Press Releases/What’s New

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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. 

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Sagamore Ave Sewer Extension Project Public Meeting Nov 25

November 6, 2019

As a followup to the Public Dialogue session on October 7 and City Council meeting on October 28, the City and Department of Public Works is hosting a public information meeting on Monday, November 25, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.at City Hall Council Chambers for further discussion of the design and impacts of the Sagamore Ave Sewer Extension Project.

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Sale of Controlled Narcotics Arrest

November 5, 2019

On November 4, 2019, the Portsmouth Police Department arrested the following individual for Sale of Controlled Narcotics, a Class B Felony.

 

Everton Sterling

Age 35

From Manchester, NH