Gazela Primeiro Arrives in Portsmouth For Two-Week Stay
The Gazela Primeiro sailed into Portsmouth with cannons saluting from shore as volunteers onboard greeted the crowd. Crew member Brant Hunter, part of 18 volunteers, described the night as great for sailing and hoped to repeat it next year. The 177-foot vessel, originally built to carry fishermen to Newfoundland, marks the ship’s unique non replica status and its acquisition by William Wikoff Smith for the Philadelphia Maritime Museum.
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State Pier
Linda Bills
Bills
Gazela Tour At New Hampshire State Pier
Today and weekend tours run 5 to 8 p.m. or 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with July dates and a $6 single or $20 family admission. under-12s free. A Gazela reception at 7 p.m. July 30 features Portuguese dancers a swing band and Galley Hatch catering at $25 per person. 1969 note recalls Gazela’s decline from profitable fishing to decommissioning after 350 tons of salt cod.
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BRAC commissioners to visit Portsmouth shipyard region
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Sue E. Turner and Samuel K. Skinner of the BRAC Commission visit Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Tuesday to assess closure impacts. The outreach follows a prior crowd of about seven thousand supporters and a Thursday briefing with local speakers.
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Oetomne.com
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Air Force
Sue E. Turner
Samuel K. Skinner
How to Help Two Letter Campaigns for Shipyard
Two letter writing campaigns are under way to support the Portsmouth shipyard. Mayor Evelyn Sirrell asks residents to write to President Bush, with petitions available at City Hall and online. A separate Save Our Shipyard Task Force aims to send 10,000 letters to BRAC commissioners in 10 days, with addresses for submissions and details online. City Hall hopes for a large rally next week, though planning time is tight. Commissioners’ arrival time is pending.
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Save Our Shipyard
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Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
S. Clark St
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Arlington
Saveourshipyard
Hampton Beach to upgrade safety measures this summer
Hampton Beach will add a message board on ocean conditions a flag warning system and educational posters about rip tides as safety measures for the main beach area near the Seashell stage. The changes come after two drownings in a riptide on July 4 and follow a three week review by the N H Division of Parks and Recreation.
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Hampton
Hampton Beach
N.H. Division of Parks and Recreation
CDC finds lower lead and chemical exposure in Americans
The CDC reports a decade of declines in lead and secondhand smoke byproducts from blood and urine tests of about 2400 people in 2001 02. Lead exposure for U.S. children dropped 4.4 percent to 1.6 percent 1999 2002. Cotinine levels fell 75 percent in adults and 68 percent in children.
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Daniel Yee
Associated Press
Atlanta
CDC
U.S
Gerberding
Greenland Fire Chief Ron Hussey to retire this November
Greenland Fire Chief Ron Hussey announced plans to retire in November to focus on home projects and family time. He has served Greenland Volunteer Fire Department since 1987 rising from firefighter to chief, and will continue supporting the department as needed while remaining a driver at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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