Foundry Place Garage Offers $2 Flat Rate Parking during Halloween Parade
October 28, 2019The new, 600-space parking garage at 100 Foundry Place, opened last October, offers easy access to major travel corridors. At just $1.00 per hour, the Foundry is the best rate available in town.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans Community Information Session October 24 on Upcoming Pease Study: PFAS Health Effects.
October 18, 2019Portsmouth, New Hampshire -- At a press conference on October 11th US Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced the creation of a national Health Study, proposed by her legislation, of people exposed to human-made chemicals per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). A Pilot Study will focus on PFAS exposure to these chemicals at the former Pease Air Force base.
Portsmouth DPW Offers Fall Yard Waste Disposal Information
October 11, 2019Portsmouth DPW Summer Internship Program Supports Projects in Five Areas
October 9, 2019
25th Annual Halloween parade October 31st
October 7, 2019The Portsmouth Halloween Parade is an all-volunteer effort, not a City-sponsored event. The parade steps off from Peirce Island at 7 pm and ends at Prescott Park. The parade route proceeds down Daniel Street into Market Square.
ALERT: Chapel Street CLOSED October 1 from 7 am to 12 noon
September 30, 2019Chapel Street between Daniel and Bow Streets will be closed from 7 am to 12 noon on Tuesday, October 1 to perform work on the road surface in front of St. John's Church. Traffic will be rerouted around the area and will be blocked from entering Bow from Market Street. The right turn from Penhallow to Bow will also be blocked.
95 Mechanic Street Seawall & Wharf Neighborhood Information Meeting Oct 3
September 30, 2019The City will hold a public meeting on October 3 at 6:30 pm in Conference Room A at City Hall, to update the neighborhood and other interested residents on the plans for rebuilding the seawall and reconstructing the wharf. The plan must be implemented in phases, because to keep the pumping station in operation, the new stat
Water Main Shutdown: Islington St area at 11 pm Sep 30
September 27, 2019MONDAY night, September 30, overnight work on the water system on Islington Street will require shutting down the water main between 11 PM and 4 AM.
City installs pedestrian crosswalk beacon at Memorial Bridge intersection
September 26, 2019On Monday, September 30 Electric Light Company of Cape Neddick, under contract to the City, begins installation of a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) system adjacent to the Memorial Bridge parking lot on Dutton Avenue (the road that splits left from State Street just before the bridge).
Elwyn Park Sidewalks Neighborhood Meeting
September 13, 2019The City wants to hear from the public about sidewalks and traffic-calming measures on streets in the Elwyn Park neighborhood. Neighborhood residents are invited to attend a public meeting on Tuesday October 1 at 6:30pm at the Dondero School library.