recruits as calls rise (Seacoastonline.com)
3. 2021 Halloween trick-or-treating dates, times in New Hampshire (WMUR Manchester)
4. Chamber Collaborative Of Greater Portsmouth: Local Group Raises Money For Bereavement Cradle At Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Portsmouth:

• Let's Talk Tourism - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (8:00 AM)
• Daily Walking Tour: Historic Downtown Portsmouth (10:30 AM)
• Seacoast SCORE Workshop: QuickBooks - Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce (12:00 PM)
• Papa Gino’s Raising Some Dough for GONIC School PTA (4:00 PM)

Portsmouth Patch Notebook

• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Our whale watching season is quickly coming to an end but the whales are still here! Here are Valley and Nile, two humpback whales, enjoying a beautiful fall day!" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Firefighters Charitable Association: "Our beer release celebration is this week on Friday! Besides the beer, there is also going to be a silent auction. We have over 20 awesome goods and services donated locally for us to bid on to support the charitable association. We can’..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "Come visit before we close Oct. 11. (But we'll re-open free for Veteran's Day!)" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Oh! This is cool! Let’s go on tour!" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "TOUR WITH PRIDE 🏠🏳️‍🌈🏠🏳️‍🌈🏠 Strawbery Banke historic houses and gardens will be open to all Portsmouth PRIDE attendees at no cost on Saturday, October 9. #PortsmouthPRIDE #YouBeYou" (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Historical Society: "Get your copy of "Point of Graves" signed by the author! J Dennis Robinson will be here to sign copies of his new, thrilling mystery novel that takes place in Portsmouth (and features our very own John Paul Jones House)! Thursday, Octobe..." (Facebook)
• Friends in Action: "Jess sure is excited for our Disney Zoom tonight with Rachel! How much do you love Disney movies and music!?" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "PROTECT LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Saturday, October 9, Noon Meet at Market Square, Portsmouth Friends. Now more than ever, we need to show support for LGBTQ+ rights. Please JOIN US and MARCH Saturday and SHARE this post. Why March? 1. People are sti..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Have you ever marched in the Portsmouth Halloween Parade? You can tell us. (And you can tell us what you were wearing, too!)🎃" (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "A special member just bounced into our lives (meet Seacoast Hoops Lab at the bonus business after hours-- the 2nd Small but MIGHTY Business Expo.) It's Wednesday, Oct. 13, 4 to 7 p.m. Cisco Brewers Portsmouth. And it's free. You can't be..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "It's like no other YMCA you've seen.😉 Welcome Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club to Congress Street, Portsmouth and the world! Learn more at: https://jimmysoncongress.com/" (Facebook)
• Krempels Center: "Our first month of Thursday online programming was a hit with countless wonderful moments of connection! Thursdays in September featured a great variety of online groups including physical, cognitive, and creative themes to meet everyone..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "Portsmouth PRIDE Mainstage Performances Saturday, October 9, 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Strawbery Banke Museum Performances will feature young performers from the Seacoast and surrounding areas including drag performers, spoken word and poetry, dan..." (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "Strawbery Banke Museum is a pillar for the community thanks to your support! Watch this short video to hear Jon Brown, Director of Visitor Services, share how the Museum pivoted and continues to safely serve the needs of the community du..." (Facebook)
• HAVEN NH: "October is Domestic Violence Awareness month HAVEN provides free, confidential, 24 hour support to domestic violence survivors and their loved ones. Every day, every month, every year. If you or someone you know needs support, please con..." (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)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "📌 Sign up now to virtually attend the Oct. 12 and 13 Portsmouth City Council Candidate Forums. First forum: https://portsmouthchamber.org/... Second for..." (Facebook)
• Strawbery Banke Museum: "📢 Vintage & Vine Online Silent Auction NEW ITEM alert! 📢 𝗜𝘁𝗲𝗺 #𝟰 & 𝗜𝘁𝗲𝗺 #𝟱. Two $50 gift cards for Dwyer's Pub were just added to the V&V Online Auction. Along with craft beers, wine, and cocktails, Dwyer’s is also serving it..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Music and Arts Center: "😍 We are so excited to have Kristin Breiseth's work in our Haas Hall Family gallery after a long delay! The gallery viewing hours are: Monday 1:00 PM-3:30 PM Tuesday 12:30 PM-5:00 PM Wednesday 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Thursday 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Fr..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Reminder: If you're a #ChamberCollaborative member, you can post your help wanted listings here: https://portsmouthchamber.org/... 👍 📌" (Facebook)
• Prescott Park Arts Festival: "It’s almost here! Join us this Saturday for @nhbrewfest, a fundraiser for Prescott Park Arts Festival and the New England District of the Master Brewers Association of Americas. Tickets and details at https://portsmouthnhtickets.com/even..." (Facebook)
• Portsmouth Public Library (NH): "We’re proud to be a Community Ambassador for the 15th Annual Black New England Conference, hosted by Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail October 22 - 23! “Traditional African spirituality acknowledges that there is no real separation between..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "YOUTH VOLUNTEERS at Portsmouth PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 Hey Outrighters, we're looking for youth volunteers for Portsmouth PRIDE on Saturday, October 9. Lend a hand, make a difference, and apply: http://ow.ly/gbEA50GgC8R ..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Everybody in the pool! 🌊 READ: https://portsmouthchamber.org/news/details/xxx-6245" (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Have you registered yet for the upcoming Black New England Conference? If not, you should register soon! Spots are limited and going fast. https://blackheritagetrailnh.o... #BNEC2021 Southern New Hampshire Un..." (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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