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Good morning Portsmouth! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a proposed Portsmouth ban could block big data centers
  • Remember when Island Park's boat barn was a bustling movie theater?
  • Which Newport County grants could directly benefit Portsmouth residents this year?

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Some sun; nice, less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Portsmouth takes aim at data centers (eastbayri.com) — Portsmouth's Town Council has unanimously ordered staff to draft an ordinance that could ban large data centers and commercial-scale battery energy storage systems, citing concerns over appearance, safety and environmental risks. Planners will consult state regulators before any public hearing, while upcoming council meetings this fall will shape how — or if — such facilities can locate in town.
   

• When Island Park had its own movie theater (eastbayri.com) — Longtime residents may remember when Island Park's big boat-storage building on Park Avenue was actually the Island Theatre, a 502-seat movie house opened in 1946 by Portsmouth resident Orville Smith. The story revisits its heyday of double features, grocery giveaways and serial cliffhangers, its survival of fires, and how the once-glamorous venue quietly shifted into the practical role it serves Portsmouth today.
   

• Rhode Island Foundation awards $290K to Newport County nonprofits (pbn.com) — Portsmouth residents are among those to benefit from $290,000 in Rhode Island Foundation grants supporting education, housing, food access, health care, and the arts across Newport County. More than 50 nonprofits in towns including Portsmouth, Middletown, Newport, and Jamestown will use awards up to $10,000 to expand services such as food pantries, shelter programs, senior support, and disability workshops.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Lost My Beautiful Cat - Her name is Baby and she was last see Sunday evening in Island Park.
    She tends to stay around Mason, Ormerod, and Gormley Avenues. Please check your sheds and garages - I've walked the neighborhood a few times now and… (Nextdoor Island Park)
  • SCHOOL ZONE SPEED CAMERAS LOCATIONS.
    Where are Rhode Island's school-zone speed cameras? | WPRI.com https://share.google/APtNb5BVmvDIULGJX (Nextdoor Stonegate Drive)
  • Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Grocery - 0723 in Bristol. Apply here.
  • Makwa Global, LLC posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Clerk in Newport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

Tiverton

  • Tiverton Shop Sells Must-Try European Chips (wbsm.com)
  • In U.S. News & World Report rankings, only one Fall River high school cracked top 200 for 3rd straight year, Westport, Somerset, Swansea, Tiverton also ranked (fallriverreporter.com)
  • What's next for contentious Tiverton oyster farm proposal? More meetings. (whatsupnewp.com)

Bristol

  • Warren Man Wanted In Massachusetts Nabbed: Cops (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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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