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EXETER — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is calling for a new round of federal stimulus to assist municipalities, as some are being left to bear the full brunt of their outstanding debt on public works projects after state grants have been suspended as New Hampshire is forced to tighten its belt due to the pandemic.Shaheen…

PORTSMOUTH — “Black Women Rock: Leading the Charge for Social and Political Change” highlighted the voices of Black women leaders contributing to communities across the country.A two-day virtual event, the 14th annual Black New England Conference, presented by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, in partnership with Southern New Hampshire University, featured speakers and…

PORTSMOUTH — The Citywide Neighborhood Committee will host a Neighborhood Outreach Forum for Ward 3 Wednesday, Sept. 30.The meeting will be held via Zoom at 6 p.m. Advance registration required at https://bit.ly/2G9hJ74.A panel of city officials will discuss projects and issues specific to the Ward 3 neighborhood. The meeting is open to residents of Ward…

PORTSMOUTH – Couples portraying President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were easy to find Sunday at a Toyota dealership.A camouflage Humvee with a gunner on top owned by Concord residents Mark and Rebecca Plummer was part of the crowd of 300-plus vehicles gathered before the start of a “Trump Train” caravan across the…

YORK, Maine — A motorcyclist died following a head-on collision early Saturday afternoon, police said.The York Emergency Communication Center received multiple 911 calls about a motor vehicle crash in the area of 535 Shore Road around 12:37 p.m. Sept. 26.The York Beach Fire Department, York Ambulance, Ogunquit Fire and Rescue and York Police Department responded…

PORTSMOUTH — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday announced a COVID-19-related death, the state’s first since Sept. 15DHHS said the Hillsborough County female was age 60 or older. The state has now seen 439 COVID-19-related deaths.DHHS on Saturday announced 38 new positive test results for COVID-19, pushing the state’s total…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but then the unexpected happened. They kept catching lobsters, and people kept buying them.The pandemic has posed significant challenges for the state’s lobster fishery, which is the nation’s largest, but members of the industry reported a…

KITTERY, Maine — The Town Council on Monday will be presented with an affordable housing package of four proposals intended to further the town’s commitment to supporting and providing workforce and affordable units.Items up for consideration include amendments to Title 16 to make affordable housing a specific goal of the town’s zoning code, establishment of…

ROCHESTER — More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, charities throughout the region continue to struggle with fundraising and other pressures that strain their missions.For the Community Toolbox, a volunteer-run nonprofit that addresses accessibility and life-safety issues at homes throughout the Seacoast, the pandemic has brought a quadruple whammy.Coronavirus precautions have wiped out its…

Fall is a time for sweaters, foliage, apple picking, spooky scares, all things pumpkin, and with the right precautions in place, COVID-19 does not have to get in the way.Glorious weather last weekend had people moving seamlessly away from summer activities and into fall. Locations that they traditionally visit were full, and everyone seemed to…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Education has downgraded another county’s schools from green to yellow because of an outbreak of the coronavirus.Oxford County joined York County with yellow rankings on Friday. The rest of Maine’s counties have a “green” ranking indicating low coronavirus risk.Oxford County is dealing with an outbreak associated a…

KITTERY, Maine – The town may consider a social media policy of sorts for elected municipal officials, perhaps prompted by the recent polarizing local debate over school resource officers, which pervaded community Facebook pages.Members of the Town Council recently requested to Town Manager Kendra Amaral that work be done on a social media policy “to…

PORTSMOUTH – New Franklin Elementary School was named a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, announced Thursday, one of only three schools in New Hampshire selected for the honor this year.The school also received an “exemplary high performing” designation.New Franklin, one of […] Top Featured Tags: – New Hampshire News…

SACO, Maine — The Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission received the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Merit Award, which recognizes environmental and public health achievements of New England organizations and individuals.During the online presentation ceremony, Dennis Deziel, EPA New England administrator, made four awards to Maine individuals and organizations and specifically highlighted SMPDC’s Brownfields program.…

PORTSMOUTH — Black Lives Matter organizers across New Hampshire issued statements Wednesday reacting to the news that no officers involved with Breonna Taylor’s death will be charged with her killing.In March, 26-year-old Taylor was fatally shot by Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Police Department officers during a botched raid on her apartment.According to previous reports, officers forced…

HAMPTON — The commanding officer of the USS Virginia submarine recently thanked Cinnamon Rainbows Surf Company for giving crew members a free surf outing.Cmdr. Michael Poplawski, along with the town’s USS Virginia Committee, presented Cinnamon Rainbows co-owner Dave Cropper with a certificate of appreciation as well as a signed photograph of the submarine.Hampton is the…

PORTSMOUTH – F45 Portsmouth announced a new program provided at no cost to 16 high school aged kids with primary support from Re/Max Rising Tide and contributions from Summer Sessions, Gibb’s Garage, Rocky Coast Printworks, and 603 Creative Studio.”As a former youth soccer coach and father to 5 boys, I have seen firsthand the social…

MADISON, Maine (AP) — An employee at a nursing home where a coronavirus outbreak has killed seven residents worked an overnight shift while she had COVID-19 symptoms, a newspaper reports.The certfied nursing assistant at Maplecrest Rehabilitation & Living Center in Madison documented her symptoms — a sore throat, cough, chills and muscle aches — in…

YORK, Maine — During its monthly meeting last week, the York Water District Board of Trustees considered a request from AT&T to install a panel of six cell antennas on the top of the Roots Rock Road water tank, located in the York Heights neighborhood.Residents were present and repeated concerns they raised at a Sept.…

PORTSMOUTH – City Councilor Esther Kennedy defended against an ethics complaint Monday night, was cross examined by her accuser, former councilor Nancy Pearson, and questioned by members of the Ethics Board.Pearson alleges Kennedy registered the name PopUp Portsmouth before volunteers planning the Bridge Street popup venue did, slowing their effort to aid COVID-impacted businesses. The…

CONCORD — A white nationalist who rose to prominence during a deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, went on trial Tuesday on federal charges of threatening to rape the wife of a person with whom he was having a dispute.Christopher Cantwell, a New Hampshire resident, has remained in federal custody since he pleaded not guilty…

CONCORD — A watchdog office for New Hampshire’s child welfare system is expanding its jurisdiction to include oversight of any agency or organization that contracts with the state to provide services to children.The Office of the Child Advocate was created several ago as an independent oversight agency for the state Division of Children, Youth and…