"Portsmouth This Week" Videos
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Following is a listing of all Portsmouth This Week shows sorted by topic for ease to find that one that you're looking for:
Following is a listing of all Portsmouth This Week shows sorted by topic for ease to find that one that you're looking for:
| Date | Subject | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 375th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION | ||
| 08/17/2012 | Portsmouth 375th Update | https://youtu.be/FFS1RAHRKck |
| 01/04/2013 | Polar Dive and School Dept | https://youtu.be/QSt35zOH5Sk |
| 06/23/2013 | Portuguese American Club Clam Bake | https://youtu.be/FPPY-hyGfIE |
| 07/04/2013 | Bristol 4th Parade Float | https://youtu.be/JO4MnTWHRRA |
| 08/02/2013 | Anne Hutchinson Ceremony | https://youtu.be/PvxBftpLUHU |
| 08/09/2013 | 375th Weekend Preview | https://youtu.be/p6QGTXvU-9Q |
| 11/22/2013 | Final Dive for 375 | https://youtu.be/pP0Gb1CD05Q |
| 09/28/2012 | Zoning/375th | https://youtu.be/IKAHapAvMg0 |
| ANIMAL CONTROL | ||
| 06/12/2015 | Animal Control | https://youtu.be/XI13wM2hUTU |
| AQUIDNECK ISLAND PLANNING COMMISSION | ||
| 02/14/2014 | AIPC | https://youtu.be/TJb3gYA2BdY |
| 11/13/2015 | AIPC Executive Director Thomas Ardito | https://youtu.be/o4rc8g30RZ0 |
| 02/22/2019 | AIPC Exec Dir | https://youtu.be/Gp9oO748yWQ |
| AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST | ||
| 04/11/2014 | Aquidneck Land Trust | https://youtu.be/zQdjtVN9EfI |
| ARTS, THE | ||
| 02/28/2014 | Portsmouth ARTS Project | https://youtu.be/zsPpF8WjvVQ |
| 07/21/2017 | Portsmouth Community Theater | https://youtu.be/OrVttU076oU |
| 09/14/2018 | Portsmouth Community Theater Update | https://youtu.be/n-NBID10STg |
| BOYS TOWN | ||
| 02/20/2014 | DPW/Boys Town | https://youtu.be/015oxAydbc0 |
| BUDGETS AND FINANCE | ||
| 04/18/2014 | Town Budget | https://youtu.be/df24mCbhZPY |
| 05/30/2014 | Grants/Budget | https://youtu.be/5wWcYok27jo |
| 08/15/2014 | Town Revenue/Campground | https://youtu.be/eV-gnRpBHhs |
| 10/10/2014 | Town Finance | https://youtu.be/CiQiGt2xLtw |
| 10/24/2014 | Town Finance | https://youtu.be/zvaBYw31gr4 |
| BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
| 11/14/2014 | Business Development | https://youtu.be/Yn5srsCp6s8 |
| 05/16/2014 | Portsmouth EDC | https://youtu.be/URVHf01FQ2s |
| 01/13/2017 | Director of Business Development Rich Talipsky | https://youtu.be/2rpLsWDwofc |
| 12/08/2017 | RI Director, Dept. of Bus. Regulation, Liz Tanner | https://youtu.be/wIfJIJnNld4 |
| EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | ||
| 08/22/2014 | Emergency Management | https://youtu.be/hdnnCs5Coy4 |
| 08/07/2015 | Emergency Management Agency | https://youtu.be/BD5kuSmsCd4 |
| 06/10/2016 | MEDS & Hurricane Preparedness-Brittan Bates-Manni & J.King | https://youtu.be/CmziwqwDe7s |
| 01/25/2019 | Emergency Management Director | https://youtu.be/RjuTdtE6riI |
| ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES / CONSERVATION | ||
| 09/07/2018 | CFP Community Rain Garden | https://youtu.be/4c0ox5rG_gA |
| 09/21/2018 | Eastern RI Conservation District | https://youtu.be/TiT7UOJlzlI |
| FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY | ||
| 03/29/2014 | CPR | https://youtu.be/_DhIC8WL5IM |
| 08/07/2015 | Water Safety/PCT | https://youtu.be/0ir03Pdbg7A |
| 06/26/2015 | Harbormaster | https://youtu.be/18vyy2lWwRs |
| 02/10/2017 | Fire Chief Michael Cranson re East Bay Heavy Rescue | https://youtu.be/Cy5uWNdud_0 |
| 07/15/2018 | Harbormaster | https://youtu.be/GAfoBsb4cZM |
| HISTORICAL | ||
| 05/09/2014 | Portsmouth Historical Society | https://youtu.be/EnDNtjKroPU |
| 11/01/2014 | Portsmouth History Center | https://youtu.be/l9dBfQjR_hE |
| 11/06/2015 | Historical Society President | https://youtu.be/KmmbBcrNi3E |
| 01/29/2016 | Historical Society President | https://youtu.be/yJYL_tqJPxQ |
| 07/07/2016 | July 7 Commemoration of the Declaration of Independence | https://youtu.be/Oxcrj0_Ln40 |
| 07/22/2016 | Anne Hutchinson 425th Birthday Celebration Part 1 of 3 | https://youtu.be/DM3wu5_Ma44 |
| 08/12/2016 | Anne Hutchinson 425th Birthday Celebration Part 2 of 3 | https://youtu.be/SYERHbXE-fo |
| 08/12/2016 | Revolutionary War Abductions-lecture by Christian McBurney | https://youtu.be/AH4uOPUQBl4 |
| 08/26/2016 | History Comes Alive | https://youtu.be/IKLHlvFf2gA |
| 04/14/2017 | Historical Society President/Town Historian Jim Garman | https://youtu.be/hxH-RUw8Ltw |
| 01/24/2018 | Island Park Illustrated - Lecture by Jim Garman | https://youtu.be/WYiA7cnxCyQ |
| 01/28/2019 | Trolleys - Jim Garman Lecture | https://youtu.be/K0qR4xSM0uU |
| HEALTH CARE ISSUES | ||
| 1/22/2018 | Single Payer Health Care Discussion | https://youtu.be/j3DEE4Y-Vzw |
| HOUSING | ||
| 08/29/2014 | Portsmouth Housing Authority | https://youtu.be/EeOkPQ-uBdA |
| LIBRARY | ||
| 01/17/2014 | Portsmouth Free Public Library | https://youtu.be/HUA6tMQUOsA |
| 06/27/2014 | Portsmouth Free Public Library | https://youtu.be/ZBDwQY4cFEA |
| 10/03/2014 | Library - Taste of Portsmouth | https://youtu.be/MPsaL8mu3_8 |
| 10/02/2015 | Library Topics and Services | https://youtu.be/VG7Ndui1v18 |
| MUNICIPAL COURT | ||
| 01/10/2014 | Municipal Court Judge | https://youtu.be/RMIt7-R0uEc |
| NEWPORT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/ CONNECT GREATER NEWPORT | ||
| 12/18/2015 | Erin Donovan-Boyle, Executive Director, NCCC | https://youtu.be/zDgJAhEdmqs |
| 01/11/2019 | Erin Donovan-Boyle, Executive Director, NCCC | https://youtu.be/CVQO52gb90c |
| 01/19/19 | Ashley Medeiros - Project Manager, NCDC | https://youtu.be/0T_z7oUQfs8 |
| POLICE DEPARTMENT | ||
| 03/14/2014 | Traffic Safety | https://youtu.be/thA7xY51xYQ |
| 09/12/2014 | Police Chief | https://youtu.be/lDER56t9D9Y |
| 09/19/2014 | Police Station Tour | https://youtu.be/FGvwsvUHRDM |
| 09/18/2015 | Cybercrime | https://youtu.be/_KJECdkotPU |
| 02/05/2016 | Police Chief | https://youtu.be/iJtEAUfclwc |
| 09/08/2016 | Officer Jimmy Francis & Wastewater Manager Galen McGovern | https://youtu.be/TzIJi7Xv7Bs |
| 10/28/2016 | Discussion Regarding Proposed Police Station | https://youtu.be/ZIKH2zWdEGg |
| 02/17/2017 | Discussion with School Resource & Animal Control Officers | https://youtu.be/uXXKkpfqU9Y |
| 03/03/2017 | Citizens Police Academy & Police Dept Accreditation | https://youtu.be/OoTFzIE8K0A |
| 03/17/2017 | Cybersecurity & Cybercrime w/Sgt Morse | https://youtu.be/HV2d9-tglGY |
| 10/13/2017 | Portsmouth Police Station Groundbreaking | https://youtu.be/j7JTt1hKAOE |
| PRUDENCE ISLAND | ||
| 11/17/2017 | Discussion with Ed (Hap) Aldrich | https://youtu.be/wR9ztfWIXns |
| PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION | ||
| 04/04/2014 | RI DOT Representative | https://youtu.be/4DflNeyHTJE |
| 11/21/2014 | RI DOT Representative | https://youtu.be/ezEMtHWv76Y |
| 10/31/2014 | DPW Director | https://youtu.be/7wbB9YYZ6cI |
| 02/20/2015 | DPW/Boys Town | https://youtu.be/015oxAydbc0 |
| 08/07/2015 | Public Works | https://youtu.be/P3e6180fYIc |
| 06/23/2017 | David Fish, Chief Engineer, RI Dept. of Transport. | https://youtu.be/E51CLEIDWQY |
| 09/08/2017 | RI DOT Portsmouth Facility and Solid Waste Disposal | https://youtu.be/lgydye-PDOo |
| 08/03/2018 | DPW Director | https://youtu.be/qAva5R39I4M |
| RECREATION | ||
| 02/07/2014 | Glen Manor House | https://youtu.be/9tQltFGcEkg |
| 05/29/2015 | Sandy Point Beach | https://youtu.be/WPtO07eoLwg |
| 06/19/2015 | Melville Ponds Campground | https://youtu.be/sOZ7M7nM_6M |
| 07/10/2015 | Recreation Director | https://youtu.be/nWAQZLckA-w |
| 08/15/2014 | Town Revenue/Campground | https://youtu.be/eV-gnRpBHhs |
| 12/16/2016 | Mt. Hope Park w/Town Planner, ALT & Horsley Witten Group | https://youtu.be/oAPGWWOHAsg |
| 02/17/2017 | Mt. Hope Park w/Chuck Allott of Aquidneck Land Trust | https://youtu.be/uXXKkpfqU9Y |
| 05/05/2017 | Mt. Hope Park Development | https://youtu.be/fJvwRNzQmSg |
| 05/26/2017 | Common Fence Pt Improve Assoc Info | https://youtu.be/bWgPuGfmc40 |
| 07/14/2017 | Recreation Director Tim Dunbar | https://youtu.be/oDfTgMz9Ph4 |
| 06/23/2018 | Recreation Department Programs | https://youtu.be/jx5V5zjiGok |
| SCHOOLS | ||
| 02/13/2015 | High School Principal | https://youtu.be/LK3LO6Kwt1U |
| 03/21/2014 | School Topics | https://youtu.be/gWo_tHg1kLY |
| 09/05/2014 | Supt of Schools | https://youtu.be/BGu16EGkWqM |
| 12/12/2014 | Supt of Schools | https://youtu.be/8cYt-p-jU54 |
| 01/30/2015 | Assistant Supt of Schools | https://youtu.be/EC33bUAYJEg |
| 03/13/2015 | Hathaway Principal | https://youtu.be/jq84Mz37dRo |
| 03/20/2015 | Middle School | https://youtu.be/AuIT8vRWvjc |
| 03/27/2015 | School Finance | https://youtu.be/QTGUliRtGF4 |
| 04/10/2015 | Melville School | https://youtu.be/94Vzo1VD9FQ |
| 04/17/2015 | School Committee | https://youtu.be/W5pW5JgdMws |
| 05/15/2015 | Director, Pupil Personnel Services | https://youtu.be/HJuQNcf9keY |
| 04/08/2016 | Dep. Supt. of Schools Kenworthy re Assessments | https://youtu.be/DuhmPftgInk |
| 04/15/2016 | Supt. of Schools Riley & School Finance Dir. Diluro | https://youtu.be/iGlHIVSsa4w |
| 06/24/2016 | Disc. w/Tom Kenworthy, Sr. Emma Rainer, Rich Talipsky | https://youtu.be/lvCUnoPC9F0 |
| 09/16/2016 | Portsmouth High School Principal Joe Amaral | https://youtu.be/_5Jn6NVL7BI |
| 01/27/2017 | Assist. Supt. of Schools Dr. Tom Kenworthy re Assessments | https://youtu.be/DkDMoPpiCr4 |
| 03/31/2017 | School Finance Director Chris Diluro | https://youtu.be/HbpjbtAHo80 |
| 05/18/2017 | PHS Director of Student Support and Guidance | https://youtu.be/IMqdfemn5Yk |
| 06/16/2017 | Superintendent & Town Admin Re Muni. Budget | https://youtu.be/9FW3wFbQJps |
| 02/12/2018 | Supt and TA Discuss Budget | https://youtu.be/BBchwr9cjAE |
| 04/13/2018 | Financial Literacy | https://youtu.be/MO4gH1k6-AY |
| 05/12/2018 | School Security | https://youtu.be/kCF3TlGrfOQ |
| 12/01/2018 | Freshman Academy | https://youtu.be/tFskML1gtCo |
| 02/01/2019 | Superintendent & Town Admin Re Muni. Budget | https://youtu.be/VYBWpK_BBts |
| SENIOR CENTER | ||
| 07/07/2016 | Discussions w/Sr. Center Dir. Koniecki & DPW Dep. Dir. | https://youtu.be/l7zLF8XlLv0 |
| SPECIAL TV PROGRAMS | ||
| 04/30/2014 | 100th Show Special | https://youtu.be/dS98ZQDWQQQ |
| 09/11/2015 | 150th Show - People of Portsmouth | https://youtu.be/0tlee5pGaB0 |
| 05/23/2013 | Special Edition - UK | https://youtu.be/ZmqdZY9C-KY |
| 07/07/2014 | UK - D-Day 70th | https://youtu.be/nTI-cI_ATL8 |
| 08/08/2014 | UK Pubs | https://youtu.be/4iLAWESLsz8 |
| 07/17/2015 | RIPBS "Our Town" | https://youtu.be/xuVFiQkJ4sA |
| 05/13/2016 | RI DEM Chief, Div. of Agriculture, Ken Ayars | https://youtu.be/lqy9yxcHdRg |
| 05/20/2016 | Senior Project by Aidan O'Brien-A Fateful Trip to School | https://youtu.be/2TILY01YEgs |
| 04/22/2016 | Discussion with Portsmouth Rotary Treasurer Joe White | https://youtu.be/3HPwWBzKd1w |
| 04/28/2016 | 200th Show Special Program | https://youtu.be/EoRssQi0DeA |
| STATE/NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES & OFFICIALS | ||
| 04/19/2014 | Various | https://youtu.be/r022bn2Q2bE |
| 01/31/2014 | State Rep Topics | https://youtu.be/DIR7QAr6WWQ |
| 02/28/2014 | State Rep Topics | https://youtu.be/AXazlCLWtPk |
| 01/13/2014 | State Rep Topics | https://youtu.be/D4_1dch8Q2c |
| 02/06/2015 | State Rep Topics | https://youtu.be/1tVbYtHdYts |
| 03/18/2016 | With State Sen. John Pagliarini, Jr. & State Rep. Dan Reilly | https://youtu.be/bCCz88HYzYM |
| 03/25/2016 | With State Rep. Jay Edwards & Council President Hamilton | https://youtu.be/xGNFBWjmPA4 |
| 06/09/2016 | With State Rep. Dennis Canario | https://youtu.be/Sf1ACJU3Yyg |
| 11/18/2016 | With House Representative Jay Edwards | https://youtu.be/azWOGgAMTpE |
| 03/24/2016 | State Representative & Majority Whip Jay Edwards | https://youtu.be/r_50eJAYC58 |
| 04/07/2017 | State Senator Jim Seveney | https://youtu.be/XU2A1y9EQSY |
| 05/26/2017 | Governor Gina Raimondo | https://youtu.be/bWgPuGfmc40 |
| 06/02/2017 | State Reps Donovan and Mendonca | https://youtu.be/pbGBW8gykac |
| 10/06/2017 | RI General Treasurer Seth Magaziner | https://youtu.be/FvdqKAyTPIA |
| 10/20/2017 | Senator Jim Seveney | https://youtu.be/FcsTPhabsbU |
| 04/07/2018 | Sec State Nellie Gorbea | https://youtu.be/CxvdqISiGDA |
| 07/14/2018 | Sen Sheldon Whitehouse at Atria | https://youtu.be/BHveTrSCRy4 |
| 07/27/2018 | Sec State Nellie Gorbea | https://youtu.be/7gyLXBUUXso |
| 09/07/2018 | Senator Jim Seveney | https://youtu.be/6ZrSqUPjzNk |
| 12/07/2018 | Senator Jim Seveney | https://youtu.be/MH16IhCxIqM |
| SUBSTANCE ABUSE & SUICIDE PREVENTION | ||
| 06/24/2014 | Project Purple - Herren Project | https://youtu.be/dzeiueAxM2I |
| 09/26/2014 | Substance Abuse Prevention | https://youtu.be/3jG8A-e9O3c |
| 01/23/2015 | Project Purple/Dog Park | https://youtu.be/siHxW_t-XDg |
| 10/07/2016 | Portsmouth and Tiverton Prevention Coalitions | https://youtu.be/mfi7ePy3TTg |
| 01/20/2017 | Portsmouth Prevention Coalition Coordinator Ray Davis | https://youtu.be/K87R9zIn3NQ |
| 10/27/2017 | RI Youth Suicide Prevention Prog Manager Leigh Reposa | https://youtu.be/qzVGa3MKzoc |
| 03/19/2019 | Portsmouth Prevention Coalition | https://youtu.be/Ki3wOLUUAdY |
| THEATER | ||
| 08/07/2015 | Water Safety/Portsmouth Community Theater | https://youtu.be/0ir03Pdbg7A |
| TOWN ADMINISTRATOR, PLANNER AND TOWN TOPICS | ||
| 01/09/2015 | Town Administrator | https://youtu.be/v5brVEXiUFk |
| 07/17/2015 | Town Administrator | https://youtu.be/xuVFiQkJ4sA |
| 12/05/2014 | Town Planner/Town Administrator | https://youtu.be/fZpwtgBezak |
| 05/23/2014 | Town Clerk | https://youtu.be/E1MHnx6pAe8 |
| 01/08/2016 | Town Administrator Rich Rainer | https://youtu.be/LBuYX9NT1LY |
| 04/22/2016 | Town Planner re Comprehensive Community Plan Process | https://youtu.be/3HPwWBzKd1w |
| 08/26/2016 | Town Planner and Town Administrator | https://youtu.be/7IqUfxOywgA |
| 12/02/2016 | Sharing Services-Town Administrator & School Superintendent | https://youtu.be/TEfyv_Q0k4k |
| 06/16/2017 | Superintendent & Town Admin Re Muni. Budget | https://youtu.be/9FW3wFbQJps |
| 01/26/2018 | Superintendent and Town Administrator Discuss the Budget | https://youtu.be/HDV895D73mI |
| 02/01/2019 | Superintendent and Town Administrator Discuss the Budget | https://youtu.be/VYBWpK_BBts |
| TOWN COUNCIL AND TOWN CLERK | ||
| 03/07/2014 | Town Council | https://youtu.be/tIcPSkNk0kQ |
| 05/23/2014 | Town Clerk | https://youtu.be/E1MHnx6pAe8 |
| 01/23/2015 | Town Council President/Vice-President | https://youtu.be/XkvKRRhVt0E |
| TOWN AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP | ||
| 02/12/2016 | Town Council President and School Committee Chair | https://youtu.be/CUQ28DKfWjs |
| VETERANS | ||
| 10/03/2014 | VFW/American Legion | https://youtu.be/mfuJJGL5SOQ |
| 04/29/2016 | VFW Chaplain Mike Nott and Lt. Col. John Mangold, USMC Ret. | https://youtu.be/FYqbl-NiETQ |
| 11/11/2016 | Rebroadcast dedicated to Chief Petty Officer Wardwell | https://youtu.be/Vp83w4BLmr0 |
| 05/25/2018 | Veteran's Topics | https://youtu.be/eKvLiQVHMjo |
| VOTING | ||
| 06/13/2014 | Registrar of Voters | https://youtu.be/FSQk91rjf_E |
| 10/06/2016 | Presentation by Canvasser on Voting and New Voting Machines | https://youtu.be/_3gAwRlDuBc |
| 10/21/2016 | Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea | https://youtu.be/XVGHVDn5XfE |
| 09/25/2018 | Voting | https://youtu.be/UdxqGTqB2FM |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT/RECYCLING | ||
| 04/18/2014 | Recycling | https://youtu.be/30QfQbJnxQE |
| 04/01/2016 | Recycling Coordinator | https://youtu.be/ye2AR6Db6uo |
| 12/02/2016 | Recycling Coordinator-Trans Station New Traffic Pattern | https://youtu.be/TEfyv_Q0k4k |
| 06/30/2017 | Solid Waste Disposal | https://youtu.be/e_n3FXQRfDY |
| 12/01/2017 | Single-use Plastic Bags & the Environment w/Clean Ocean Access | https://youtu.be/ZNJcJaGf8AQ |
| 09/05/2018 | A Visit to the Transfer Station | https://youtu.be/GjYgsvuYOcI |
| 12/15/2017 | Pay-As-You-Throw | https://youtu.be/heiwVJw9s68 |
| 01/26/2018 | Transfer Station & PAYT | https://youtu.be/HDV895D73mI |
| WASTEWATER | ||
| 10/09/2015 | Wastewater Management | https://youtu.be/yQk7wEouQzg |
| 04/01/2016 | Wastewater Manager Galen McGovern | https://youtu.be/ye2AR6Db6uo |
| 09/08/2016 | Wastewater Manager Galen McGovern & Officer Jimmy Francis | https://youtu.be/TzIJi7Xv7Bs |
| 07/21/2017 | Wastewater Manager Tod Drake | https://youtu.be/OrVttU076oU |
| WATER AND FIRE DISTRICT | ||
| 04/23/2014 | Water Board | https://youtu.be/Slrq6XdfBCk |
| 10/17/2014 | Water and Fire District | https://youtu.be/bevZuACi2f8 |
| 03/11/2015 | Water Plant | https://youtu.be/hZgI6krvo_0 |
| 03/02/2018 | Water District General Manager | https://youtu.be/Z5AQdnAMDUQ |
| ZONING AND PLANNING | ||
| 12/05/2014 | Town Planner/Town Administrator | https://youtu.be/fZpwtgBezak |
| 02/24/2018 | Town LED Streetlight Plan Update | https://youtu.be/-1Dy7wiyhTU |