DPW hosts public information meeting on Market Street Pedestrian Bridge Mar 25
March 11, 2020A Public Information Meeting will take place on March 25, 2020 at 6 p.m. at the Osprey Landing Community Center, 10 Sanderling Way in Portsmouth to discuss plans for the Market Street Pedestrian Bridge at Portsmouth Boulevard.
Wildcat Transit Holds Public Hearings on Route 4 Service Reductions
March 6, 2020NOTE: EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2020 THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Health Department creates webpage dedicated to coronavirus information
March 5, 2020A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in December as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and which continues to expand. Cases have been identified in the United States, as well as many other countries.
City Planning Department Publishes Open Space Plan
March 4, 2020Portsmouth, New Hampshire – The City of Portsmouth Planning Department has released the Open Space Plan titled “Building A Resilient Future: An Open Space Plan for the City of Portsmouth.” The purpose of the Plan is to provide a blueprint to improve open space land for public access, use and stewardship, and to improve connectivity between open space assets city-wide.
Coronavirus Information & Resources
March 4, 2020Information and resources on health, unemployment benefits, entertainment, and more.
Indigenous Stories Reading List
March 4, 2020Liked our Indigenous Stories series? Want to learn more? Check out our Indigenous Stories Reading List!
2020 Census Information
March 4, 2020What is the Census?
The United States Constitution requires a count every 10 years of every person who is residing in the U.S., regardless of immigration status or citizenship. The Census Bureau's goal for the 2020 Census is to "count everyone once, only once, and in the right place."
City Council votes to proceed with artifical turf athletic fields
March 3, 2020For more information about each phase of the project and an evaluation of the use of artificial turf, click here.
SPLASH Student Art Reception Sunday, March 8, 2-4 PM at Portsmouth Public Library
March 2, 2020

On behalf of Portsmouth Schools’ Visual Arts Department we'd like to welcome you to join us in celebrating the creative, collaborative, conceptual, expressive and technical accomplishments of our students in grades K-12. Join us us for an opening reception on
CANCELLED: 11th Annual Clothing Swap, Saturday April 18
February 29, 2020This event is cancelled. Please check back when the library re-opens as we hope to reschedule it.