Press Releases/What’s New

City Manager Karen Conard has chosen NH Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan G. Morrell, Esq. to serve as the next City Attorney, succeeding Robert Sullivan, Esq. who is retiring after 40 years in that post. Attorney Morrell’s starting date is August 8, 2022.

The City of Portsmouth has completed the sale of $23,330,000 in 20-year general obligation bonds to fund approved General, Water and Sewer Fund projects.

Starting immediately, the City of Portsmouth Recycling Center is able to process payments online, in advance, by credit card. Previously, payments were by check, only.  

On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, the Citywide Neighborhood Committee hosts a panel of Portsmouth city officials to discuss projects and issues specific to the Ward 5 neighborhood. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm, in-person in City Hall Conference Room A. The meeting is open to residents of Ward 5 as well as to the public at large.

The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works is hosting a Public Information Meeting on the renovation of the Hanover Garage on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 6:30 pm. The meeting takes place in City Hall Council Chambers. Members of the public may attend in person or via Zoom. Advance registration is required to attend via Zoom.

Mayor Deaglan McEachern joined US Congressman Chris Pappas to celebrate the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Portsmouth. The Mayor read a Proclamation noting that Pride Month was created in 1999 in commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising in 1969. He said