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Sail Portsmouth welcomes a parade of tall ships and flotilla of other vessels to Portsmouth on Thursday, July 27 starting at 6:15 pm. Two of the tall ships will then be open for ticketed public tours on Friday, July 28 through Monday July 31, between 10 am and 5 pm, at the Portsmouth Commercial Fish Pier, at 1 Peirce Island Road, across from Prescott Park.

As the commemorations of Portsmouth NH’s 400th anniversary heat up with summer events in full swing, Museums for All has named Portsmouth a “Hub City” thanks to its concentration of museums offering free and discounted admissions.

The US House of Representatives on behalf of the National Park and Recreation Association has designated July as Park and Recreation Month to celebrate the vital role park and recreation professionals play in bringing people together, providing essential services and fostering the growth of communities by making a positive impact on their residents every day.

Portsmouth Community Power today shared the news that The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) Board of Directors have announced a new Community Power base electric rate of 10.9 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh), starting on  August 1, 2023.

City of Portsmouth Issues Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports for Portsmouth, Pease and New Castle

Portsmouth, New Hampshire – The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Water Division is mailing copies of the Annual Water Quality Report this week for customers served by the Portsmouth (including portions of New Castle) and Pease (serving the Pease Tradeport and a portion of Newington) Water Systems.

As the new rate period for Fall 2023 approaches, the Portsmouth Energy Advisory Committee has received the following rate-setting schedule from the Community Power Coalition of NH (CPCNH) which is the agent for Portsmouth Community Power (PCP). The new rates will be in effect from August 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024.

The City of Portsmouth and New Hampshire Community Loan Fund held a ribbon cutting Tuesday, June 20 on a project including five new affordable homes and significant site and infrastructure improvements at Woodbury Cooperative, a resident-owned manufactured-home park near downtown Portsmouth.  

For the past several years, the Mayor of Portsmouth has expressed the commitment of the Portsmouth City Council to its goal “to welcome and support diversity in the workplace and community” with a Proclamation of “LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Portsmouth.”

VFW Post #168 Commander and City Councilor Josh Denton has provided details on the plans for the City’s Memorial Day observances.

On Friday, May 26, 2023, at 11 am the American Legion/VFW conducts the annual Burial at Sea Ceremony by the anchor sculpture in Prescott Park. The ceremony includes a performance of patriotic music by the Portsmouth Middle School Ensemble and a wreath-laying on the Piscataqua River.