Local History: Women of Granite, Tuesday January 25
December 13, 2021Historian and author Glenn A. Knoblock shares the stories of women throughout NH history, from the perspective of burial grounds and cemeteries.
Film: Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Thursday January 13
December 13, 20212021. Rated PG-13. 106 min. No registration required.
Fat Liberation, Wednesday January 26
December 13, 2021Learn how to spot anti-fatness and diet culture in the world and how to support the fat liberation movement, with activist Emma Simpson-Tucker.
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Tarot 101, Tuesday January 18
December 13, 2021Talk Tarot with Kate Sheridan, aka The Laundress. Learn how to use the cards for self-reflection and personal growth!
City Opens McIntyre Building Lot for Public Parking
December 7, 2021As part of the continuing process to acquire the McIntyre Building, the US Government General Services Administration has given the City permission to use the parking lot behind the building, on the corner of Penhallow and Bow Streets, for public parking.
Vaccination Van Weekly Schedule
December 7, 2021COVID 19 Vaccine Clinics Mobile Van
Holiday Hours Announced for City Buildings and Services
December 6, 2021As shown below, various Portsmouth departments have different office hours and closures in effect during this holiday season. Those with car registrations and other business that must be completed by the end of the month and year should note that City Hall will not be open on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2021.
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City DPW Receives Multiple Awards for Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility
December 4, 2021Both the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a national nonprofit association that provides technical education and training for water quality professionals, and the Associated Builders and Contractors of New Hampshire and Vermont (ABC NH/VT) have selected City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works and Methuen Construction awards for the Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility upgra
City of Portsmouth DPW Begins Sewer Force Main Construction on Peirce Island Nov 29
December 4, 2021Contractors for the City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works will begin work on a project to replace sewer force mains on Peirce Island on Monday, November 29, 2021, and continuing to June 2022. Construction and equipment on and adjacent to Peirce Island Road and on the Peirce Island Road Bridge will impede traffic, on an intermittent basis, on weekdays between 7 am and 6 pm.
City Sewer Flow Assessment on Lafayette Road and Maple Haven Neighborhoods Planned Starting Mon Night December 6
December 4, 2021In order to update its existing knowledge of the sewer line in the neighborhoods around Ocean Road and Lafayette Road, the City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works will conduct a flow isolation and infiltration assessment, starting at midnight on Monday, December 6, 2021. The work is scheduled to take place between midnight and 6 am, through December 10, 2021, weather permitting.