City Hosts Community Policing Facility Public Input Meeting on Thursday, September 21, 2023
September 15, 2023The City of Portsmouth is hosting the next in a series of public information sessions for the Community Policing Facility effort in Council Chambers at City Hall on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 5:30 pm.
City of Portsmouth DPW Hosts Wastewater Treatment System 101 Program for the Public on September 13, 2023
September 6, 2023The Portsmouth Department of Public Works Water | Wastewater | Stormwater Department is hosting a public information session, “Wastewater 101” at the Portsmouth Public Library on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The program is scheduled for the Levenson Room starting at 6:30 pm and is free and open to the public. (Go to the program presentation.)
City of Portsmouth Arts & Nonprofits Committee Launches Community Survey to Inform Cultural Plan
August 29, 2023Earlier this year the Portsmouth Arts and Nonprofits Committee formed a subcommittee tasked with creating a new Cultural Plan for the City. The subcommittee has just launched a community-wide survey to collect feedback from residents, businesses, and arts/culture/historic site audiences.
City of Portsmouth Reminds Drivers to Watch for School Crossings as Schools Open Next Week
August 24, 2023Portsmouth Public School grades 1 through 9 start a new school year on Tuesday, August 29 and grades 10 through 12 start on Wednesday, August 30. Drivers are urged to be extra cautious on City streets and to watch for crossing guards at key locations around the City.
City of Portsmouth Seeks Public Input for Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2025 - 2030
August 22, 2023The Portsmouth City Council, Planning Board and Planning & Sustainability Department invite the public to provide input on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2025 to 2030 (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2030). Residents are asked to submit projects for consideration in the next CIP by September 15, 2023.
FINAL City of Portsmouth Parks & Greenery Department Free Prescott Park Garden Tours, August 18, 2023
August 17, 2023The City of Portsmouth Parks & Greenery Department invites the public to join members of the gardening team every Friday for free weekly tours of the formal gardens. The tours take place at 10 am and 1 pm, on Fridays, July 7 through August 18 while the gardens of Prescott Park reach their summer peak following weeks of planting, weeding and cultivation.
City of Portsmouth Announces Street Closures and Parking Restrictions for street.life!400 Event on POSTPONED TO WED Aug 16, 2023
August 13, 2023Portsmouth NH 400th, Inc and the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth are celebrating Portsmouth’s 400th anniversary on Wednesday evening, August 16 with a sit-down dinner and entertainment on Congress Street from Market Square to Maplewood Avenue. The event starts at 5:30 pm and ends at 9 pm with clean up and breakdown following immediately afterward.
Summer in the City of Portsmouth: Weeding and Mosquito Monitoring
August 1, 2023The Department of Public Works Parks & Greenery Division is trimming, mowing, and conducting garden maintenance as the rains of June give way to abundant plant growth. Prescott Park Garden Tours on Fridays and the seeding in recent construction areas such as Pannaway Park are seasonal reminders of the effort to sustain the urban forest, green spaces and the City’s environment.
Citywide Neighborhood Committee Celebrates National Night Out Aug 1
August 1, 2023Portsmouth Citywide Neighborhood Committee Celebrates National Night Out on August 1, 2023
City of Portsmouth Announces Event Parking & Free Shuttle for Sail Portsmouth
July 25, 2023Sail Portsmouth welcomes a parade of tall ships and flotilla of other vessels to Portsmouth on Thursday, July 27 starting at 6:15 pm. Two of the tall ships will then be open for ticketed public tours on Friday, July 28 through Monday July 31, between 10 am and 5 pm, at the Portsmouth Commercial Fish Pier, at 1 Peirce Island Road, across from Prescott Park.