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In today's newsletter:

  • What will Portsmouth kids find inside the new Big H.O.M.I.E.S. center?
  • How will a failing City Hall affect your next trip for services?
  • What changes will Portsmouth Cox customers see after Charter's huge merger?

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Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 73 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 72.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Portsmouth's Big H.O.M.I.E.S. recreation center nears completion, offering kids a safe space in the area (wtkr.com) — A new 11,000-square-foot Big H.O.M.I.E.S. recreation center on Lincoln Street in Portsmouth is nearly finished, aiming to open by mid-October as a safe space for kids. Serving the Southside Newtown area and the wider city, it's designed to keep children away from neighborhood violence and will also house a food pantry as school resumes Aug. 24.
   

• Portsmouth City Hall closed 3 days last week due to AC issues. A new building is still 3 years out. (wtkr.com) — Portsmouth residents recently found City Hall closed three straight days because of failing air conditioning in the aging, nearly 50-year-old building, forcing services online or to alternate locations. City leaders say a new City Hall and parking garage near the Portsmouth Public Library are still about three years away, with design work and cost estimates underway before construction can begin.
   

• Charter completes acquisition of Cox: What that means for you (kfor.com subscription) — Portsmouth cable and internet customers with Cox or Charter will soon see changes after Charter's $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox and Liberty Broadband, with all services shifting under the Spectrum brand. Local subscribers may qualify for a free year of mobile service, and Cox customers will gradually move to Spectrum products and customer support over the coming year.
   

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