Portsmouth’s town council voted Monday night to delay approving the license for the Portuguese American Citizens Club’s annual St. Anthony’s Feast.

Last year’s feast was postponed indefinitely after the concrete base of a staircase at the entrance to the club’s Power Street building collapsed during a graduation party, killing 15-year-old Kelly Nevitt and injuring four other people.

An attorney for the club told the council the stairs have been rebuilt and safety inspections are underway, but the council opted to wait until those inspections are complete before revisiting the matter.

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