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Your FREE Weekly Newspaper serving Dover, Hampton, Hampton Falls, No. Hampton, Portsmouth, Rollinsford, Rye, Seabrook, & Somersworth, N.H. Friday, June 5, 2020 Volume 12 • Issue No. 6
Works of Ann Tolson Silent Auction Resumes June 5 PORTSMOUTH More than 80 pieces of work by the late artist Ann Tolson will be on view during a silent auction in June at the New Hampshire Art Association’s Robert Lincoln Gallery. The auction exhibit was installed for March when the gallery had to close mid-month due to the coronavirus and orders under Gov. John Sununu to close nonessential businesses. Bidding will re-open June 5 at 11 a.m. All bids placed prior to the temporary gallery closure have been entered into an online system, so the auction will pick
Consider Adopting A DHS Senior DOVER The Dover High School Class of 2020 has developed creative ideas to celebrate their graduation. One new project is the Adopt-A-DHS-Senior campaign, initiated by Diane McCombie, the mother of graduating senior Megan McCombie. McCombie created a public Facebook group to spread a little joy to the Class of 2020. The group has grown to more than 550 members and facilitated the adoption of nearly 60 of the 330 members of the
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Class of 2020. The hope is that Dover residents and businesses will spread the love for the Class of 2020 by sending a letter, card, sweet treat, gift card or basket, flowers, or some other token to the graduate to recognize their accomplishment. “These kids have had so much taken from them due to COVID-19,” said McCombie. “Let’s celebrate them in any
way we can right – We are all in this together – ‘We are Dover’.” McCombie’s efforts include reaching out to the Dover Children’s Home to check if any DHS seniors are in residence. “The goal is to get every single member of the class adopted, but that can be difficult due to privacy issues,” continued McCombie. Other senior recognition efforts include the “We Love
up exactly where it was left off. All the pieces are still on exhibit for in-person viewing. In addition, all images will be available to view online with a link to online bidding. This link can be found on the NHAA’s homepage at www.nhartassociation. org. Tolson, a member of the NHAA, painted almost every day into her 98th year from her charming studio in the backyard of a 1780’s Cape-style home in Portsmouth. She died May 18, 2019, leaving behind an impressive body of work. NHAA member Barbara
Stevens Adams contacted some friends of Tolson, according to Tolson’s daughter Penelope Peterson of Kensington, about planning the silent auction with proceeds benefiting the NHAA and an animal rescue center, Mainely Mutts Rescue in Eliot, ME. “I know my mom would want this,” Peterson said. “She loved the art association and loved rescuing dogs.” Tolson began painting as a way to meet people and pass time on vacations. She took
Our Seniors” lawn sign project and Christopher’s Third Street Grille is inviting seniors to leave their senior photo for posting in the eatery’s Class of 2020 storefront display. As of this writing, the restaurant has posted 40 pictures to its windows. To post your senior, or adopt one, head to Facebook and search for the public group “Adopt A DHS Senior”. In an effort to recognize graduating seniors while also promoting kindness and camaraderie, Jewelry Creations is ex-
cited to announce a contest for graduating seniors. The contest called “Class Charms” is open to all graduating seniors and runs through June 19. A winner will be announced during a Facebook Live event held at the store on June 25 at 5:30 p.m. with a grand prize of $500 up for grabs. The store is asking for graduating seniors to nominate a fellow classmate worthy of recognition. Nominations of
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Shipyard to Help Produce Nasal Swabs for Testing PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) finalized a memorandum of agreement to support the production and delivery of 3-D printed nasopharyngeal swabs needed to support testing for COVID-19. This partnership will ensure the test swabs being produced are safe and effective for use by qualified medical professionals to support the ongoing testing efforts. The goal is with Food and Drug Administration enforcement discretion, these swabs, once sterilized, can be used by the Department of Defense in conjunction with COVID-19 testing kits that
have received Emergency Use Authorization. “Before the pandemic hit, Portsmouth’s Innovation Project (IPx) was working with Naval In-
formation Warfare Center - Pacific to develop additive manufacturing of parts for use on submarines,” said IPx Superintendent Joe Murphy. “Through these part-
Capt. Daniel Ettlich, Shipyard Commander, signs the memorandum of agreement to support the production and delivery of 3-D printed nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 tesdting. The shipyard can create 10,000 swabs per day using surgical grade resin. (U.S. Navy photo by Jim Cleveland/Released).
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nerships, we were able to emulate the process of 3-D printing [nasopharyngeal test swabs] to assist in the response to this virus.” “The entire Department of Defense community has really stepped up to assist with meeting the critical medical equipment shortages experienced during the COVID-19 crisis,” said Edward Brown, Product Manager for the Warfighter Expeditionary Medicine and Treatment Project Management Office at USAMMDA. “We are happy to partner with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to help navigate the complex requirements and regulations needed to produce and distribute FDA-regulated medical products.”
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