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Wednesday, July 09, 2025Community Power Coalition of NH announces increase in Portsmouth Community Power Rates, effective Aug. 1, 2025
PORTSMOUTH– The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) has advised its member municipalities, including Portsmouth Community Power, that the electricity supply rates for the rate period Aug. 1, 2025 through Jan. 31, 2026 will increase, as are all electric rates from utilities across the state. Eversource, the default utility in Portsmouth, has announced an increase to 11.196 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The new CPCNH Granite Basic default rate for residential and small commercial customers
Wednesday, July 02, 2025City of Portsmouth NH DPW Hosts Vaughan Mall Project Design Public Meeting on Monday, July 7, 2025
PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth NH will start urgent work in Vaughan Mall to replace the heavily deteriorated sewer and water lines. While the Mall is under construction, the City will also be upsizing the stormwater system to accommodate the additional flows that will be generated during future phases of the Fleet Street Reconstruction Project.Construction on Vaughan Mall is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, and will continue through early December. To ensure accessibility during the winter
Monday, June 30, 2025City of Portsmouth NH announces Carl Weber as deputy city manager
PORTSMOUTH – With the planned transition of Deputy City Manager and Regulatory Counsel Suzanne Woodland at the end of the current fiscal year, City Manager Karen S. Conard is pleased to announce the appointment of Carl Weber as the City’s next Deputy City Manager, effective June 30, 2025.Weber brings a wealth of experience in public service, innovation, and organizational leadership to the role. As deputy city manager, he will serve as a key strategist in shaping the future of municipal service delivery in
Friday, June 27, 2025City of Portsmouth NH Plans Independence Day Fireworks for Thursday, July 3, 2025
PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth presents the annual fireworks display on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at South Mill Pond with a rain date of Saturday, July 5. This celebration is an alcohol-free, family-friendly event. The City has not allocated funds for fireworks in next year’s budget. Unless a private donor steps forward to sponsor the event, this year’s celebration will mark the final Independence Day fireworks display.The celebration starts at 7 p.m. at Leary Field with the Music and Game Zone which
Wednesday, June 25, 2025City of Portsmouth NH DPW Parks & Greenery Department program to control Canada Geese in place
PORTSMOUTH – The Department of Public Works Parks & Greenery Group continues to apply a variety of measures intended to control the impact Canada Geese are having at Four Tree Island, Prescott Park, and Bohenko Gateway Park. New families of geese and the greater seasonal public use of the parks have attracted attention to this long-standing problem. Past control efforts that were successful only temporarily have included small scale, directed fireworks, dogs to chase the geese, and shooting blanks from a
Wednesday, June 25, 2025City of Portsmouth NH continues Mosquito & Tick Control Program
PORTSMOUTH – As the Seacoast experiences wet conditions conducive to the proliferation of mosquitoes, the City of Portsmouth is continuing its annual mosquito control program, active since April. The program includes larval monitoring and the application of larvicide in identified risk areas, such as wetlands and salt marshes. The City’s consultant Dragon Mosquito Control, Inc. is not recommending any other treatment, such as spraying for adult mosquitoes. They indicate that larvicidal control is the most
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Monday, June 16, 2025City of Portsmouth NH extends Juneteenth observances with Dinah Chase Whipple Headstone ceremony on June 13, 2025
PORTSMOUTH — On Friday, June 13, the Portsmouth community gathered with Laurel Yancey, a descendant of Dinah Chase Whipple to unveil a headstone to mark the grave of this woman who founded the first school for Black children in New Hampshire that operated from 1808 to 1846. She was believe buried next to her husband Prince Whipple in North Cemetery in Portsmouth and the ceremony marked that spot. In a program hosted by Deputy City Manager Suzanne Woodland, speakers included Royaline Edwards, Councilor Kate
