Press Releases/What’s New

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City Clerk Announces Changes in Ward 3 & Ward 4 Voting Locations

August 22, 2020

Portsmouth City Clerk Kelli Barnaby is now assisting residents to prepare for the fall 2020 Election Season. The NH State Primary election takes place on September 8 and the General Election on November 3. Residents may register on the day of the elections and through posted hours on September 1, 2020. Absentee ballot applications are now available from the City Clerk and actual absentee ballots for the NH Primary are also available.

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City Implements Canada Goose Control Program

August 21, 2020

The Department of Public Works Parks and Greenery Group plans to implement a program to control the impact Canada Geese are having at Four Tree Island, Prescott Park, and the new Gateway park on Market Street.

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City Clerk Details Steps for Absentee Voting

August 20, 2020

The Absentee Ballot process is now open for the fall 2020 Election Season. This week, NH Secretary of State Bill Gardner is sending a letter to all NH households advising residents of the requirements to register to vote and cast an absentee ballot. That information is also available here,

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Citizens Collaborate with Police to Landscape 9/11 Memorial in Front of PD

August 11, 2020

Four weeks from today, at 8:46 a.m., the Portsmouth Police Department will hold the annual Memorial Observance of the events of September 11, 2001.  Today, in the 90+ degree heat, a small army of volunteers landscaped and planted the area around an 1100 lb. 9/11 Steel Artifact to prepare it for next month’s Memorial Service.  The scarred steel I-beam, which was literally part of one of the World Trade Center towers, is the centerpiece of the Memorial site.