Press Releases/What’s New

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Coffee and Conversation with Steve and George 12/2/19

November 25, 2019

Coffee and Conversation with Steve and George

Please join us to contribute to our collective vision statement for Portsmouth students. What are the skills, attributes and dispositions we aspire to for all Portsmouth students? We will share staff input and the plan to add student voices. We look forward to seeing you and welcome your thoughts and questions.

Monday, December 2, 2019

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City of Portsmouth Provides Notification That Methuen Construction Will Not Achieve the December 1 Milestone for Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility Work

November 22, 2019

Portsmouth, New Hampshire -- The City of Portsmouth Legal Department has notified the Environmental Protection Agency, the State of New Hampshire and the Conservation Law Foundation -- all of whom are parties to the Consent Decree that mandates the City’s upgrade of the Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility to secondary treatment-- that the General Contractor for the project, Methuen Construction, will not achieve the December 1, 2019 interim construction milestone to substantially complete the Biological Aerated Filter (BAF).  Substantial comp

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Special Parking Rate at Foundry Place Garage for The Music Hall Patrons Attending “Annie”

November 21, 2019

Portsmouth, New Hampshire -- To celebrate the holidays, the City is offering a special flat-fee parking rate to patrons attending The Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall  holiday production of Annie.  Patrons can park at the 600-space Foundry Place Garage – a short two and a half block walk away, with easy access to major travel corridors – for a $3.00 flat rate.

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Unattended Death Investigation

November 20, 2019

The Portsmouth Police Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are investigating the death of a 38 year old male which occurred in Portsmouth overnight between November 17th and the 18th.

 

At approximately 5:15 AM on November 18th, the Portsmouth Police and Fire departments responded to 171 Union St, #3, after a man reported finding his roommate unresponsive in the residence. Despite efforts to revive the male, he was deceased on-scene.

 

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Islington Street Corridor Project: Saturday Work Nov 16 & 23

November 15, 2019

Due to unforeseen construction delays, the City has authorized work on the Islington Street Corridor Project this Saturday, November 16 and the following Saturday, November 23, as weather permits.  The hours of construction (7 am to 6 pm) and one-way traffic pattern (between Bartlett Street and Aldrich Roa

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City Property Tax Rate Set at $14.86

November 12, 2019

PORTSMOUTH – The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has approved the City’s 2019 tax rate for Fiscal Year 2020 of $14.86 per $1,000 of valuation.

City Manager John Bohenko said the 2019 tax rate dropped by $.98, or 6.2% from the prior year tax rate of $15.84, and $1.35, or 8.3% from the anticipated tax rate of $16.21 at the time the City Council adopted the FY20 annual budget.