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In today's newsletter:

• What a new 1% sales tax could mean for Portsmouth schools
• Portsmouth gunman who shot at police and cameras learns his sentence
• How a Portsmouth nonprofit is feeding thousands after Nepal's deadly floods

Also on today's calendar: Olde Towne Sunset Art Market and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Periods of sun; hot and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Very hot, temps: high: 99, low: 76.
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 97 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Portsmouth voters will get to decide on 1% sales tax for school construction/capital projects (wavy.com) — Portsmouth voters will decide this November whether to add a 1% local sales and use tax dedicated solely to school construction and major renovations. School leaders say the measure could generate about $10 million annually, funding projects like a new K-8 middle school, a new Churchland Middle, and critical roof and HVAC upgrades without touching salaries or classroom materials.
   

• Man who shot at Portsmouth officers, disabled cameras sentenced to 8 years in prison (wtkr.com) — A man who fired at Portsmouth police officers and shot out downtown crowd-monitoring cameras in 2024 has been sentenced to eight years in prison. The incident happened near Queen and Washington streets by a United Methodist Church, and officers later recovered an assault rifle, shotgun, and evidence of bullets striking a patrol car, homes, and a church.
   

• Portsmouth nonprofit Mercy Chefs responds to Nepal flooding, distributes 40,000 meals (wtkr.com) — A Portsmouth-based nonprofit, Mercy Chefs, is in Nepal right now serving more than 40,000 meals to residents devastated by recent flash flooding. Founder Gary LeBlanc says the team is reaching isolated communities by helicopter, often as the first outside relief workers people have seen, and plans to rotate staff while maintaining a long-term presence.
   

📸 Around Portsmouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth

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Friday September 4
• Olde Towne Sunset Art Market →
  400 High St, Portsmouth
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• First Saturday Art Market →
  300 Block of High Street, 300 High St, Portsmouth
  9:00 am
• Olde Towne Antique & Flea Market →
  441 Middle St, Portsmouth
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day-NPS Closed
  Norfolk , VA 23510
Wednesday September 9
• Rosemont Open House
  Academy of International Studies at Rosemont The Academy at Rosemont
  6:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Scholastic Book Fair
  Academy of International Studies at Rosemont Norfolk, VA 23510
  8:30 am
• Baseball vs Azalea Gardens CLONE
  Academy of International Studies at Rosemont Lake Taylor School
  5:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 2
• Social Cycling Ride with Bike Norfolk →
  Norfolk, VA Calendar, 2406 Colley Ave, Norfolk
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• GLT-4100: Keeping Your Property Up To Code →
  Norfolk, VA Calendar
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Pups on the Patio with Norfolk Animal Care Center →
  Norfolk, VA Calendar, Starbucks at Wards Corner 7550 Granby St., Norfolk
  11:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Boombox Rides →
  Norfolk, VA Calendar Norfolk, VA 23510
  10:30 am
• Cousinz Festival →
  Norfolk Scope Arena, 201 E Brambleton Ave, Norfolk
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Norfolk

• Medal of Honor recipients to visit Naval Station Norfolk (13newsnow.com)
• Norfolk Botanical Garden's $50 million Garden of Tomorrow opens to the public this month (wtkr.com)
• Norfolk animal shelter hoping to unite pets with their forever families (13newsnow.com)

Carrollton

• St. Luke's Village developer seeks proffer change for bigger... (smithfieldtimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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