Author Talk: A Year of Silence, Tuesday June 4
April 25, 2019Author Talk
A Year of Silence:
Solitary Retreat in the New Zealand Wilderness
Author Michele Filgate, Wednesday May 22
April 25, 2019Author Talk:
What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About
with author Michele Filgate and Liberty Hardy
Wednesday May 22 | 6:30 PM
Scottish Music Concert, Thursday May 30
April 25, 2019Concert: The Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire
Art in Bloom, May 15 - 18
April 25, 2019Exhibit: Art in Bloom
Presented by the Portsmouth Garden Club
Preconstruction meeting for the Islington Street Reconstruction Project Thursday, April 25th
April 25, 2019The preconstruction meeting for the Islington Street Reconstruction Project is on Thursday, April 25th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Levenson Room at the Portsmouth Public Library. All members of the public are invited to attend.
Brick repair work on Market Square sidewalks beginning Thursday, April 25th
April 22, 2019Ahead of the busy summer season and anticipated increased foot traffic, crews will be doing some brick repair work on sidewalks in the Market Square area beginning on Thursday, April 25th. This work occur Thursday, Friday and Monday (not over the weekend), and will include various areas in need of restoration in all four corners of the Square. The crews will be leveling out and repairing spot areas to alleviate puddling and unevenness.
Public Works crews addressing water main break on Route 1; overnight work to occur
April 18, 2019A water main break has occurred on Route 1 near the location of Mr. Mac’s restaurant. Public Works crews have shut off the water main while they address this issue; this affects buildings along Route 1 heading in the direction of Rye, as well as surrounding side streets with the exception of Ocean Road. Crews anticipate the water to be turned back on around noon to 1 p.m. this afternoon. Crews will be shutting the water main off again overnight from midnight to 4 a.m. to permanently fix this break.
Local History: Saving the Squalus, Tuesday May 21
April 18, 2019Local History Talk
Saving the Squalus
Local History: USS Thresher, Tuesday May 14
April 18, 2019Local History Talk
USS Thresher: Loss & Legacy
City announces start of crack sealing operations
April 17, 2019Pavement crack sealing operations begin in Portsmouth on Wednesday, April 17th. The following roads and neighborhoods have been selected for treatment, and will be completed as time and budget allows: