City of Portsmouth Hosts Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update Public Meeting on Sept. 30
PORTSMOUTH– The City of Portsmouth Planning and Sustainability Department along with their consultants, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. will host the first public meeting on the City Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update Project at the Levenson Room at the Portsmouth Public Library (175 Parrott Ave.) on Monday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend to learn about the project, talk to the project team, and share their experiences walking and biking in Portsmouth. About the Bicycle
City of Portsmouth NH Selects Finalist for Peirce Island “Percent-for-Art” Commission
CAPTION: The DiBari Associates design selected as finalist for Peirce Island “Percent-for-Art” Commission. PORTSMOUTH– The Portsmouth City Council has empowered City Manager Karen Conard to enter into a contract for $140,000 with DiBari Associates of Miami, Fla. to design, construct, and install the public artwork on Peirce Island recommended by the Public Art Review Committee (PARC). The selection and funding of the artwork are based on the City ordinance directing Percent-for-Art proceeds from
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City of Portsmouth NH Adopts Climate Action Plan: 'Portsmouth’s Climate Future'
Portsmouth, New Hampshire – After nearly two years of work, including extensive community engagement, research into local community impacts, and an exhaustive inventory of municipal and estimated community greenhouse gas emissions, the City’s Planning and Sustainability Department presented Portsmouth’s Climate Future to the City Council at its Aug. 19, 2024 meeting. The Council voted unanimously to adopt the plan. Available online on the City’s website portsnh.co/climatefuture, the 79-page climate
City Plans Free Residents’ Day Community Picnic in the Park on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024
PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth NH is planning a Residents’ Day Community Picnic in Prescott Park, hosted by the City Recreation Department in partnership with Prescott Park Arts Festival, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and open to all Portsmouth residents, with live music, lawn games and food available for purchase from The Prop. Residents are encouraged to bring their own picnics (no alcoholic beverages), lawn chairs, blankets – and community spirit. The
What are we going to do about it?
The night before Thanksgiving, a beloved member of our business community, Mamadou Dembele, was assaulted while out in the City of Portsmouth. Sadly, in a statement released last week by Mamadou “The words used by my attacker leave no doubt that this was a racist act." On Sunday, Dec. 3, community, spiritual, and business leaders rallied around him. You can read that account here. A gathering Dec. 3 at the Portsmouth African Burying Ground Memorial supported Mamadou Dembele. Show, from
