Players up to the challenge at Portsmouth Jamboree
PORTSMOUTH — Chris Patsos joked that the boaters in the Sakonnet River had better watch out for all the baseballs that were being blasted out of field No. 1 at Glen Park. At the annual Challenger Jamboree Sunday, no fewer than four home runs were sent over the fence in one game alone, including two [...]
Read More →Police: Portsmouth man steals bike, tries to collect reward
PORTSMOUTH — A Bayview Apartments resident stole a bicycle from another tenant and then returned it in an attempt to collect the reward money, police said. Steven B. Cox, 54, of 100 Almeida Terrace, Apt. 108, was charged with larceny of property under the value of $500, as well as vandalism/malicious injury to property. At about [...]
Read More →Portsmouth skiff fire called ‘suspicious’
PORTSMOUTH — The state fire marshal’s office and Portsmouth police are investigating a “suspicious” fire that engulfed a 16-foot skiff in Island Park Sunday night. At about 6 p.m., Portsmouth Engine 1, Engine 3, and Brush 1 were dispatched to an “outside fire” in the area of Cedar and Marine avenues, Deputy Fire Chief Michael P. [...]
Read More →‘Live from Portsmouth, it’s graduation night!’
PORTSMOUTH — Tropical Storm Andrea may have gotten some heads wet, but she couldn’t dampen the Class of 2013′s spirit. Portsmouth High School handed out diplomas to 222 graduates during commencement exercises in a packed gymnasium Friday night. The event was originally scheduled to take place at John F. Kennedy Field, but the torrential rains forced [...]
Read More →Portsmouth firefighters get boost from federal grant
PORTSMOUTH — Some of the hoses that firefighters are using are older than Deputy Chief Michael O’Brien. “They’re from the ’60s,” he said. Fire hoses don’t get better with age, either. The deputy chief said there’s been a 50 percent increase in hose failures over the past five years. While battling an Island Park fire [...]
Read More →Portsmouth would benefit from fixed Brown House, ‘Friends’ say
PORTSMOUTH — Craig Clark is standing on the roof of the Brown House’s front porch, taking in the panoramic view of playing fields below him at Glen Farms. There’s a Babe Ruth baseball game going on to his left, another game for younger kids next to that, a soccer game further to the west and lacrosse [...]
Read More →Portsmouth boy tries Dustin Pedroia’s ring on for size
PORTSMOUTH — Dan McCarty, the 10-year-old boy with brittle bone disease who was profiled recently by The Portsmouth Times, got the thrill of a lifetime Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Dan not only got great seats to the game against the Texas Rangers, he met with many players and other members of the Boston Red Sox organization [...]
Read More →Portsmouth town clerk retiring June 30
PORTSMOUTH — Town Clerk Kathleen Viera Beaudoin will step down from her position in less than four weeks. Ms. Beaudoin informed the town of her decision in a June 4 letter to David P. Faucher, personnel/finance director. Her retirement is effective June 30, 2013. “I just think it’s time to let someone else steer the ship,” [...]
Read More →Woman proposes dog park in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council Monday night will consider a proposal from a local woman to establish an off-leash dog park in town. In a recent letter to the council, Caroline “Bunny” Miller said having a “designated place for dog owners to exercise their pets and form a social network at the same time is [...]
Read More →Portsmouth Middle School softball team advances
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Middle School girls’ softball team is still alive and well in the playoffs, winning its first two games. Portsmouth won a quarterfinal playoff game Tuesday evening, defeating Gallagher Middle School, 9-2. Down 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning, Maddie White hit a double and would go on to score the [...]
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