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PORTSMOUTH — A copper roof, studded with bronze snow guards, has been crowned atop Mark McNabb’s restoration of the 1804 New Hampshire National Bank building, where restaurateur Joe Faro will open a new steakhouse this fall.Faro is leasing the ground floor of the 3 Pleasant St. building and announced his new steakhouse will be called…

PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth High School We Speak student organization will hold a Dialogue at Dusk on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m.School community members are invited to attend including parents, teachers, alumni, and staff. The student-led dialogue will focus on the PHS educational community and places where we see issues of equity in the…

YORK, Maine — York Hospital announced the arrival of Jessica Stevens, MD, MPh, as medical director of emergency services.Prior to joining York Hospital, Dr. Stevens held positions in emergency medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, and for the past eight years has served patients at Southern Maine…

Monday, July 2012:13 a.m. – A 25-year-old was taken into protective custody.12:31 a.m. – Arrested Kevin Patrick McLaughlin, 24, of Bedford, on the charge of disorderly conduct.1:55 a.m. – Arrested Latiek Kindle, 34, of Boston, Mass., on the charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.5:03 p.m. – Arrested Richard Morgano III, 38, of Auburn, on…

EXETER – Laurie A. Couture felt numb after she picked up the phone only to hear the words from her friend on the other line that “the Ioka is gone.””I knew what she meant,” said Couture, who along with Karyn Weeks and Elizabeth Rollins have been fighting to save the old theater’s marquee that has…

PORTSMOUTH — A former city councilor and sustainability advocate, Josh Denton used some of his federal stimulus money to start a company to showcase Seacoast farms using organic practices, restaurants that compost and businesses that reuse.Called Resilient Local, Denton is debuting his new business by sponsoring the composting program at the PopUp NH venue on…

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic while states expand mail-in voting options for the November presidential…

PORTSMOUTH – A recent University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll shows half of Granite Staters believe it will take at least a year for the local economy to get back to pre-COVID-19 levels.Dan Innis, chair of the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth’s executive committee, is more optimistic, saying a recovery can happen within six…

EXETER — A parent-led community group intent on children returning to school in person is claiming the SAU 16 school boards are no longer representing students’ best interests.The SAU 16 administration recently reversed course toward mostly remote learning (with some in-person features) due the coronavirus pandemic, after earlier in the summer announcing a return to…

PORTSMOUTH — One of the many concerns parents of children exposed to PFAS chemicals have is how it could impact their kids’ immune system.Because exposure to PFAS in drinking water is believed to harm a child’s immune system, “PFAS can lower the effectiveness of vaccines they receive,” Portsmouth mother and Testing For Pease co-founder Andrea…

PORTSMOUTH — The city announced the activation of a new online account management and payment system for Foundry Place Garage monthly parking account holders.Beginning with the billing for September, issued Aug. 20, Foundry Place users with monthly accounts will receive a monthly invoice by email, including account information and total amounts due. The invoices will…

Thousands of people will gather in rural South Dakota yet again as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally enters its second and final weekend. In previous years, half-a-million people have showed up to the event. And despite predictions that the crowd would be halved this year, early arrest reports were keeping pace with past years. Amid fears of that…

DOVER – After a malfunction with sterilization equipment in operating rooms at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital last month, some surgeries and procedures needed to be postponed, according to a hospital spokesperson.Dawn Fernald said WDH is addressing the equipment failure and expects to be fully online by the week of Aug. 24. In the meantime, several area hospitals…

Portsmouth City Councilor Paige Trace is calling on Dover city officials to “get moving” to stop plumes of PFAS and 1,4-dioxane in groundwater from getting any closer to the Bellamy Reservoir, the city of Portsmouth’s primary drinking water supply.PFAS chemicals – commonly known as forever chemicals – and 1,4-dioxane are suspected carcinogens.Dover officials acknowledged last…

WASHINGTON — A former FBI lawyer plans to plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the probe of ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, his lawyer said Friday.Kevin Clinesmith is expected to plead guilty to one count of making a…

EXETER – Phillips Exeter Academy is erecting modular trailers in proximity to Swasey Parkway to house students who have been in contact with people with COVID-19.Workers recently began installing 45 units in the PEA-owned parking lot abutting the backside of the initial stretch of the parkway from Water Street. PEA spokeswoman Robin Giampa said students…

PORTSMOUTH — A proposed mask mandate will be discussed by the City Council Monday for a second reading that Mayor Rick Becksted predicts will be an hours-long debate.Becksted said Thursday he’d like an ordinance that pertains only to the downtown overlay district, with education and a $100 fine for violators, “so it’s taken seriously.”Assistant Mayor…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state.The announcement makes the UAE the first Gulf Arab state to…

Court hearing scheduled about cop’s lost Webber inheritance PORTSMOUTH — The Fire Commission Tuesday approved purchases from its inheritance from the late Geraldine Webber, one week before a court hearing is scheduled to discuss a former police officer who unduly influenced Webber when he was her primary beneficiary.Webber’s final will left 25% of her estate…

PORTSMOUTH — Dave O’Neill has bicycled across the country and thinks nothing of biking 150 miles in a day.But after being “doored” in a Middle Street bike lane, O’Neill said the city should deconstruct those bike lanes and put parked cars back along the curb, “before someone gets killed.””It’s a kiss of death,” he said.A…

SEABROOK (AP) — The first sports betting retail location is opening in New Hampshire, a little over a year since Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill legalizing betting on professional and college sports in the state.DraftKings Sportsbook at The Brook was opened Wednesday in Seabrook. Sports fans will now be able to place legal bets…

EXETER — The Exeter Adult Diploma program is now registering students for the fall 2020 semester courses that begin Sept. 14.This program is designed for students who did not complete high school but who would like to earn a diploma by taking courses in the evening similar to those taken by high school students. Classes…