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1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (487+ words) BIDDEFORD, Maine — A York County Superior Court judge has denied bail for Daniel Jolly, the Portsmouth, New Hampshire man charged with the January 1993 murder of Maxine Bitomski, a Kittery resident and Jolly’s former client. A Harnish hearing, a form of…...

18+ hour, 52+ min ago   (398+ words) How does one reconcile the new changes with the old? Slowly, if you want to maintain the character and the rapport of a neighborhood. Newport Heights happens to be a charming place to live because of that mixture of the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (882+ words) PORTSMOUTH — The city’s consultants for its multi-phase renovation and upgrade of the police station and City Hall complex released updated cost estimates for the project this week. Richard Martz of JSA Design told members of the city's Municipal Building Blue…...

23+ hour, 41+ min ago   (567+ words) It’s a rare piece of industrial history suspended in the sky. Standing tall above the River Usk since 1906, Newport’s Transporter Bridge has become a symbol of the city. For generations, it has evoked memories of steelworks, shipyards, and the daily…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1132+ words) There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and it all still feels like a nightmare, one that hasn't softened even through the gauzy filter of 25 years gone by. It's not…...

12+ hour, 25+ min ago   (372+ words) PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth City Council will consider a $100,000 appropriation for improvements at Mound Park during its regular meeting Monday, Sept. 14. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Portsmouth City Hall. The proposed ordinance, listed for third reading, would appropriate $100,000 from Capital…...

18+ hour, 28+ min ago   (652+ words) Chesapeake native Lauren Coughlin was part of United States tandems with one victory and one halve during the first day of Solheim Cup women’s team competition in Cromvoirt, Netherlands. The overall score was tied at 4 entering Saturday’s second day, in…...

22+ hour, 30+ min ago   (552+ words) Portsmouth had an increased transfer budget to work with this summer Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho gave an interesting answer when I asked for his thoughts on the overall transfer window last week. Managers usually talk about being stronger than…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (390+ words) PORTSMOUTH — A Stratham development company is moving forward with a plan to build three new single-family homes at 20 Central Ave., according to preliminary plans filed with the city. The redevelopment project calls for the “demolition of the existing dwelling, subdivision…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...