Restaurant Week Portsmouth and Seacoast Begins Thursday

1. Today's weather: The National Weather Service is calling for a mostly sunny day, with a high near 43 degrees. On Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low around 22 degrees.

2. Sarah Mildred Long Bridge closed: According to New Hampshire Department of Transportation officials, the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge will remain closed for two- to four weeks after it sustained structural damage from a tanker that crashed into it on Monday.

3. Restaurant week: Restaurant Week Portsmouth and the Seacoast is scheduled to begin on Thursday, April 4 through April 13.

4. HDC meeting tonight: The city's Historic District Commission is scheduled to meet at City Hall on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The agenda can be viewed on the city's website.

5. USS Thresher victims to remembered: This coming weekend, hundreds of Portsmouth area residents will come together to remember the 129 sailors and civilians who perished on the USS Thresher (SSN 593) on April 10, 1963. There will be a 50th Annual USS Thresher Memorial Service on Saturday at Portsmouth High School and the USS Thresher Memorial dedication at the Kittery Traffic Circle on Sunday morning. Both events are by invitation only.