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City of Portsmouth, NH Opens 2026 Seasonal Prescott Park Dock Application Period
PORTSMOUTH – City Clerk Kelli Barnaby announced that her office has begun to accept applications for the lottery to assign the 12 seasonal boat slips at Prescott Park for the 2026 season. The deadline for applying is Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at 4 p.m. For the application package, visit: portsnh.co/prescottparkdocks. This year, 12 boat slips will be made available for seasonal rental. Slips are first awarded to Portsmouth residents using a lottery system. If there are any remaining slips available after the
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Community Power Coalition of NH announces increase in Portsmouth Community Power Rates, effective Feb. 1, 2026
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 Feb. 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026 will increase. The new CPCNH Granite Basic default rate for residential and small commercial customers will increase to 14.663 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), from the current 13.419 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), still in effect through Jan. 31, 2026.Rates are based upon CPCNH
Portsmouth NH Fire Department receives gift of meals from Roundabout Diner for firefighters working Christmas Day
PORTSMOUTH –Portsmouth Fire Chief William McQuillen has announced that the Roundabout Diner at 580 US Highway 1 (Portsmouth Circle) is donating meals to Portsmouth firefighters who are working shifts on Christmas Day.“Roundabout Diner, a perennial 'Best of' NH Magazine, Taste and TripAdvisor award winner, is delighted to give back to our community and the firefighters who have a thankless job, work tirelessly even on holidays to keep us safe,” said Dan Posternak, Roundabout Diner owner. “We thought sharing
City of Portsmouth NH inauguration Monday, Jan. 5
PORTSMOUTH – The public is invited to the Inauguration for the City Council, Fire Commission, Police Commission, and School Board to be held in the Eileen Dondero Foley Council Chambers at City Hall (One Junkins Ave.) on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at 7 p.m.The inauguration program includes music from the Portsmouth High School instrumental ensemble, conducted by Eric Gagnon, the National Anthem sung by Angelynne Hinson, the posting of colors by the Portsmouth Police and Fire Department Honor Guards, and an
'Seeing Violet': A gripping world premiere uncovers hidden histories at Players’ Ring Theatre
PORTSMOUTH – Spanning centuries and peeling back layers of denial, “Seeing Violet” is a gripping new drama about memory, reckoning, and the cost of looking away. Written by Peter Snoad and directed by Sandi Clark Kaddy, the play runs at the Players’ Ring Theatre from Jan. 9 through Jan. 25. When Betsy and John Marsh (played by Jordan Raymond and Allan Mayo) inherit an 18th-century New England home, they make a series of discoveries – including a freedom paper for an enslaved woman named Violet (played
