Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Town officials and residents applauded the work of four Portsmouth police officers Monday evening at Town Hall.
A standing ovation was given to honor four of Portsmouth's bravest officers Monday evening at Town Hall. Lt. William Burns, Patrolman Justin Andreozzi, Patrolman David Powers and Patrolman Jacob Silva of the Portsmouth Police Department were each commended for their work on a breaking and entering investigation that took place this past September. Led by Lt. Burns, the officers successfully investigated a breaking and entering of a residence in Common Fence Point on Sept. 18, according to the police chief. "They were able to piece together all of the evidence within two hours," said Police Chief Col. Lance E. Hebert. On behalf of their work, Town Council President Peter McIntyre presented each officer with a commendation certificate …
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Portsmouth Town Hall
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Patch takes a look at how each precinct voted in the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Each of the town's 11 precincts voted very differently in Tuesday's General Election. Directly below is a chart breaking down the numbers precinct-by-precinct, race-by-race. This information can also be found in paper form at Town Hall and online on the Board of Elections' Web site here.
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Here's a look back at election '10 seen through the eye of a photo lens.
Election 2010 yielded some surprising results in the town of Portsmouth. Voters chose to elect five Republicans and only two Democrats to the Town Council. Voters also rallied behind Republican candidates for School Committee. Through the victories and letdowns after the results were shown, Patch was there with the photo lens capturing each moment. Below are the photographed highlights from Tuesday's General Election.
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Voters chose to elect many of the candidates chosen by the Portsmouth Concerned Citizens in Tuesday's election, while an incumbent lost a re-election bid to the Town Council.
When Tuesday's election results started to pour in at the Portuguese-American Club on Power Street, a worrying frown began to show on many of the Democratic candidates' faces. The news and numbers were not in their favor. Murmured phrases of "this is crazy" and "this is not good" could be heard among the crowd of relatives, friends and candidates gathered in the club. Both Town Council candidates Jim Seveney and Dennis Canario hushed the crowd as they listened on cell phones to the results. They sat before a laptop, typing the results from each precinct into the computer, which fed the results to a projector and, finally, onto a white sheet hung on the wall. As the results were read, it was soon learned that Portsmouth voters had chosen to…
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Downcast Democrats call new council a 'nightmare,' and say 'God help Portsmouth.'
Portsmouth voters picked five Republicans, two Democrats and plenty of newcomers to lead the town for the next two years. Only three incumbents ran for re-election to the Portsmouth Town Council, and only two of those won back their seats. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Canario was bounced from office. Incumbents Keith Hamilton and James Seveney won back their seats. It appears they will be joined by Liz Pedro, Paul Kesson, Joe Robicheau, Michael Buddemeyer and Judi Staven. Another 400 mail ballots still needed to be counted. The results were not received well in Democratic headquarters at the Portuguese-American Club. "This is a nightmare," said Seveney. "This is a lousy council," said Canario seconds after the preliminary results were shown…
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A how-to guide on voting in the General Election this Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Voters will head to the polls this Election Day, Nov. 2. Polls will be open throughout town from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Where to Vote The following 11 polling sites will be open. Voters should visit the polling site with the same number listed on their voter registration card. Polling locations are as follows: 2701 — Prudence Island Fire Station, Prudence Island 2702 — Roger Williams Conference Center, 144 Anthony Road 2703 — Portsmouth Multi Purpose Senior Center, 110 Bristol Ferry Road 2704 — Common Fence Point Community Hall, 933 Anthony Road 2705 — Hathaway Elementary School gymnasium, 53 Tallman Ave. 2706 — Portsmouth High School, old gym, 120 Education Lane 2707 — Portsmouth Town Council Chambers, Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road 2708 — …
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Town Council candidates respond to questions in a three-part series.
Thirteen candidates for Town Council will face off in the November General Election against each other for only seven seats on the board. In order to better understand where the candidates stand on issues, Patch sent the following question to each candidate: Do you believe farmers should be allowed to conduct business on their properties that differs from traditional farming operations? Below are the candidates' answers. The answers are placed in the order they were received.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Town Council candidates respond to questions in a three-part series.
Thirteen candidates for Town Council will face off in the November General Election against each other for only seven seats on the board. In order to better understand where the candidates stand on issues, Patch sent the following question to each candidate: What do you think should be done with the former Elmhurst Elementary School building? Below are the candidates' answers. The answers are placed in the order they were received.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
PCC member Paul Ross responds to a letter submitted by Town Council candidate Leonard Katzman.
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It is unfortunate that there are individuals who would disparage the hard work of a group of Portsmouth residents who volunteer their time and energy for the singular purpose of improving local government and protecting the Portsmouth taxpayer from wasteful spending. One of the aforementioned disparaging individuals would be attorney, Len Katzman, Democrat Town Committee president, whose acrimonious diatribe against the Portsmouth Concerned Citizens (PCC) reveals his utter disregard for the hard working Portsmouth taxpayers of this town, many of whom are struggling to stay in their homes. Mr. Katzman would like you to believe that the "No" vote on the referendum was due to misinformation from the PCC. I assure you it was not. The …
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
One resident encourages voters to head to the polls on Nov. 2 to keep Portsmouth great!
Portsmouth is Great! Go for a walk or bike around Portsmouth. Go to Sandy Point Beach, a PHS football game or polo. For such a small town, we have it good. And that is before considering how close we are to Newport, Boston, NYC, New England skiing and the world's best sailing. And yet of late, we do a lot of fighting—schools, budgets, sewers, etc. Everyone takes sides and it gets tense. And, with elections upon us, things get really tense. Voting in the national elections, one can get a feeling of not really making a difference; however, this is far from the case in the town election where in 2008 3,500 votes earned someone a position on the town council. Clearly, our votes count and we all must consider what is important to us for …
John Pearl
5:58 pm on Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Susan: Whether people choose to post here under their real name or not is their own business. Stop trying to make it a political statement. Just because someone fears retaliation, doesn't mean those fears are justified.... so it isn't a commentary on anything. Maybe some folks prefer not to have the entire internet know that their address is on Wapping Road. Or that their house is appraised for $… more ›