🌱 Patch AM: Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund Invests In Community With $116,000-Plus In Donations

Coffee in hand, Portsmouth? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Grants boost Portsmouth nonprofits serving children, patients, and survivors across Seacoast
• Which Portsmouth sophomore just led the Clippers to another early-season win?
• How shipyard workers finished a major submarine overhaul ahead of schedule

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A little snow, mainly early, with a high of 34 and low of 23 degrees.
• Thursday: A bit of morning snow, temps: high: 37, low: 9. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and colder, with a high of 22 and low of 14 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund Invests In Community With $116,000-Plus In Donations (patch.com) — Portsmouth residents will see several local nonprofits benefit from Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund grants, including support for child advocacy, hospice patients, brain injury survivors, breast cancer patients, and violence prevention services. The fund distributed more than $116,000 to 53 organizations across New Hampshire, with MVSB emphasizing its long-term commitment to communities it serves, including its Portsmouth branch and the wider Seacoast region.
   

2. Monday Seacoast Roundup: Cory leads Portsmouth girls, more results (seacoastonline.com) — Portsmouth High’s girls basketball team improved to 2-1 after sophomore Leiana Cory’s 15 points powered a 29-20 home win over Central/West. The roundup also highlights strong performances from nearby Seacoast schools in New Hampshire and southern Maine, giving local fans a quick snapshot of how regional teams are shaping up early in the season.
   

3. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard work extends service of USS Cheyenne (seacoastonline.com) — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers in Kittery have finished overhauling the USS Cheyenne nearly two months early, marking the Navy’s first completed Service Life Extension Program for a Los Angeles-class sub. The project extends the sub’s service life beyond 44 years and showcases the shipyard’s growing role in refueling, modernizing, and keeping attack submarines in the fleet.
   

4. LIT Boutique to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, closing all locations (miamiherald.com) — A Boston-based clothing chain that once operated a LIT Boutique store in Portsmouth has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and is liquidating, with its last remaining Newbury Street shop expected to close soon. Court filings show the company has only $28,000 in assets against more than $2.5 million in debt, while customers online are still asking what happened to the shuttered Portsmouth, North End, and Rhode Island locations.
   

5. Former New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate faces fraud charges (newenglandnewspress.com) — A Portsmouth resident and former GOP gubernatorial nominee, Jay Lucas, has been indicted in New York on fraud and money laundering charges tied to more than $50 million in investor funds. Prosecutors say he ran a Ponzi-style scheme, diverting money to personal projects, including a newspaper purchase, while investors saw no returns; Lucas has pleaded not guilty.
   

📸 Around Portsmouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth

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Thursday December 25

• Nichinan Nights Happy Hour
  Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce , 15 Middle St. , Portsmouth
• 35th Annual GINGERBREAD House Contest and Exhibition
  Portsmouth Historical Society , 10 Middle Street , Portsmouth
  10:00 am
• LIBRARY CLOSED
  Langdon Library , 328 Nimble Hill Road , Newington
  10:00 am
• Thursday Dollar Rib Night!
  LEGENDS , 80 Hanover St. , Portsmouth
  4:00 pm
• FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana
  Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce , 3 Pleasant Street , Portsmouth
  4:00 pm

Friday December 26

• 35th Annual GINGERBREAD House Contest and Exhibition
  Portsmouth Historical Society , 10 Middle Street , Portsmouth
  10:00 am
• Sarah Gordon Q2
  Langdon Library , 328 Nimble Hill Road , Newington
  12:00 pm
• BEER WEEK: Fat Kid Culinary Food Specials at Loaded Question Brewing
  Loaded Question Brewing
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• LIBRARY CLOSED
  Langdon Library , 328 Nimble Hill Road , Newington
  2:00 pm
• FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana
  Toscana , 3 Pleasant Street , Portsmouth
  4:00 pm
• Live Piano at The Rosa
  The Rosa Restaurant , 70 State Street , Portsmouth
  5:00 pm
• MUSIC Live Music Wednesdays at the Water View Grill Lounge!
  Water View Grill Lounge , 37 Bow St , Portsmouth
  6:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

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