City Clerk Announces Changes in Ward 3 & Ward 4 Voting Locations
August 22, 2020Portsmouth 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.
DPW Hosts Sagamore Ave. Sewer Project Info Meeting with E/One Representative
August 21, 2020At the August 11 Public Meeting on the Sagamore Ave. Sewer Extension Project, residents asked if the manufacturer of the E/One grinder pump that is proposed for use in this project might offer a presentation on the product and be available for Q&A.
City Implements Canada Goose Control Program
August 21, 2020The 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.
ONLINE Local History: The Life, Times and Political Career of Levi Woodbury
August 21, 2020ONLINE Local History Talk:
The Life, Times and Political Career of Levi Woodbury
with John P. McGee
Tuesday September 22
7 – 8:30 PM
City Clerk Details Steps for Absentee Voting
August 20, 2020The 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,
City Adopts New Online Parking Account Payment Capability for Foundry Place
August 14, 2020The City of Portsmouth DPW Parking Division announces the activation of a new online account management and payment system for Foundry Place Garage monthly parking account holders.
ParkPortsmouth Launches Stay & Pay Program on Monday Aug 17
August 13, 2020The Portsmouth City Council has approved the implementation of the Department of Public Works Parking Division’s new Stay & Pay program, effective Monday, August 17, 2020.
ONLINE Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire
August 13, 2020ONLINE Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire
Mountain Ghost Stories
with Marianne O’Connor
Saturday September 26
2 – 3:30 PM
Citizen Response Task Force Forms Health Subcommittee
August 12, 2020The Citizen Response Task Force has identified members for a third sub-group to help address specific issues related to the safe re-opening of Portsmouth.
Citizens Collaborate with Police to Landscape 9/11 Memorial in Front of PD
August 11, 2020Four 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.