15+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1178+ words) PORSMOUTH — A group of downtown workers launched an online petition opposing the city’s recently implemented pilot Resident Access Parking Program. The new parking program, which was implemented July 1, allows Portsmouth residents to park for free on the program's designated streets…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (787+ words) PORTSMOUTH — City Councilor Kate Cook raised the possibility of creating a Heritage Commission to protect historic homes outside the city’s historic district from demolition. Cook pointed to hearing “some very significant questions that have been raised by residents in the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (377+ words) PORTSMOUTH — Developer Mark McNabb and/or his representatives are scheduled to appear at a Historic District Commission meeting July 1 to seek approval for changes to his previously approved project at 1 Congress St. The HDC voted in November 2024 to grant a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) One Crew Covers Lawn Services Across Lynchburg and the Appomattox Area for Homes and Businesses Concord, United States – June 28, 2026 / Davidson Landscaping, LLC / Davidson Landscaping, LLC provides a wide selection of lawn services Lynchburg property owners can rely on, covering everything…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (62+ words) Ona Judge, once enslaved by George Washington, is honored with a new mural in Portsmouth, where she found freedom. Portsmouth mural honors Ona Judge's legacy of freedom PORTSMOUTH — Celebrating the 230th anniversary of her escape from slavery, Ona Judge Staines became…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (234+ words) PORTSMOUTH — The city has announced a laser show will join the traditional fireworks for its annual Independence Day celebration Friday, July 3 at South Mill Pond to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The alcohol-free event is sponsored by…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (541+ words) PORTSMOUTH — The Kane Company plans to buy the roughly 26-acre property that was formerly home to the Redhook Ale Brewery and Cisco Brewers at the Pease International Tradeport, Michael Kane, the company’s chief executive officer, said June 17. The high-profile property…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (435+ words) NEWPORT – Some people lie splayed out on top of a pile of blankets at Bowen’s Wharf. Others sit in lawn chairs, fanning themselves in the Friday morning heat. Employees in white shirts walk down the long line of people handing…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (854+ words) KITTERY, Maine — A Portsmouth, New Hampshire man has been arrested and charged with the murder of Maxine Bitomski, a 73-year-old woman found dead in her Colonial Road residence in January 1993. Daniel Jolly, 59, was arrested June 4 on the murder warrant by…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1478+ words) PORTSMOUTH — The city is in the midst of a housing boom, with hundreds of units under construction, soon to be completed or recently completed. Despite the torrid pace of housing construction in Portsmouth, the demand for both luxury condos and…...