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🌱 Patch AM: Greater Seacoast Health Appoints Chief Development, Marketing & Communications Officer

And on the Portsmouth Patch calendar - 'A Slice of Crazy Pie'

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Hi Portsmouth! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Greater Seacoast Health announces new marketing and communications leadership
  • How Portsmouth's new mobile health van is changing care access this fall
  • How a Portsmouth veteran turned 9/11 survival into a mission to honor

Also on today's calendar: 'A Slice of Crazy Pie' and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with some sun, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
  • Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Greater Seacoast Health Appoints Chief Development, Marketing & Communications Officer (patch.com) — Portsmouth-area readers learn that the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth has shared a brief announcement about Greater Seacoast Health naming a new chief development, marketing and communications officer. While details on the appointee and responsibilities are not included, the notice underscores ongoing leadership changes within a key regional health organization tied to Portsmouth's business community.
   

• Accessing health care for all (nhmagazine.com) — A Portsmouth-based mobile health clinic run by Greater Seacoast Health is expanding access to free and low-cost care across the Seacoast, with a new, easier-to-staff van replacing two older vehicles. The service regularly stops in Portsmouth, Somersworth, and nearby towns, offering walk-in medical visits, help with housing and benefits applications, and referrals for mental health, substance use, and family support programs, especially for residents facing homelessness or transportation barriers.
   

• Portsmouth man survived 9/11 attack at Pentagon, then searched for dead (seacoastonline.com) — A Portsmouth resident who survived the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon is sharing his story in a new memoir that also covers his later service in Iraq. After moving to Portsmouth in 2010, retired Army Col. Shawn Walsh built a second career in energy resilience and is now semi-retired, focusing on honoring the 184 people killed at the Pentagon through his writing.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My cat ran away last night.
    Her name is Arya and she's very untrusting of strangers. She hasn't been an outdoor cat for over 8 years please let me know if you see her (Nextdoor Osprey Landing)
  • Teledyne posted a job opening for Production Controller Assistant in Portsmouth. Apply here.
  • Koch Industries posted a job opening for ENTRY-LEVEL - Production Operator - Newington, NH in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rye

  • Monday's weather: Sunshine will prevail over morning fog, high of 81 (inklink.news)

North Hampton

  • Billy Gibbons Is The Last Original Member Of ZZ Top (shark1053.com)

Hampton

  • Seabrook Woman Indicted On Crack Cocaine Sale Charge: Rockingham County Superior Court Indictments (patch.com)

Ok Portsmouth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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