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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 will Portsmouth's massive sewage spill in Hull Creek be cleaned up?
- Free color‑vision screenings and family fun coming to Portsmouth this Saturday
- Portsmouth activist's 9/11 memories come with a new warning today
Also on today's calendar: Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
- Monday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Portsmouth sewage spill: HRSD weighs options to treat contaminated Hull Creek sediment (wtkr.com) — Portsmouth residents along Hull Creek are still waiting to learn how Hampton Roads Sanitation District will clean up contaminated sediment after a 3.1‑million‑gallon raw sewage spill from a failed 1943 main. Officials are weighing dredging versus capping options, expanding sampling, and planning a community meeting so neighbors who boat, fish, and crab there can weigh in on the long‑term fix. 
2. Hampton Roads teen leads effort for Colorblindness Awareness Month (wavy.com) — Portsmouth families can join a free Colorblindness Awareness Month fun day this Saturday at the Community Health Hub on George Washington Highway, featuring food, games, and vision and color‑vision screenings. A Hampton Roads teen's Color InSight initiative, partnering with Lions Club and EnChroma, aims to improve early detection of color vision deficiency and offer trial glasses and giveaways at both Portsmouth and Chesapeake events.
3. A warning for the nation 25 years after 9/11 (wavy.com) — From Portsmouth, longtime activist Bilal Muhammad is urging residents to stay vigilant at home as the nation marks 25 years since 9/11. He recalls being pulled from his Military Sealift Command job and questioned at Naval Station Norfolk solely because of his name, then later cleared. His experience, and the later loss of his son to gun violence, shape his warning about today's security and tensions.
4. In rare move, SCC orders three in-person hearings for NextEra-Dominion merger case (newsfromthestates.com) — Portsmouth residents could see long-term impacts from the proposed $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger, which regulators say would affect the entire utility service area. The State Corporation Commission has added three in-person hearings statewide, alongside telephonic testimony, to gather more public input. House Speaker Don Scott of Portsmouth has already pressed regulators with detailed concerns and suggestions about the deal.
5. 'Building is on fire and you're running in': A 9/11 firefighter reflects 25 years later (wtkr.com) — A Portsmouth resident who once served as a New York City firefighter is sharing searing memories of rushing into the World Trade Center towers on 9/11 and losing colleagues. Twenty‑five years later, he describes the rescue efforts, funerals, and lasting physical and emotional scars, offering local readers a personal connection to a defining national tragedy.
📸 Around Portsmouth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth
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★ Featured events ★
- Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. →
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA,
12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Free For All at Elizabeth River Run →
16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth
8:00 am - Scholastic Book Fair
Academy of International Studies at Rosemont Norfolk, VA 23510
8:30 am - Rothko-Inspired Mixed Media Art with Susan Owens →
Portsmouth VA
12:45 pm - Baseball vs Azalea Gardens CLONE
Academy of International Studies at Rosemont Lake Taylor School
5:15 pm - Softball vs Azalea Gardens
Academy of International Studies at Rosemont Granby High School
5:15 pm - Baseball vs Azalea Gardens
Academy of International Studies at Rosemont Granby High School
5:15 pm - Compass Academy at Ruffner School Open House
Ruffner Academy 610 May Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504
5:00 pm - Track & Field Meet
Academy of International Studies at Rosemont BTW High School
5:15 pm - Night of Healing: Why My Mom Screening →
900 Portsmouth Boulevard, Portsmouth - Field Event Day
Academy of International Studies at Rosemont BTW High School
5:00 pm - Higher Purpose Consulting LLC presents Health & Well-Being Conference & Expo →
Hub 757, 6801 Bridgeway Dr, Suffolk
5:00 pm
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Friday October 2
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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