Eversource Project Affects Market, High and Ladd Streets
May 24, 2022Eversource has informed the City of a construction project that will impact High, Ladd and Market Streets. The affected areas and work phasing are shown in the image below. Although this is not a City project, City staff is involved to facilitate communications with all affected residents and businesses.
The project involves installing subsurface conduit to connect to transformers that are housed in the Hanover Street Garage to provide enhanced electrical power to that area of downtown.
Portsmouth City Clerk Announces May 31 Deadline for Those Wishing to Change Party Affiliation
May 24, 2022The New Hampshire State Primary is scheduled for September 13, 2022. Kelli Barnaby, City Clerk for the City of Portsmouth has announced that anyone wishing to make any change to their party affiliation, must do so by 6 pm on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in order for the change to apply to their voting in the 2022 State Primary Election in September. The Board of Registrars will also be available to make those changes at City Hall from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, May 31.
Exhibit: Land and Sea Creatures from Sea Change Farm, Begins June 16!
May 23, 2022Visit the lobby this summer to view a selection of ceramic land and sea creatures by artist Amy Nolan, inspired by Seacoast wildlife....
Memoir Writing Workshop, Monday May 23
May 23, 2022Writers of all levels and backgrounds welcome at this workshop with Gina Troisi, author of The Angle of Flickering Light...
DPW Hosts Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on May 21
May 21, 2022The Portsmouth Department of Public Works will hold its biannual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Public Works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road. Residents of Portsmouth, Greenland and Newington are encouraged to bring household chemicals for safe disposal between 8 am and 12 noon. Proof of residency is required.
What is the Community Power Coalition of NH?
May 20, 2022The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire is a non-profit Joint Powers Agency incorporated on October 1, 2021 — governed “by communities, for communities” — empowering towns, cities and counties across New Hampshire to:
Bike Ride with Portsmouth Mayor McEachern on Saturday, May 21, 2022!
May 16, 2022Reviving a pre-pandemic tradition begun by Mayor Jack Blalock in 2019 to celebrate National Bike Month, Portsmouth’s Mayor’s Bike Ride is scheduled for Saturday May 21, 2022. The route and pace are designed so that children and families are comfortable taking part.
What is Your Library Worth?
May 12, 2022Portsmouth DPW Contractor Set to Begin Sagamore Avenue Sewer Extension Project on May 16, 2022
May 12, 2022The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works expects contractor Severino Construction to start work affecting City streets in the Sagamore Avenue Sewer Extension Project area on Monday, May 16, 2022. This project will be ongoing through December 2022. Construction will impact parts of Sagamore Avenue, Shaw Road, Cliff Road and Walker Bungalow Road, with excavation work starting on Sagamore Avenue and continuing onto the other streets as work advances.
Local History: Discovering the History of Your House, Tuesday May 10
May 10, 2022Learn about your house - including its age and previous ownership - with resources from curator John Mayer...