Rise & Shine! Your Newport County guide for Nov. 22
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Rise & Shine! I’m Scott Barrett, digital editor for The Daily News, and today is Nov. 22, the 326th day of the year — 39 days remain in 2021. On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot while driving in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas and died roughly 30 minutes later at Parkland Hospital.
Here & Now
• Communities in Newport County have been inquiring how they should spend federal funds via the American Rescue Plan Act. In Portsmouth, the town received 182 responses to a survey, 90% of which came from residents. Business owners, town employees and members of community organizations also offered thoughts.
So what did respondents say is needed most?
60% said the town should invest in water infrastructure: Improve access to clean drinking water, wastewater and storm infrastructure systems.
53% said the town should invest in broadband infrastructure and internet access.
38% said the town should invest in town infrastructure: Improve roads and make pay-as-you-go investments in needed capital improvements.
28% said the town should invest to improve town parks and recreation facilities.
25% said the town should invest in small business assistance: Help to address the negative economic impacts of the pandemic to small businesses.
Check out the complete survey results, which include detailed comments from respondents, here. They will discussed during tonight's meeting of the Portsmouth Town Council. Find the agenda in its entirety below.
• The Portsmouth Town Council also will hear from Good Energy LLC, which is proposing a "Community Electricity Aggregation" plan. If you don't quite know what that means, Newport is mulling a similar proposed.
• Earlier this month, I used this space to mention the Lucy's Hearth annual fundraiser and bring attention to the fine work being done at the Middletown shelter. Reporter Bethany Brunelle took it a step further and spoke with a family that has been staying there for the past year while struggling through the COVID pandemic. This is a really great read and worth your time. Check it out here.
• Mack's Clam Shack. Dry Dock Seafood. Tucker's Bistro. Our friends at Newport Life Magazine have a fun piece on the Newport restaurants we miss. Read it here.
• Former Newport Mayor David S. Gordon, who died last week at 83, was remembered by friends and colleagues as man who "dedicated many years of his life to make this a better place to live for all of us." Reporter Sean Flynn has the story.
• The Portsmouth High School football team came up short in its quest to win a Division I championship as the Patriots fell 30-10 to North Kingstown on Saturday at Cranston Stadium. Sports reporter Steve Rogers has the recap here.
• The state Department of Transportation has provided its roadwork schedule for the upcoming week in Newport County. Find it here.
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Born today
Scarlett Johansson (actress), 37
Mark Ruffalo (actor), 54
Jamie Lee Curtis (actress), 63
Steven Van Zandt (musician), 71
Billie Jean King (athlete), 78
Weather report
Low tides: 2:14 a.m., 3:09 a.m.
High tides: 9:13 a.m., 9:44 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:41 a.m. Sunset: 4:21 p.m.
Water temperature: 56.5 degrees.
Municipal meetings
Newport
Zoning Board of Review, 6:30 p.m.
Portsmouth
Town Council, 6:30 p.m.
Tiverton
Wastewater District, 5:30 p.m.
FTR and Personnel Advisory Changes Committee, 5:30 p.m.
Housing Authority, 5:30 p.m.
Town Council, 7 p.m.
Local obituaries
None new today
Today is …
Love Your Freckles Day
Go For A Ride Day
National Cranberry Relish Day
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This article originally appeared on Newport Daily News: Rise & Shine! Your Newport County guide for Nov. 22
