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Driving change: York commits to Route 1 traffic study to curb speeding, accidents
YORK, Maine — A study of Route 1 will take place this year to guide future improvements of one of York’s most bustling roads. The town is collaborating with the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC), the Kittery Area Comprehensive Transportation System (KACTS) and the Maine Department of Transportation on the study of Route 1. The study is expected to take place over the course of a year and will examine the stretch of Route 1 from the Kittery border up to Mountain Road.
New plan pitched for 5-story hotel, Starbucks in Portsmouth at former Port Inn site
PORTSMOUTH — The owners of an existing 1957 motel off the Route 1 Bypass want to demolish the building and replace it with a new five-story hotel and a Starbucks restaurant. Giri Portsmouth 505 Inc., the owner of the property at 505 Route 1 Bypass, is seeking to redevelop the site with a 115-room Cambria hotel, plus a Starbucks restaurant with a drive-thru, according to documents filed with the city.
Maine's Julia Gagnon advances to top 8 on 'American Idol'
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Julia Gagnon's magical run on "American Idol" will continue after the singer advanced into the top 8 on Sunday night. Gagnon, who is from Cumberland sang "Here I Am" by Bryan Adams. Roughly 200 of Gagnon's closest supporters watched and cheered her on at a...
For Mosquito Season in New Hampshire and Maine, Try 3 Yummy Smells They Hate
'Tis the season to start prepping for repelling mosquitoes. Honestly, bug spray is the last thing most of us want during an outdoor gathering with friends and family. Hiking and camping around Maine is fine, but when we spend so much time outside along New Hampshire's Seacoast and beaches, or dining al fresco in Portland or Ogunquit, it's nice to know there are pleasant smells we can take advantage of.
Cortina's overtime goal gives Spaulding boys lacrosse team its first win since 2018 season
ROCHESTER - Going into this season, you would have to go back to 2018 for the last time the Spaulding High School boys lacrosse team walked off the field with a win. The Red Raiders went 1-12 in 2018, and then from 2019 to the start of the 2024 season, the program lost...
Portsmouth police seek help identifying person of interest in Market Basket incident
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an individual who may be connected to an incident that occurred at the Market Basket on Woodbury Ave. on Friday, April 5. The department released a photograph of the person of interest, who was seen...
This Map Shows These Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine Towns Will Be Partially Underwater in 50 Years
Take a look at this flooding video from WBZ from just three months ago:. How scary that must have been for the homeowners. The value of Seacoast homes are out of reach (and basically unattainable for most), but if we wait around long enough, I have a feeling that the prices are going to come down exponentially, because these Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts towns will be partially underwater in 50 years, according to coastal.climatecentral.org.
Portsmouth woman charged in Prescott Park pedestrian's death waives arraignment
PORTSMOUTH — A woman charged with reckless manslaughter and negligent homicide in the August death of a pedestrian near Prescott Park has been ordered not to leave the state and not to have contact with the victim’s relatives. Indicted by a Rockingham County Superior Court grand jury last...
Portsmouth police arrest 'thrill-seeking' car thief spanning multiple towns
PORTSMOUTH — Police have arrested a man accused of stealing numerous cars across southern Maine and the New Hampshire Seacoast. Authorities had been searching for 44-year-old Anthony Bizzocchi of Eliot, Maine, since earlier this month after cars were turning up stolen in towns like York, Maine and North Hampton, New Hampshire.
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