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Monday, June 09, 2025City of Portsmouth NH Hosts 3rd Annual Community Picnic and Summer Reading Kick-Off on June 20, 2025
PORTSMOUTH –PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth Recreation - NH and the Portsmouth Public Library (NH) host the 3rd Annual Community Picnic and Summer Reading Program Kick-Off on Friday, June 20, 2025 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Connie Bean Center Field. This event is free and open to all. The event includes games, arts and crafts, free popcorn, DJ music, and food trucks (with food for sale). The Recreation Department’s Camp FunStuff Counselors will meet and greet residents. In case of rain, the event will move
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Thursday, June 05, 2025City of Portsmouth secures 44-acre conservation easement to protect Bellamy Reservoir Water Supply
PORTSMOUTH–The City of Portsmouth, NH increases the protection of its surface water supply by conserving lands surrounding the Bellamy Reservoir. The City’s Department of Public Works Water Division has partnered with Southeast Land Trust of NH (SELT) to purchase a conservation easement on 44.6 acres owned by Jodi Fernald, adjacent to the reservoir. The transaction closed on June 4, 2025.This conservation easement complements others adjacent to the Bellamy Reservoir, including 72 acres, secured in 2018, on
Tuesday, June 03, 2025Strawbery Banke Museum to Host 2025 Flag Day Commemoration
PORTSMOUTH – On Friday, June 13, Strawbery Banke Museum, in collaboration with alumni from Haven School, will host its annual Flag Day Commemoration opposite the historic Liberty Pole at the edge of Prescott Park. The public is invited to this free event, beginning at 9 a.m. on the Strawbery Banke side of Marcy Street. The morning’s ceremony will include a presentation of the colors by a delegation from the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Dan Healy Division, and a performance of the National Anthem by
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025City of Portsmouth NH DPW Offers Public Open House Tours of Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility on May 31, 2025
PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works is hosting an open house with guided public tours of the Peirce Island Wastewater Facility (WWTF) and Road Resiliency Project on Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. City staff will guide visitors through the facility and answer questions about the City’s wastewater treatment process and the raising of Peirce Island Road.The upgraded Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility opened in July 2021. Due to these upgrades, the facility
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Monday, May 19, 2025City of Portsmouth NH Receives 13th Consecutive AAA Rating from Standard & Poor’s
PORTSMOUTH – For the 13th consecutive year, Standard and Poor’s (S&P Global) has reaffirmed the City of Portsmouth’s AAA bond rating, which measures the City’s ability to manage its credit. S&P cited its opinion of “Portsmouth's very strong management and economic profile, which it thinks will likely continue to support positive financial operations, resulting in the continued maintenance of high reserves.” In making the announcement, City Manager Karen Conard said, “The City of Portsmouth has sustained
Monday, May 19, 2025City of Portsmouth NH Memorial Day observances and facilities closures
CAPTION: Portsmouth Memorial Park, located at the intersection of State Street (Route 1) and Daniel Street in Portsmouth, marks the northbound entrance to Veterans Memorial Bridge spanning the Piscataqua River between New Hampshire and Maine. PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth announces the following Memorial Day observances: On Friday, May 23 at 11 a.m., the annual Wreath-Laying Ceremony will be held in Prescott Park by the anchor sculpture. The ceremony includes a musical performance by the
