Night at the Poop Museum, February 10
January 21, 2025Families! Don your poo-jamas and bring your stuffies for the ultimate celebration of all things poop. Register now!
Hygge! First Mondays
January 21, 2025Take a break from your stresses and drop in for some coziness at the library!
Black Heritage Trail Tea Talks
January 21, 2025Register now for this popular series, hosted by the Black Heritage Trail of NH!
NEW: FY26 CDBG Public Service Agency Grants Available-Notice of Funding Opportunity
January 21, 2025The Portsmouth Community Development Department is now accepting applications for the City FY 2026 Public Service Agency Grant program. The funding for this program is provided by a Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is contingent on the City receiving its FY 2026 (HUD FY 2025) grant award from HUD.
NEW: FY26 CDBG Public Service Agency Grants Available Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
January 21, 2025CITY OF PORTSMOUTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DPW Announces Cross-Country Sewer Main Easement Tree Removals
January 21, 2025The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works will start work on or about January 23, 2025, removing trees along the City’s sewer line right-of-way that parallels and serves the Route 1 corridor. This work is part of periodic maintenance of the line. The work extends cross-country from Hoover Drive, across Springbrook Circle to White Cedar Boulevard along the City’s 30 foot wide sewer easement and is shown circled in red in the graphic.
City Distributes $350,000 in ARPA Assistance to Qualified Nonprofit Human Service Agencies
January 17, 2025At the December 16, 2024 City Council meeting, City Manager Karen Conard announced that $350,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) assistance would be distributed to local nonprofit human service agencies, concluding a monthslong process. Local agencies were invited to submit applications for the funds by November 27, 2024.
City Announces Transition to New “PortsmouthNH.gov” Domain
January 16, 2025The City of Portsmouth is transitioning its official website domain and email from "cityofportsmouth.com" to "portsmouthnh.gov." Email services will be migrated first, on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, with the website to follow on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
City Opens 2025 Seasonal Prescott Park Dock Application Period
January 14, 2025The Portsmouth NH City Clerk has announced that her office has begun to accept applications for the lottery to assign the 16 seasonal boat slips at Prescott Park for the 2025 season. The deadline for applying is Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 4 pm. For the application package, visit: portsnh.co/2025DockApplication.
Mayor McEachern Announces 2024 Winners of Annual Holiday Lights Contest
December 24, 2024Once again, the Citywide Neighborhood Committee Holiday Lights Contest received enthusiastic support, with 25 Portsmouth residents participating in this annual event. A donation of $10 for each participant is being made to Gather, the Seacoast food pantry. Mayor Deaglan McEachern today announced the winners and has invited them to attend the January 6, 2025 City Council meeting for public recognition.
The top three winners are: