Recent Stories
Scholarship one step closer to fruition
PORTSMOUTH — The next step in creating a town scholarship began May 14 when the council approved a resolution needed for the legislation process.
Thayer memorialized in new campground name
PORTSMOUTH — Melville Campgrounds will soon receive a new name to honor the town’s first administrator.
More work extends Escape Bridge timeline
PORTSMOUTH — The completion date of the Cove “Escape” Bridge has again been pushed back — this time until August — because of newly discovered issues that need repair.
Hot dogs for hot days
PORTSMOUTH — Sandy Point Beach goers will be able to get some hot eats in between dips this summer.
Pennfield-Beijing exchange broadens students’ horizons
PORTSMOUTH — Seven Pennfield students went on the trip of a lifetime through a new exchange program with a Shanghai school.
Two turbines have trouble this week
PORTSMOUTH — The Hodges Badge Company turbine on East Main, plagued by issues from the start, finally spun all day for the first time May 4. But it hasn’t spun since.
Town departments plan future
PORTSMOUTH — The council held two meetings last week to discuss the next five years in town - one for capital goals and one for financial goals.
Baseball: Patriots JV soars past East Greenwich
PORTSMOUTH — Patriots JV baseball outhit and outran the East Greenwich Avengers May 4 for a 9-2 win.
Solar facility passes meeting muster
Two bylaws are turned down for being vague
WESTPORT — A solar energy facility may be moving into the landfill soon after the town meeting unanimously gave the town permission to lease a portion of it for that use.
ATM night two: CPC allocations
The second night of the annual town meeting drew about 500 less voters than the previous night, but moved through more than 20 articles before adjourning at 10 p.m.