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Monday, July 28, 2025City of Portsmouth NH installs public artwork, 'Spiraling Serenity' on Peirce Island
PORTSMOUTH – In March 2024 the City of Portsmouth Public Art Review Committee (PARC) established the request for proposals (RFP) criteria for a public work of art, funded by the City’s percent-for-art ordinance, to be placed near the new Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility. The percent-for-art ordinance stipulates that all new City facilities include provisions for public art, with the maximum allocation capped by City Council action at $150,000. The RFP for the Peirce Island commissioned work
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Thursday, July 17, 2025City of Portsmouth NH Municipal Election filing period opens Sept. 2, 2025
PORTSMOUTH– Kelli Barnaby, City Clerk for the City of Portsmouth NH, has announced the filing period for candidates interested in running for office in the Municipal Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. The Municipal Election filing period opens Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, and ends on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.Non-Partisan Offices The following non-partisan offices will be filled by the Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025:City Council (9 positions)School Board (5 positions)Fire Commission (2
Wednesday, July 09, 2025Community Power Coalition of NH announces increase in Portsmouth Community Power Rates, effective Aug. 1, 2025
PORTSMOUTH– The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) has advised its member municipalities, including Portsmouth Community Power, that the electricity supply rates for the rate period Aug. 1, 2025 through Jan. 31, 2026 will increase, as are all electric rates from utilities across the state. Eversource, the default utility in Portsmouth, has announced an increase to 11.196 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The new CPCNH Granite Basic default rate for residential and small commercial customers
Wednesday, July 02, 2025City of Portsmouth NH DPW Hosts Vaughan Mall Project Design Public Meeting on Monday, July 7, 2025
PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth NH will start urgent work in Vaughan Mall to replace the heavily deteriorated sewer and water lines. While the Mall is under construction, the City will also be upsizing the stormwater system to accommodate the additional flows that will be generated during future phases of the Fleet Street Reconstruction Project.Construction on Vaughan Mall is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, and will continue through early December. To ensure accessibility during the winter
