Portsmouth

Coast Guard continues search for missing Canadian sailor

Kathy.Adams — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:06:22 -0500

PORTSMOUTH

The Coast Guard continued searching for a missing Canadian sailor today.

The sailor, 67-year-old Hubert Marcoux, was scheduled to arrive in Bermuda by Monday, but never arrived, according to a news release from the Coast Guard's Portsmouth office. He was sailing his 45-foot boat, the Mon Pays, there from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He left Nov. 9.

Mistrial in suit over death of bipolar vet in Portsmouth jail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:23:07 -0500

PORTSMOUTH The last thing Joseph Combs said to his wife as a police officer led him away from his home was that he was ready to go to the VA hospital.

His handiwork is a holiday tradition in Portsmouth

Cindy.Clayton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:43 -0500

PORTSMOUTH These days, Warren Swain has to admire his heavenly creation from afar. When relatives are in town during the holiday season, the retired sheet-metal worker drives them to downtown Norfolk and points to the giant, lighted star atop Portsmouth Naval Medical Center. "I say, 'See that? I built that,' " the 66-year-old said, beaming with pride.

Olde Towne residents push for flooding fix

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:21 -0500

PORTSMOUTH Residents and business owners from one of the areas hit hardest by the recent nor'easter met Thursday to vent frustrations and discuss how to get the city to pay for solutions in their flood-prone neighborhood.

Comfort is a primary ingredient in family-like Churchland eatery

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

By Judy Bander
Correspondent
CHURCHLAND
When you enter Nix Restaurant in Churchland there is a "Mayberry Mentality," meaning the staff and patrons are like family who care about each other.

Hampton Roads cities schedule post-storm trash pickup

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:35 -0500

Here's information on how storm debris will be collected in cities around Hampton Roads: Norfolk The city has added a fifth debris and bulk-waste drop-off site for residents cleaning up from last week’s nor'easter. It will open Wednesday at East Ocean View Avenue and Shore Drive, on the east side of the Ship’s Cabin restaurant.

Portsmouth awards contract to build Simonsdale

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:50:08 -0500

PORTSMOUTH Construction of the new Simonsdale Elementary will come in more than $1.5 million under budget, according to the winning company's bid. In a vote of 5-3 on Monday, the School Board awarded the contract to McKenzie Construction Corp. The company is slated to build the school for about $14.1 million. That was the lowest bid from the 10 businesses vying for the work, officials said.

Portsmouth to collect bulk trash, storm debris with regular trash

lauren.king — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:59:07 -0500

PORTSMOUTH

City residents can set out bulk and brush debris from last week’s nor’easter for pickup.

The city will collect bulk and brush piles on normal trash collection days for all neighborhoods. Residents should have piles on the curb by 7 a.m. on their collection day.

What's in a name? Wise Beach

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:39:03 -0500

Wise men - and Wise women - have lived in Virginia since at least 1635, when a teenage John Wise landed on the Eastern Shore, according to an online copy of "Col. John Wise of England and Virginia," a family study by Jennings Cropper Wise.

Va. National Guard soldiers help with Portsmouth evacuations

Cindy.Clayton — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:57 -0500

Virginia National Guard soldiers helped firefighters rescue nine people from flood waters overnight in Portsmouth and helped today with damage surveys and inspections in Gloucester.

The overnight rescue included a mother whose daughter had a high fever, according to a statement released today. The child was taken to Portsmouth Naval Medical Center.