When Will Memorial Bridge Open Next Week?

1. WATCH EAGLE SAIL INTO CITY. The U.S. Coast Guard vessel Eagle will return to the city this weekend for the Piscataqua Maritime Festival's annual Sail Portsmouth event. According to Sail Portsmouth, the Eagle will sail into Portsmouth Harbor on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. as part of the Tall Ships parade and be docked at the New Hampshire State Pier where it will be open for public tours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

2. MEMORIAL BRIDGE OPENING CEREMONY SET. New Hampshire Department of Transportation officials announced Thursday afternoon the Memorial Bridge opening ceremony will be held on Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. and the bridge could open to traffic sometime next week.

3. NYT GIVES PORTSMOUTH SOME LOVE. The New York Times travel section just published an article titled "36 Hours in Portsmouth" that gives its readers a taste of all the fun things there are to do in the city. Here is the story.

4. SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED. The City of Portsmouth Welfare Department is once again asking Portsmouth area residents to donate back to school supplies to help children in need. Some of the items they need include backpacks, notebooks, lunch boxes, pens, pencil and calculators.

5. WANTED: FALL SPORTS BLOGGERS. Portsmouth Patch is currently looking for people in the city to share news, photos and videos from the upcoming Portsmouth High Clippers fall sports season.