🌱 Newport family mourns the passing of Rodney H. Smith, 82

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• Newport family mourns the passing of Rodney H. Smith, 82

Also on today's calendar: Art for Differently-abled Adults in Newport and 5 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 29 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 37, low: 24.
• Thursday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 40 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rodney H. Smith (vnews.com) — Family and friends in Newport are mourning Rodney H. Smith, 82, whose daughter Tanya Smith lives in town. Rodney spent much of his life working in Claremont and Lebanon, enjoyed hunting, fishing, and NASCAR, and leaves children and grandchildren across Newport, Vermont, and Claremont. Burial will be held later in Maine, with condolences accepted online.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newport

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Art for Differently-abled Adults in Newport
  Library Arts Center, 58 N Main St, Newport
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Varsity Girls Basketball @ Home (Stevens)
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• JV Boys Basketball @ Monadnock
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
  5:00 pm
• JV Girls Basketball @ Home (Monadnock)
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball @ Home (Monadnock)
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• JV Girls Basketball @ Home (Kearsarge)
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball @ Home (Kearsarge)
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Art for Differently-abled Adults in Newport
  Library Arts Center , 58 N Main St , Newport
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Nature Exploration Story Time (NEST) - Winter Solstice Celebration — LSPA
  Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA) - Center for Lake Studies , 63 Main St , Sunapee
  10:00 am
• Intro to Shop Clinic
  New England Healing Sports Association , 180 Mount Sunapee Rd #2135 , Newbury
  10:00 am
• Sunapee Middle High School BKB B JV Away Kearsarge Regional High School
  Sunapee Middle High School , Kearsarge Road , Sutton
  4:30 pm
• HS/MS Winter Concert
  Newport Middle High School Newport, NH 03773
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

New London

• Steven Lull (vnews.com)

Lebanon

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