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ON MANCHESTER PATCH: Joe Portash's Widow

How Adelaide Portash reacted when asked if she would be interviewed about her husband, Joe, who helped loot more than $10 million from Manchester's treasury

The next installment of a series on Joseph Portash, who helped fashion the township as a seasonal alternative for retirees who thought Florida was too far, and too hot for them to treat as a year-round home.

The story is on Manchester Patch, appearing Thursday.

This installment deals with Portash's wife, Adelaide, a former mayor herself who has been living in Maine since her husband died. She was briefly interviewed by Manchester Patch.

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