Press Releases/What’s New

Mayor 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 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.

As 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.

Taking 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.