Portsmouth proclaims September Service Dog Awareness Month
PORTSMOUTH—At the City Council meeting on Aug. 18, Mayor Deaglan McEachern declared September as Service Dog Awareness month and Brendan Madden, founder of the New Hampshire Coalition for the Support of Service Dogs, had the honor to accept it! Whereas: September is National Service Dog Month, created to raise awareness and show appreciation for the extraordinary work carefully trained and certified service dogs do every day for the people in their care, to honor the dedicated individuals who train and
Waiting for Godot: Samuel Beckett’s tragicomic masterpiece opens the Players’ Ring Theatre’s Mainstage 2025-26 season
PORTSMOUTH – Samuel Beckett’s iconic and unexpectedly hilarious “Waiting for Godot” opens the Players’ Ring Theatre’s 2025-26 Mainstage Theatre on Sept. 12, running through Sept. 28. Directed by Bretton Reis, who also plays one of the main characters, the play brings bold new staging, drawing out its wit and deep humanity. Two wanderers, Reis (as Vladimir), and Michael Towle (as Estragon), wait beneath a barren tree for something or someone which may never come. As time stretches and their conversations
City of Portsmouth NH Reminds Drivers to Watch for School Crossings as Schools Open: grades 1-9 start Aug. 26; grades 10-12 start Aug. 27
PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth NH DPW Parking Enforcement Department, which manages the school crossing guard schedule, asks motorists to be mindful of increased pedestrian activity and to follow the directions from crossing guards with vests and signs as they assist students and their guardians who are walking and biking to school. Drivers are urged to be vigilant near school neighborhoods, to plan routes away from heavy school traffic if travel is time-sensitive, and to obey posted school speed
Portsmouth NH Department of Public Works hosts Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Sept. 6, 2025
PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works will hold the next semiannual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 at the Public Works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road. Residents of Portsmouth, Greenland, and Newington are encouraged to bring household chemicals for safe disposal between 8 am and noon. Collection Day is organized as a drive-through service. Residents remain in their vehicles and pull through the Public Works garage, where staff will remove
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City of Portsmouth seeks public input for Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2027 - 2032
PORTSMOUTH– The Portsmouth City Council, Planning Board and Planning & Sustainability Department invite the public to provide input on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2027 to 2032 (July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2032). Residents are invited to submit projects for consideration in the next CIP by Sept. 19, 2025.The CIP details a six-year schedule and financing strategy for accomplishing necessary public improvements and meeting the City’s infrastructure needs. The Planning Board oversees the
