With a tight race expected in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Feb. 9, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders continue to campaign heavily in...
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Historic house burns down
Fire erupted in a multi-unit home at 152 Portsmouth Ave. in New Castle on Saturday night, Jan. 23, destroying a historic house that was once...
New commander set to helm the shipyard
Capt. David S. Hunt has been selected as the next commander of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the Naval Sea Systems Command announced late last week....
Future sight, redux
The Sound’s survey results are in On Jan. 6, The Sound published a survey asking readers to make predictions for 2016. We collected responses for...
Life of the primary
Sen. Marco Rubio’s face was recently seen on the side of a bus barreling along Route 101. Fellow Sen. Ted Cruz made stops in Rochester...
Seacoast news in brief
News from around the NH and southern Maine Seacoast Portsmouth PS21 hosts affordable housing workshops Interested in shaping the future of affordable housing in Portsmouth?...
Seacoast news in brief
News from around the NH and southern Maine Seacoast. Somersworth Council approves women’s sober home The Hilltop City will be home to a new sober...
Great debate
When New Hampshire’s 424 legislators return to Concord this week, they’ll be facing a slate of bills — 954, to be exact — on a...
Future sight
A lot can change in a year, or even a few months, or a few days. Just think — a year ago, if we’d told...
Radical ideas
“For a little town, there are a lot of people here today,” Sen. Bernie Sanders told a boisterous crowd of nearly 800 guests at the...
BREAKING: Dogs rescued
Three dogs were rescued from a fire in a downtown Portsmouth residence on Thursday morning. According to Portsmouth Fire Chief Steven Achilles, the fire began at...
Rearview mirror
Between blizzards, presidential candidate visits, and an ongoing opioid crisis, the Seacoast had a lot to talk about in 2015. Here’s a look back at...
Avalanche of support
Hillary Clinton’s remarks to voters in Portsmouth were interrupted early on when an avalanche of snow slid off the roof of South Church, where she...
Hidden history
Thousands of people packed into downtown Portsmouth this summer, toting a colorful assortment of flags, signs, and balloons for the city’s first LGBT Pride event....
Signs of the times
Donald Trump brings families together. Sort of. The Republican presidential candidate was in Portsmouth on Thursday, Dec. 10, for a brief appearance at a meeting...
Covering costs
Earlier this year, attorney Jerry Zelin, a Portsmouth resident and critic of the HarborCorp development project, filed a right-to-know request with the city and asked...
BREAKING: structure fire at the Gas Light in Portsmouth
A four-alarm structure fire struck the Portsmouth Gas Light Co. at 64 Market St. around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. Witnesses said flames were shooting from an...
Hidden in plain sight
When she was 19, Jasmine Marino was on a steady path. She was living in Massachusetts, working in a small salon, and going to community...
Turning up the volume
A note from The Sound’s publisher, Matt Kanner If you look at the upper right corner of the front cover of this week’s paper, you’ll...
Holiday events
Evergreen Fair: Fifty select artists and craftspeople come together at the University of New Hampshire to celebrate the fine art of craft. Thursday, Dec. 3,...
Seacoast news in brief
News from around the Seacoast Portsmouth Uber debate rolls into December City councilors have been discussing for nearly a year how to regulate the ride-sharing service...
Safe space
It’s only been about four months since Haven, the new nonprofit that formed when A Safe Place and Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) merged, moved...
Seacoast news in brief
The 2016 presidential race has been in full-swing for months, and now, a number of Seacoast candidates are looking ahead to high-profile state and federal...
3S Artspace artistic director announces leave of absence
[Updated 11/4/15 with a statement from 3S Artspace interim executive director Karil Reibold. — LC] 3S Artspace founder and artistic director Chris Greiner is...
Seacoast news in brief
The state’s Department of Health and Human Services has begun accepting applications for its therapeutic cannabis program, almost three years after state legislators legalized medical...