Press Releases/What’s New

Based on a road safety audit in 2016 by NHDOT and the City of Portsmouth, the Department of Public Works is moving forward, in partnership with the State of New Hampshire, on a plan to reroute traffic along Lang Road with the addition of a connector road to Longmeadow Road, behind Service Credit Union.

The Portsmouth Police Department is investigating the death of a 19 year old female which occurred in Portsmouth on March 30, 2021.

The National League of Cities (NLC) has selected the City of Portsmouth and its collaboration with the NH Coastal Adaptation Workshop (NHCAW) as one of eight communities to participate in the national 2021 Leadership in Community Resilience (LCR) program. NLC has awarded a $10,000 grant to the City to support engagement with NHCAW and residents and for new research, training and education materials.

The Portsmouth Recreation Department has received word from the Easter Bunny that he will make a personal appearance at the Connie Bean Center (155 Parrott Avenue) for an Easter drive-through event on Saturday, April 3, 2021, rain or shine.

The free event is designed for Portsmouth families with children aged from pre-K through the fourth grade.

McIntyre Subcommittee invites residents to view sketches, give feedback

The McIntyre subcommittee invites residents to weigh in on sketches of visions for this property in the heart of downtown. The latest designs can be viewed on the McIntyre Project webpage.

The Portsmouth Coordinated Response to Substance Use Disorder (PCR/SUD) met on March 18 to review the work of its five task forces, all focused on addressing the growing addiction problem in the region.  The committee was formed in 2019 through the collaboration of former Senator Martha Fuller Clark, representatives from the Portsmouth City Council, the Economic Development Commission (EDC) and Pinetree Institute, a non-profit focused on building trauma responsive communities.  

The City Council has scheduled a site walk of the Peverly Hill Road proposed Complete Streets improvement project on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 10 am. The purpose of the meeting is a follow-up to the public information meeting held via Zoom on February 17, 2021. The on-site meeting gives property owners an additional opportunity to see and discuss the project limits and easements that will be necessary along the roadway corridor.

The City of Portsmouth is greatly saddened by the murder of members of the Asian community in Atlanta, Georgia, and the rise of anti-Asian bias incidents around the country. We stand in solidarity with the Asian community in our nation and we join in lowering our flags to half-staff to mourn the loss.