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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 races like the Kentucky Derby. The farm has a listed price of $3.65 million.
Portsmouth schools to add modular classrooms at Dondero. City councilors don't like it.
PORTSMOUTH — The city School Board is moving forward with a plan to use one or two modular classrooms at Dondero Elementary School this fall to help address overcrowding. The board voted to move forward with the proposal at their meeting Tuesday night, despite opposition to the plan raised by some city councilors, including the mayor and assistant mayor.
NH Chronicle: Blinks Frydoe and The L Street Tavern
May 24th, 2024 — Tonight, summer is right around the corner and Hampton Beach Businesses are opening up. There is no shortage of beach eats, from seafood to steak and something sweet. Audrey Cox takes us to two old favorites that have been dishing out great food for decades.
Stratham rethinks school’s $50M overhaul amid taxpayer outcry: 'We went too far'
STRATHAM — A $50 million project to renovate and expand Stratham Memorial School is no longer on the table. The town's School Board announced Wednesday it is “drastically shifting priorities," citing concerns from taxpayers regarding the cost to upgrade and expand the elementary school. “We heard you loud...
Hampton Beach Casino proposes new concert venue, hotel and convention center
This story was originally produced by Seacoastonline. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. 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...
Ex-Portsmouth officer's trial for alleged assault of Black bank executive postponed
HAMPTON — The trial for Aaron Goodwin, a former sergeant with the Portsmouth Police Department charged in the alleged November assault of a local Black bank executive in downtown Portsmouth, has been rescheduled for September. Mamadou Dembele, a vice president with Bangor Savings Bank, was the alleged victim in...
Portsmouth must cut budget for sake of taxpayers: Letters
Although Mayor McEachern has stated that we should not conflate Portsmouth's budget with property revaluations, the two are connected. Residents of nearby communities have experienced sticker shock after their revaluations occurred when their property taxes doubled and tripled. Some residents were literally brought to tears when they saw their tax bills. Cutting our proposed budget may be Portsmouth's last chance to stop that from happening here.
Sixth-inning single completes cycle for York High School sophomore Maddie Fitzgerald
YORK, Maine - York High School sophomore Maddie Fitzgerald singled in the sixth inning in Wednesday's Class B South game against Gray-New Gloucester, a 13-3 win for the state champion Wildcats. However, in the moment, Fitzgerald didn't know the significance of her fourth hit of the game. More: 32 Seacoast softball players to...
Thursday Seacoast roundup: Portsmouth softball honors five seniors; OR girls undefeated
PORTSMOUTH - The Portsmouth High School softball team, in its final regular-season home game, honored its five seniors before Thursday's 5-1 Division I loss to Bishop Guertin. The Clippers honored Brigid Cadle, Abby Nersesian, Abby Sargent, Evy Douglass and Abby Bethroade. Nersesian then blasted a solo homer in the seventh for Portsmouth's lone...
North Hampton Electric Barn burglary: Hudson man charged in $26K theft
NORTH HAMPTON — A Hudson man is facing charges in connection to the theft of more than $26,000 in merchandise from the Electric Barn in North Hampton, according to police. Chad Breault was arrested in Amesbury, Massachusetts, on Friday, May 10, allegedly attempting to sell the stolen goods to a business, according to North Hampton Police Chief Robert LaBarge.
What is 3,700-ton arrival at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard? Part of yard's transformation
KITTERY, Maine — A 3,700-ton concrete monolith floated on the Piscataqua River to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Thursday, the first of more than two dozen being delivered to complete the yard's $1.8 billion dry dock expansion project. The federally funded effort to expand the shipyard’s Dry Dock 1 area is progressing on schedule, now in its third year and projected to be completed on time in 2028. The seven-year project is part of the federal Shipyard...
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