Dover is one step closer to a new indoor pool and aquatics center. Earlier this month, JSA Architects in Portsmouth completed renderings of the proposed...
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Community meeting on heroin scheduled
As Seacoast communities continue to work on addressing the region’s heroin addiction epidemic, Crystal Paradis wants to keep the conversation going. She’s organizing a community...
West End charette comment period ends May 1
Time is running out for Portsmouth residents to comment on how the city’s West End neighborhood will look in the future. The public comment period...
Northbound ramp closes
The Exit 5 northbound ramps on the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover will be closed “for several months” for construction, according to the state Department of...
Exeter board approves homeless day center
The Exeter Zoning Board voted 3-2 on March 31 to approve an exception that will allow Seacoast Family Promise to open a day center for...
Portsmouth committee recommends bag ban
Portsmouth’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Sustainable Practices is recommending the city council move ahead with an ordinance that would ban single-use plastic bags in Portsmouth. Committee...
Bike lane plans approved
Portsmouth city councilors voted 8-1 on April 6 to continue work on plans for protected bicycle lanes along Lafayette Road, stretching from Portsmouth High School...
Living wage forum scheduled
The South Church’s Social Justice Associates group will host a community forum on “the need for a livable wage” on Sunday, April 12 at 1:30...
Forums scheduled for power line project
Seacoast residents can comment on a proposed 13-mile long power line project that will run through Madbury, Durham, Newington, and Portsmouth at two public meetings...
Talking it out
At a community conversation between Dover police and city residents last week, there was an elephant in the room — or, more accurately, a BearCat....
New rules let police administer anti-overdose drug
Local police can soon start administering Narcan, a drug that counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose, under new rules established by the N.H. Department...
Board holds hearing on short-term rentals
The Portsmouth Planning Board will hold a public hearing on how to regulate short-term rentals through services like Airbnb at its meeting on Thursday, April 16...
Master plan study circles begin
Portsmouth Listens is looking for a few good volunteers as the city begins to review and revise Portsmouth’s master plan. The city updates its master...
TEDx seeks local nonprofits
As TEDxPiscataquaRiver returns to Portsmouth on May 8, the event is looking for local nonprofits that it can help make an “impact.” TEDx organizers are...
Silver Street switches to one-way April 8
On Wednesday, April 8, Silver Street in Dover will become a one-way street as work continues on a reconstruction project. The new traffic pattern will...
Durham readies for power line project
Eversource, the energy company formerly known as Public Service of New Hampshire, is moving ahead with plans to construct a new transmission line that will...
Meeting scheduled for Dondero School neighborhood improvements
Portsmouth city staff will host a meeting on road improvements for pedestrians in the Dondero School neighborhood on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at...
At the Statehouse
That faint rumbling you hear coming from the northwest is likely the sound of state budget negotiations currently going on in the New Hampshire House...
Still on the rolls
The state’s Ballot Law Commission denied a petition request from Dover resident David Scott to purge the voter checklists in four of the city’s six...
Game of homes
When Sylvia von Aulock started working in Exeter’s planning department more than a decade ago, the McMansion was the home of choice. The widely produced...
COAST hearings set
Seacoast residents will have a chance to weigh in on COAST’s plan to eliminate its Route 7 bus service at a series of public meetings...
Shining a light
N.H.’s right-to-know law is vital — and how it can be improved The third week of March is better known as Sunshine Week, an annual...
Power plan
Somersworth’s former landfill may soon be home to a solar power project By Larry Clow For nearly 50 years, Somersworth’s landfill on Blackwater Road was...
UNH-designed instruments head into space
A little bit of the University of New Hampshire will soon be in outer space. On March 12, NASA will launch a quintet of identical...
Forums scheduled on school issues
As the Oyster River School District considers a later start time for middle and high school students, a group of parents in the district is...