PPAF to Conduct Sandy the Dog Search

1. Today's weather: Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 55 degrees. On Thursday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 47 degrees.

2. Planning Board meeting: The Portsmouth Planning Board will meet on Thursday night at City Hall at 7 p.m. The agenda can be viewed on the city's website.

3. Follow Boston Marathon bombings coverage: Be sure to stay with Portsmouth Patch to get the latest information about the Boston Marathon bombings as it becomes available as well as more local profiles of Portsmouth area people who were there when it happened.

4. Portsmouth Singer/Songwriter Festival: The Portsmouth Singer/Songwriter Festival will continue through Sunday. This five day event is held at the Music Hall and Music Hall Loft and feature several concerts and a Seacoast Singer/Songwriter Round Robin tournament. Aimee Mann and Sharon Van Etten will also perform in concert this weekend.

5. Sandy tryouts announced: Prescott Park Arts Festival officials announced that tryouts will be held in May to cast Sandy the dog for this summer's community theater production of "Annie."