Portsmouth Water and Fire District Sale of Property for Unpaid Fire District Taxes  The Portsmouth Water and Fire District hereby gives notice that it will sell at public auction to the highest bidder the following parcels of real estate, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the municipal taxes assessed as of December 31, 2024 (and as to certain parcels, taxes assessed in prior years), together with the interest on the unpaid taxes, and the costs and charges incident to this sale.  The sale will take place at the Portsmouth Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island on June 18, 2026, immediately following the conclusion of the Town of Portsmouth Tax Sale, which is scheduled for 11:00 AM. Terms: Cash or Certified Bank Check  Information about the amount of taxes due on each parcel may be obtained from the Portsmouth Water and Fire District by calling (401) 683-2090 and the amount of taxes due on each parcel will be announced at the sale.  The Portsmouth Water and Fire District gives no warranty, express or implied, as to the title of the real estate sold, as to the adequacy of the notice given of such sale, or as to the validity of the sale. The property is sold at the buyer’s risk. In the event of an invalid sale, the buyer will be entitled to reimbursement for the amount paid at the tax sale plus statutory interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month from the date of payment until the date of refund, notwithstanding the provisions of section 45-15-5. The taxing authority may recover any interest paid to a tax sale purchaser under this section from the delinquent assessed owner of the property as if the tax sale of the property had not been held.  If you are the owner of the property to be sold, or if you have an ownership interest in the property to be sold, you will have one year to redeem the property by paying the taxes that were due, plus a ten percent penalty on the tax sale amount, plus one percent interest per month on the tax sale amount from the seventh month onward. After one year, you may exercise your right to redeem the property through the tax sale purchaser or his attorney. If a petition to foreclose your right of redemption has been filed in Superior Court, you may redeem the property through the Court if you do so before a final decree is entered.  The parcels to be sold at public auction were listed by the Plat and Lot numbers assigned to them by the Portsmouth Tax Assessor in an advertisement printed in this newspaper on May 28th, 2026. More information about each parcel may be obtained at the Portsmouth Water and Fire District Office, 1944 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI. Frederick W. Faerber III Tax Collector, Portsmouth Water and Fire District