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Morning Portsmouth! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Portsmouth theatre to debut The Sound Inside for new season
  • How Portsmouth set a record home sale as the market cooled
  • Which Portsmouth soccer sophomores are suddenly anchoring the Clippers' defense?

Also on today's calendar: 100k Poets & Musicians For Change with the Arts Resistance Collaborative! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 62, low: 40.
  • Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Hampshire Theatre Project Opens 2026-27 MainStage Season With NH Premiere Of The Sound Inside (patch.com) — Portsmouth readers can look forward to New Hampshire Theatre Project launching its 2026-27 MainStage season with the New Hampshire premiere of The Sound Inside. Shared by the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth, the announcement highlights a notable new production coming to the local arts scene and signals the start of another busy theater year in the city.
   

2. Portsmouth Posts Record $8.3 Million Sale As Seacoast Inventory Rises, Sales Cool (patch.com) — Portsmouth just logged its priciest home sale ever, an $8.3 million State Street property, even as Seacoast home sales slowed and inventory hit its highest level since 2020. New data from the Seacoast Board of Realtors show more choices for buyers but continued pressure from high mortgage rates, with Portsmouth also leading top-end condo sales.
   

3. Here are 18 surprise standout Seacoast high school boys soccer players in 2026 (seacoastonline.com) — Portsmouth High boys soccer players get special attention in this roundup of 18 surprise Seacoast standouts, highlighting a breakout sophomore goalkeeper and a key sophomore defender. The story also spotlights athletes from Exeter, Winnacunnet, St. Thomas, Portsmouth Christian and other nearby schools, giving local fans plenty of names to watch as the regular season heads toward tournament time.
   

4. 'And Then There Were None at Players Ring New Hampshire (Oct. 23 – Nov. 15, 2026) (newenglandnewspress.com) — Portsmouth theatergoers can catch Agatha Christie's classic mystery "And Then There Were None" at Players Ring from Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, perfect timing for spooky season. The production follows ten strangers lured to a remote island where secrets surface and danger closes in, promising tense twists and one of the most famous endings in crime fiction.
   

5. NH groups: No special loans for arms developer aiding Israeli wars (publicnewsservice.org) — Portsmouth will be the starting point Oct. 10 for a bike ride and march to Sig Sauer's Newington-area headquarters, as New Hampshire peace groups protest the company's work on an AI-powered armed drone tied to Israeli contractors. Organizers want state lawmakers to stop offering special loans and protections to the gunmaker and instead prioritize public needs like housing and schools.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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