City Manager Confirms Woodland as Deputy City Manager
February 15, 2022City Manager Karen Conard is pleased to announce that after six months serving as Acting Deputy City Manager, Suzanne Woodland is confirmed as Deputy City Manager as well as continuing to serve as Deputy City Attorney.
City Health Officer Rescinds Face Coverings Directive, Urges Continued Use
February 15, 2022Portsmouth Manager Karen Conard has just issued the following statement to the City Council:
The Whys and Whens of Car Maintenance, Wednesday April 13
February 14, 2022Get an overview of car maintenance from Chaya Milchtein of Mechanic Shop Femme! Co-hosted by the Lane Memorial Library, Rice Public Library, and Port City Makerspace.
The Planner Society Presents: Learn to Journal Visually, Tuesday March 15
February 14, 2022Cathy Hutchison, author of The Simple Guide to Visual Journaling, leads a workshop on journaling with sketchnotes...
Beginning Weaving, Tuesday March 29
February 10, 2022An introduction to weaving on small, hand-held lap looms! Space is limited. All registrants will receive a kit with all required materials.
DPW Offers Winter Preparedness Tips & Automated Snow Parking Ban Alert Notification Systems
February 5, 2022Following the February 4 sleet and snow event, sidewalk cleanup operations are proving difficult. Multiple methods for clearing the layers of compacted buildup are not as effective as hoped, but a full crew of DPW employees is working on the problem. Residents are asked to be patient -- and careful -- as the City continues to treat streets and sidewalks.
REC DEPT STORM UPDATE
February 4, 2022All basketball practices are cancelled for tonight at the Connie Bean Center, so the building will not be opening.
Indoor Pool will be closing at 4pm. Evening classes have been cancelled.
Spinnaker will remain open as normal.
REC DEPT STORM UPDATE
February 4, 2022All basketball practices are cancelled for tonight (Fri Feb 4) at the Connie Bean Center, so the building will not be opening.
The Indoor Pool will be closing at 4pm. Evening classes have been cancelled.
Spinnaker will remain open as normal.
A Letter from the Director
February 3, 2022At the end of February we'll be saying goodbye to our fearless leader, Steve Butzel. His energy, dedication, and humor will be sorely missed, and we're so grateful for his tireless steering of the library ship, especially during the pandemic.
Portsmouth DPW Snow Load-out Operations Scheduled for Tues Night February 1
January 31, 2022City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works crews will conduct snow load out operations to clear street and improve safety following the weekend blizzard. The load-out operations start Tuesday, February 1 at 7:30 pm in Area 1, 9:30 pm in Area 2 and 12:30 am in Area 3. The work is expected to be completed by 8 am on Tuesday, February 2.