Thursday, August 25, 2011
DEM offers these tips for how to safeguard your pets during the storm.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) offers the following emergency preparedness suggestions for pet owners in the event of a hurricane or tropical storm affecting our area. First and foremost, prepare to take care of your animals in an emergency. Pets and livestock depend on their owners for care – before, during, and after a disaster. Owners should anticipate their animals’ needs and prepare to fill them in advance, while stores, roads, phones, electricity, water, and other services function and while travel remains safe. To prepare for emergencies, assume that normal services will be interrupted and that you will have to care for your animals on your own. 1. Be prepared for conditions to worsen. Even if evacuation seems …
Friday, September 3, 2010
Patrons tip their glasses and ride out the weakening Hurricane Earl at The Beach House bar.
The skies may have darkened, and a few rain showers drizzled down Friday evening, but the much-anticipated Hurricane Earl seemed to only fizzle. Hurricane Earl, a Category 1, provided no entertainment for storm lovers in town. As of 9:30 p.m., only light wind and moderate rain showers were seen. A tropical storm and flash flood watch remains in effect throughout the night. Police reported no major incidents as a result of the hurricane as of 9 p.m. Traveling down to Island Park, the lowest-lying area of town, there seemed to be no threat of flooding—for now. About a dozen people decided to forget the storm entirely and spend their Friday night at The Beach House bar on Park Avenue. "What storm?" said Brian Lewis of Portsmouth, manager of …
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Town Administrator Robert Driscoll is monitoring the hurricane closely, but says he expects only a "very stormy night."
"We have the chipper all ready to go," said David P. Kehew, director of the Department of Public Works (DPW). Kehew, along with other town department heads, have been busy preparing for Hurricane Earl as the storm moves quickly up the eastern coast. Town Administrator Robert Driscoll and Fire Chief Jeffrey P. Lynch, the acting emergency management director, recently met with department heads to make the final preparations before the storm arrives. "Right now, we're monitoring the storm closely," Driscoll said. "We expect a pretty good storm. We will continue to monitor the conditions." Hurricane Earl, expected to be a Category 2 storm when it passes by Portsmouth, will bring heavy rain and winds to the region. But how much? "They are …
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Portsmouth Town Hall
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Portsmouth Public Works Garage
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Students will be released early from classes Friday. Sports, after-school activities and afternoon kindergarten are canceled.
Portsmouth students will start their Labor Day weekend early this year. Students will be dismissed from school early Friday due to the impending weather forecast, announced Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susan Lusi. Hurricane Earl, which is expected to be a Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches Portsmouth late Friday, will bring heavy winds and rain to the region. The school department will dismiss classes as follows: Portsmouth High School—noon Portsmouth Middle School—12:30 p.m. Mellville Elementary and Hathaway Elementary Schools—1:30 p.m. There will be no afternoon kindergarten on Friday. Morning kindergarten will be held as scheduled. All afternoon athletics and after-school activities have been canceled, including the PAY …
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Portsmouth School District
29 Middle Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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On Wednesday, local marinas reported relaxed activity. The next day, busy offices and ringing phones proved residents were starting to heed storm warnings.
Bob Sharkey barely had time Thursday to finish his sandwich and take a sip from his box juice. Between answering calls from customers and keeping a close watch on the hurricane radar filling up all corners of his computer screen, the project manager at New England Boatworks was extremely busy. "We're flat out," Sharkey said. "There are many boats still needing to be pulled out. People are calling us and asking about the storm. We have three travel lifts that will be running from dawn to dusk to haul boats out." New England Boatworks, a private marina with roughly 100 employees, was jammed with employees Thursday working to prepare for the impending Hurricane Earl. People ran in and out of the office as the phones continued to ring. "Most …
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Pirate Cove Marina
109 Point Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Brewers Sakonnet Marina
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Portsmouth Free Public Library offers images of the town in the aftermath of Hurricane Carol. These photographs are part of the John T. Pierce Collection.
The John T. Pierce Collection at the Portsmouth Free Public Library contans hundreds of historic photographs of the town. Among them are pictures taken of past hurricanes, including Hurricane Carol. Hurricane Carol, a Category 3, was a fast-moving storm that flooded the lower-lying areas and damaged many properties. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Carol formed near the central Bahama Islands on Aug. 25, 1954, and moved slowly northward and north-northwestward. By Aug. 30, the fast-moving hurricane was positioned about 100-150 miles east of Charleston, SC. The very next day, Carol crossed New England into Canada. The hurricane sustained winds of 80 to 100 mph and caused damage throughout Rhode Island. Block Island …
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"We, as a state, are on high alert," said Gov. Donald Carcieri at Wednesday's news conference. Portsmouth residents, however, wait to hear hurricane's final path before responding to threat.
Despite warnings, many Portsmouth residents are giving Hurricane Earl the cold shoulder. "What is there to worry about?" asked Mike Viera, a Portsmouth resident sprawled out on the sand of Teddy's Beach. "There are too many variables. The top scientists don't even know where it is going, so we won't know anything until tomorrow afternoon. Even then, you never really know." Viera said he will be spending Friday night at the beach watching the storm roll in – from the protection and comforts of his car, of course. "I love natural disasters," he said. "I would love to see it come, but who knows." A few hundred yards away at Stone Bridge Marina, Mike Strachan is gearing up to pull his boat. Strachan has kept his boat at Stone Bridge Marina for…
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
As Hurricane Earl looms in the distance, one local woman shares stories of past hurricanes.
While watching Tuesday's forecast about Hurricane Earl, my husband reminded me that it is the anniversary of Hurricane Carol. I can't help but think if we are watching a historical event unfold. Will Earl become another close call we have gotten used to? Thirty years from now, will I be telling stories to my nieces and nephew about the day we met Earl? As a writer, I love hearing these personal stories and sharing them with others. My nana used to tell me about her experience during the hurricane of 1938. Twelve years old, my grandmother was dismissed early from school. She did not realize why they were getting out of school early and invited a friend over to visit. She told me the ride home was slow and bumpy and trees were …
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National Weather Service is monitoring the storm closely.
The National Weather Service (NWS) on Wednesday morning tracked Hurricane Earl as a Category 4 hurricane storm with deadly winds of 131-155 miles per hour off the coast of Bermuda, and projected the storm to barrel up the Atlantic seaboard before reaching New England's southeastern islands and coastal communities as a weakened storm system late Friday night. According to NWS projections, Rhode Island is more likely to experience tropical storm force winds rather than hurricane winds, with the brunt of the storm expected to hit outside Cape Cod and Nantucket Island by 75-100 miles. A statewide conference call was scheduled for noon for Rhode Island's municipalities and the state's Department of Emergency Management as they monitored the …
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