Peirce Island Outdoor Pool Opens June 21 -- No Reservations Required
May 28, 2021In agreement with guidance from Portsmouth City Manager Karen Conard and City Health Officer, the City Recreation Department will open the Peirce Island Outdoor Pool for the summer season, June 21 through August 20, 2021, with no reservations required. The pool will be open from 11 am to 6 pm, seven days a week. Only Portsmouth residents will be admitted, with a limited number at one time.
Motorcycle Accident with Injuries
May 28, 2021On May 27, 2021, at approximately 10:27pm, the Portsmouth Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a motor vehicle accident on Middle Street in the area of Aldrich Road. Patrol Officers arrived on scene and determined a motorcycle travelling on Middle Street had collided with a parked vehicle in the area of 678 Middle Street.
The operator of the motorcycle was identified to be:
City Raises Parking Fines to Encourage Better Compliance with Parking Ordinance
May 21, 2021At the Third Reading on May 17 of the amendment to the City of Portsmouth Ordinance on parking penalties, the City Council voted to accept the recommendation of the Parking & Traffic Safety Committee (PTSC) to increase fines for four citation categories: session expired, parking in no parking area, parking during an emergency snow ban and parking in a commercial loading zone.
Portsmouth DPW Water Division Releases May 2021 Water Supply Status Report & Current Conditions
May 19, 2021The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Water Division released the latest Water Supply Status Report on May 10, providing an assessment of the water supply quantity and quality available through the Portsmouth Water System. Water use generally increases during the summer months as homeowners start outdoor projects and irrigation. At the same time, the water recharge from rainfall decreases in the summer. Since May 2020, precipitation on the Seacoast was 12 inches, or 28 percent below normal.
Habitats & Harvests: Networks for Life with Doug Tallamy, Monday June 28
May 18, 2021Discover your role in stitching the natural world together...
Find out more and register at portsmouthpl.librarycalendar.com/events/networks.
Genealogy Workshop: A Migration Case Study, Thursday June 17
May 18, 2021Join us as Cari Taplin, CG, walks us through the case study of one family’s migration from New Hampshire to Ohio...
Find out more and register at portsmouthpl.librarycalendar.com/events/genealogy-migration.
Local History: The Heirloom Gardener, Tuesday June 8
May 18, 2021The Heirloom Gardener draws from John Forti’s new book of traditional plants and skills for the modern world...
Find out more and register at https://portsmouthpl.librarycalendar.com/events/heirloom.
Local History: The Heirloom Gardener, Tuesday June 8
May 18, 2021The Heirloom Gardener draws from John Forti’s new book of traditional plants and skills for the modern world...
Find out more and register at portsmouthpl.librarycalendar.com/events/heirloom.
Portsmouth Recreation and Public Works Departments’ Efforts Reopen Greenleaf Skate Park for Skateboarders
May 18, 2021The City of Portsmouth Recreation Department and Department of Public Works have worked together with local resident skateboarders to make modifications and upgrades to the Greenleaf Skate Park located at 195 Greenleaf Avenue. The park has now reopened.
City Resumes Walk-In Services at City Hall for Most Departments Starting May 24
May 18, 2021Appointments Still Required for Planning, Inspections and Assessing Departments
As the NH Department of Health and Human Services continues to report declines in cases, hospitalizations and positivity rates of COVID-19, and as more of the local population becomes fully vaccinated, the City Manager and City Health Officer have determined that City Hall walk-in services can be made available again. Appointments will no longer be required, as of Monday, May 24.