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Strawbery Banke Museum Announces Leadership Transition—Linnea Grim to lead Historic Deerfield in spring 2027
PORTSMOUTH - Strawbery Banke Museum’s Board of Trustees announced that Linnea Grim, president & CEO, Thomas W. Haas Chair, will depart in March 2027 to become president & CEO of Historic Deerfield in Massachusetts. The Board will soon begin a national search for her successor. During Grim’s nearly four-year tenure, the Museum's operating budget and endowment grew by more than 50 percent. She also led the fundraising efforts that secured more than $5 million for targeted projects. The Museum expanded
Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur
ABOVE: Tom Perron at the March 11, 2020 Restaurant Week Summit. The photograph is taken from the upper floor of his restaurant, Mombo, where he said the photographer would have a much better vantage point. BELOW: Tom shared his love of the kitchen with the Portsmouth High School Career Technical Education students, pictured here Tom was leading CTE students in making a dessert as he volunteered in December at the Career Pathways program.Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur Thoughtful
