Mayor Declares January 14 "Raymond Goulet Day"
January 14, 2021Mayor Becksted presented a Proclamation to Raymond Goulet on his 98th birthday, declaring today "Raymond Goulet Day" in honor of the Portsmouth resident, Pease Greeter and member of "The Greatest Generation," who participated in the D-Day landings at Normandy and then the famous "Red Ball Express" truck convoys delivering Allied materiel across Europe. Send him a birthday card at 245 Middle Street, Apt. 324, Portsmouth, NH 03801.
Mayor Seeks Volunteers for Blue Ribbon Committee on Arts and Nonprofits
January 14, 2021Mayor Rick Becksted has announced the formation of a Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Arts and Nonprofits, designed to respond to the needs of arts and culture nonprofits during the reopening and recovery phases ahead.
Sagamore Avenue Subsurface Work Resumes
January 13, 2021As part of the Sagamore Avenue Sewer Extension Project, borings are needed to collect data about the soils and bedrock in the project area. The first phase of borings was completed in the spring of 2020; and this work will complete the boring data collection.
Portsmouth Secures 107-acre Conservation Easement to Protect Bellamy Reservoir Water Supply
January 12, 2021Taking another significant step in its effort to protect the City of Portsmouth’s 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 (SELT) to purchase a conservation easement on approximately 107 acres owned by Mary Ellen Duffy, adjacent to the Reservoir.
ONLINE Indigenous Stories: Decolonial Organizing and Collaboration in NH
January 12, 2021ONLINE Indigenous Stories:
Decolonial Organizing and Collaboration in NH: The Case of INHCC
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City Issues FY20 CAFR and PAFR Financial Reports
January 8, 2021The Portsmouth community can now access the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) on the City of Portsmouth website. The City of Portsmouth prepares the CAFR and PAFR following the close of each fiscal year under the guidance of Director of Finance and Administration Judie Belanger.
Portsmouth Receives $9,670 “Moose Plate” Grant for Preservation of Historical Documents
December 31, 2020The City of Portsmouth has accepted a $9,760 grant from the New Hampshire State Library for the preservation and digitization of nine volumes of historic “Overseers of the Poor” documents, dated 1853 to 1885.
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December 31, 2020
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