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Plans expand for Elmhurst School project in Portsmouth

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Elmhurst School in Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH — For almost an hour Monday night the Portsmouth Town Council criticized some of the proposed work in an engineering and architectural study of Elmhurst School. Several plans must be developed before the town can seek proposals and bids to demolish the school on Frank Coelho Drive. The school lies on a very steep slope, [...]

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Rain garden takes root at Westport Middle School

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Wayne Perry (left) and John McAllister of Norfolk Ram Group explain how the rain gardens built at Westport Middle School will keep nearly all storm water runoff on site and treat it, instead of having storm water flow untreated into the Westport River.

WESTPORT — It may not look like much right now but a good portion of a new stormwater treatment system has been built at Westport Middle School. And in the fall, it ought to look quite beautiful. Students and staff returning next week won’t be able to tell that a significant change for the good [...]

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