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City of Portsmouth NH receives 12th consecutive AAA Rating from Standard & Poor’s
PORTSMOUTH — For the 12th consecutive year, Standard and Poor’s Global Rating has reaffirmed Portsmouth’s AAA bond rating, which measures the city’s ability to manage its credit, city leaders announced. S&P cited its opinion of “Portsmouth's very strong management and economic profile, which it thinks will...
Portsmouth councilors don't want to 'criminalize' street campers, propose this solution
PORTSMOUTH — City Councilor Andrew Bagley plans to ask the city's Legal Department “to investigate allowing overnight parking in commercial lots” that have endorsed the practice. Bagley’s planned action will come at the council’s May 20 meeting in response to concerns some residents have raised about campers,...
Judge denies state's motion to change jury's verdict in YDC trial
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The judge overseeing the civil lawsuit against the state over abuse at the former Youth Development Center has denied the state's request to overrule the jury's verdict. Judge Andrew Schulman said he "respectfully" denies the state's request and took up an entire page to explain why.
Nursing Students who will earn while they learn, Father's Day 5K: Seacoast health news
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital awards $30K for Fresh Food Bus DOVER – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has awarded a $30,000 community benefit grant to support Gather’s Fresh Food Bus, which provides a mobile market of fresh foods for food insecure families. ...
Warriors win title, Winnacunnet's Duffy named top boy at Seacoast Track Championship
EXETER - The Seacoast Track Championship boys trophy is heading back to Hampton for the first time since 2018. Winnacunnet High School senior Oliver Duffy won three events and was named Male Track Athlete of the Meet as the Warriors scored 99 points and beat the 13-team field on Friday at Exeter...
York residents will vote on student-led measure banning plastic utensils and straws
York may become the first town in Maine to ban single-use plastic utensils and straws. Residents will vote Saturday on an ordinance drafted by high school students, local restaurants and environmental advocates. A group of students initially tried to bring a more expansive proposal to the ballot last summer that...
Friday Seacoast roundup: Traip baseball, Winnacunnet softball each walk off with wins
KITTERY, Maine - Chris Balano laced a game-winning, two-run single as the Traip Academy baseball team rallied for a 4-3 win over Waynflete on Friday in a Class C South game. Balano also earned the win, allowing one hit over two scoreless innings. Caleb French had two hits for the Rangers, including a...
Stratham Starbucks brews change: Second NH store joins union movement for better wages
STRATHAM — A Stratham Starbucks is the second location in New Hampshire to join other Starbucks across the county in forming a union. The Portsmouth Avenue store's employees voted 9-6 Tuesday to officially join the Starbucks Workers United union. "Our choice to unionize was born from a love of...
Biba: Kittery Trading Post’s fearmongering on guns is bad for its own business
Before I moved to Portsmouth three years ago, I spent a decade working as a political staffer for members of Congress from across the United States. Though all the lawmakers I worked for were Democrats, their views on guns varied. One had an A+ rating from the NRA and voted with the gun lobby every time. A second was a moderate, supporting some things like universal background checks, but not others. A third, a Marine veteran who served in Iraq, gave credibility to the Left on guns and actively introduced legislation like a federal ban on bumpstocks.
Man gets over 3 years in prison for posting video threatening school shooting in New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who posted a Snapchat video last year threatening to shoot up a New Hampshire high school was sentenced to a little over three years in prison on Tuesday. Kyle Hendrickson, 26, had pleaded guilty to charges of interstate threatening communications and possessing a...
North Hampton’s Runnymede Farm under agreement for sale
NORTH HAMPTON — Historic Runnymede Farm, the birthplace of thoroughbreds like Dancer’s Image, is under agreement with a buyer who intends to keep it a horse farm. Real estate broker Lauren Stone said she could not share the price of the purchase of the farm located at 68 Atlantic Ave. or the new owner until the sale closes at the end of May. She said the property will remain a horse farm, however, having bred successful thoroughbred horses that have competed in...
Hampton Beach Casino redevelopment: New concert venue, 500-room hotel, convention center
HAMPTON — A future facelift of the Hampton Beach Casino could include a 500-room hotel, a new parking garage and nearly double the concert capacity of its historic ballroom. The owners of the Casino say the historic building built in 1899 is becoming harder to maintain as years go by. They say their new project, which still needs approval from town boards, would include a year-round convention center to help the beach community meet its long-term goal of extending the tourism season.
Aurora Borealis Illuminates the Exeter Night Sky
On the night of May 10, the Academy community enjoyed a rare appearance of the Aurora Borealis, more commonly known as the Northern Lights. Exonians could be seen across campus gazing at the colorful spectacle, which turned the night sky into a dim green and purple hue. The aurora, caused by high-energy particles from the sun interacting with the atmosphere, typically occurs only in northern parts of the earth.
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