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Cheers Hampton! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $4.3M project is keeping one Hampton neighborhood drier
  • What's behind the secretive lawsuit over Hampton's I‑95 liquor plazas?
  • Why sharks and jellyfish are suddenly crowding waters off Hampton's coast

Also on today's calendar: Hampton Child Care Center Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy with showers around, temps: high: 71, low: 62.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. In Hampton, a race to insulate vulnerable neighborhoods against sea-level rise • New Hampshire Bulletin (newhampshirebulletin.com) — A $4.3 million drainage and pump upgrade is already cutting tidal flooding by about 75% in Hampton's Meadow Pond and Gentian Road neighborhood, where residents long battled bacteria‑contaminated water. Town and state officials say the project is a model as Hampton plans similar work in other vulnerable coastal neighborhoods facing rising seas and stronger storms.
   

2. Common Man Roadside sues over Hampton I‑95 liquor store land redevelopment bid (fosters.com) — A lawsuit by Common Man Roadside is challenging the state's handling of the bid to redevelop the I‑95 liquor store properties in Hampton, a project that would replace existing outlets with new service‑area buildings. With most court filings sealed, Hampton‑area businesses and drivers are watching closely as the case could influence who ultimately reshapes this high‑traffic gateway.
   

3. From jellyfish to sharks, the Gulf of Maine is telling us something (seacoastonline.com) — Unusual marine activity in the Gulf of Maine is showing up right off Hampton and North Hampton, from jellyfish blooms to blue sharks feeding near Little Boars Head. Scientists say shifting ocean temperatures and currents are reshaping local ecosystems, affecting everything from baitfish and striped bass to seals and eelgrass along the New Hampshire coast.
   

4. Newfields man on sex‑offender registry indicted on assault, kidnapping charges (seacoastonline.com) — A Newfields man already on New Hampshire's sex‑offender registry has been indicted on multiple sexual assault and attempted kidnapping charges involving a juvenile, with alleged assaults at his Piscassic Road home. He's being held without bail and faces additional counts for endangering a child and failing to report a social media account, while a related item notes a separate scam targeting an elderly Hampton couple.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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