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Former Redhook Brewery at Pease to be sold to Kane Co. of Portsmouth
20+ hour, 12+ min ago (541+ words) PORTSMOUTH " The Kane Company plans to buy the roughly 26-acre property that was formerly home to the Redhook Ale Brewery and Cisco Brewers at the Pease International Tradeport, Michael Kane, the company's chief executive officer, said June 17. The high-profile property…...
Funding gap remains in effort to keep Newport birthing center open
1+ day, 50+ min ago (747+ words) A glance at a map of maternity deserts "U. S. counties without a birthing center or obstetrics care "paints a positive picture for New England: Only one county in the region, Essex up north in Vermont, qualifies as a maternity desert. (About…...
Fire strikes 1700s Portsmouth South End home, inches from neighbors
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (71+ words) Portsmouth firefighters respond to blaze at circa-1750 home in South End, preventing spread to homes that are "on top of each other," chief says. Fire strikes 1700s Portsmouth South End home, inches from neighbors (This story has been updated to correct…...
Portsmouth man charged with 1993 murder of Kittery's Maxine Bitomski
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (854+ words) KITTERY, Maine " A Portsmouth, New Hampshire man has been arrested and charged with the murder of Maxine Bitomski, a 73-year-old woman found dead in her Colonial Road residence in January 1993. Daniel Jolly, 59, was arrested June 4 on the murder warrant by…...
RI residents recall daring water rescue after car submerges in Portsmouth
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (642+ words) Casey Bingham and Donovann Hall were heading to Providence after doing a job in Portsmouth for their employer when something caught Bingham's eye." "Does it look like a car is in the water? I will not feel right driving by,…...
Can Portsmouth win a D-II title? Tuesday's win will help answer that.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (161+ words) This week Portsmouth will find out if it has what it takes to win the D-II softball title. Here's why Tuesday's win has the Patriots excited. Can Portsmouth win a D-II title? Tuesday's win will help answer that. WEST WARWICK…...
Newport's hotel scene expands with Residence Inn | Going Up
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (315+ words) Real estate in Greater Cincinnati is booming. Here at The Enquirer, we aim to bring you in-depth real estate coverage about the developments and neighborhood issues you care about the most. Going Up is a series that introduces you to…...
Newport Grand remains abandoned. Is there hope for redevelopment?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (133+ words) The former Newport Grand casino site, a prominent gateway to Newport, has sat abandoned for years. Why redevelopment stalled. Newport Grand remains abandoned. Is there hope for redevelopment? The Newport Pell Bridge's pronounced arch, built to allow for large ships…...
Emergency crews on scene of Warren County train derailment
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (246+ words) A Warren County train derailment has tied up traffic in the city of of Franklin, about 33 miles northeast of Cincinnati along the Interstate 75 corridor. The train, operated by Norfolk Southern Railway, derailed shortly before 10: 30 a. m. April 9 near the intersection of Forest…...
Newport makes list for best historic small towns in America
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) One of the best historical small towns in America is just a hop and a skip across the Ohio River. USA TODAY announced its top historic small towns Wednesday as part of its10 Best Readers' Choice Awards, and Newport, Kentucky, ranked…...