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Storm damages roof of City Hall
PORTSMOUTH — A fast-moving hail, rain and wind storm that brought down tree limbs and flooded neighborhoods Monday afternoon also damaged a portion of the slate roof on City Hall, said Public Works Director Peter ...
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Selectman angers vets with decision to drop Pledge of Allegiance
Veterans are expected to turn out in force at the next Board of Selectmen meeting to protest a decision by the chairman to no longer open meetings with the Pledge of ...
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City Council to consider wastewater upgrades
PORTSMOUTH — The city is set to move forward with the first phase of bonding for proposed upgrades to the Wastewater Treatment Plant at Peirce ...
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Town scrambles to put on tricentennial celebration
NEWINGTON — The town is scrambling to pull off a tricentennial celebration later this year following the March firing of former administrative assistant Bea ...
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Langdon library talks now include parking
NEWINGTON — The cost of the $1.79 million Langdon Public Library renovation and expansion could be on the rise if a preferred alternative parking plan is added to the ...
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New roof slated for York Beach FD
Last fall, Superstorm Sandy damaged the roof of the York Beach Fire Station, and winter storms only caused more leaks, Bridges said. There wasn't enough time to put in a capital request for funds from voters in the coming budget, and Bridges said he doesn't believe the station roof can wait another year to be ...
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Consultant search is narrowed down to two
YORK — The Planning Board on Thursday narrowed the number of applicants for the job of police station consultant from four to two: Ransom Consulting Inc. and CMA ...
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Town will help fund gap in Mount A coordinator salary
Conservation Coordinator Robin Kerr walks an area of the new Big A Loop Trail atop Mount Agamenticus. Kerr drew attention after trees were cut from the top of the mountain, upsetting many residents. In May, York voters declined to pay more of her salary after conservation organizations backed out of their portion of funding because of the ...
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Hotel suites reopen at Atlantic House in York Beach
YORK — New life is springing up within the Atlantic House as the hotel joins the new GiGi's restaurant and other shops now open for business at 2 Beach ...
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GiGis now open at the Atlantic House
Business partners R.J. Joyce, left, James Woodhouse, and Jay McSharry, open the new Italian-American restaurant GiGi's in the Atlantic House near Short Stands Beach in York. Rich Beauchesne ...
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York High graduates 145 students
Wearing caps and gowns sporting the school colors — boys in blue and girls in white — 145 seniors walked across the stage to ...
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York Ambulance Stats and Facts and8212 May 2013
YORK — York Ambulance responded to 117 calls in May, which included 37 medical issues, 26 falls, 25 patient transfers, 14 chest pain/cardiac problems, seven motor vehicle accidents, five medical alarms, two standbys for police and fire departments, and one patient assist. York Ambulance exceeded the industry standard of arriving on scene in less than 10 minutes from when the ambulance was ...
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York Education Foundation announces 2013-2014 grant awards
YORK — The York Education Foundation (YEF) recently announced the funding of seven grants for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year following its monthly board of director's meeting in ...
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Cancer survivor walks the walk
Always one to celebrate milestones and accomplishments, Shibles carefully considered how to mark her 30-years of survival from breast cancer. So she challenged her daughters, Jennifer Moores and Alice Lynch, both of York, to participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer ...
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York student wins Elks coloring contest
YORK — Lilyanna Enright recently won the Elks State Drug Awareness coloring contest. More than 140 students competed. She won at the lodge and district level competition and was declared the state winner at the Maine Elks Association convention held in Portland. Lilyanna is a student at Coastal Ridge Elementary School in ...
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Flash thunderstorm storm cuts power
Central Maine Power reported electrical outages in the area, including to customers on Indian Trail and Winterbrook. Power was out on Snowbird Lane, according to a resident who posted on The York Weekly's Facebook ...
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English class leads to donation for Make-A -Wish Foundation
Lauren Mifsud photo Alex Murphy, left, and Danielle Sparks raised more than $1,200 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation through a service project at York High ...
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York High School Class of 2013 top students
Patrick Walsh is the son of the loving and supportive Bill and Lisa Walsh. Born and raised in York, Patrick has been involved in a wide range of activities at York High School. He was a three-year varsity football starting offensive linemen and a captain in his senior year. He loved playing with his teammates and under his coach, Randy Small. He has shared class presidency for the last three ...
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Fourth-grade students take on running challenge with CRES teacher
YORK — It all started eight years ago when fourth-grade teacher Richard Johnston and his students at Coastal Ridge Elementary School were discussing their weekend ...
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Split vote takes Worth lot parking garage talk off council list
PORTSMOUTH — In what was described as the "defining" vote of their tenure as an elected board, the City Council voted Monday night to not reintroduce a proposal for a parking garage at the Worth ...
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LeBron Heat edge Spurs in OT force Game 7
MIAMI -- LeBron James hit the go-ahead basket with 1:43 to play in overtime and Chris Bosh blocked Danny Green's last-ditch 3-point attempt as host Miami evened the NBA Finals at 3-3 in dramatic ...
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Gas leak forces Hooksett elementary students to be taken to nearby school
- Students at the town’s Fred C. Underhill School were bused to another nearby school Tuesday morning as a precaution after a minor gas leak was discovered outside the ...
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Santos drives in three as Curve beat Fisher Cats in 10
Adalberto Santos drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday in the Altoona Curve’s 5-4 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona, Pa.Justin Howard led off the 10th with a single off New Hampshire reliever Tyson Brummett. Gift Ngoepe followed with a bunt single, sending pinch runner Drew Maggi to second. After a fly out, Santos ...
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Large billboards grabbing attention on Route 101 in Epping
A message welcoming people to Epping appears on one of two new large billboards recently installed at the Brickyard Square shopping center. The billboards are meant to attract drivers from Route 101. (JASON SCHREIBER ...
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Hooksett school board members grapple with district8217s future
- Despite the presence of a new Hooksett School Board member, tensions remained high during the board’s workshop meeting Tuesday night designed to discuss efforts to terminate the district’s high school contract with ...
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Memorial Bridge is falling down, falling down
The Memorial Bridge linking New Hampshire and Maine is a historical landmark, its been there for over 80 years, but the bridge is old and in this age of recession, expensive repair work versus more valuable replacement may soon see the structure razed and replaced.
The Memorial Bridge that links Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Kittery in Maine is ageing. The through truss lift bridge is over 80 years old and has begun to feel its age in recent years, on the 16th of October, 2009 state authorities issued an emergency closure of the bridge due to essential repairs that were needed and its weight limit has steadily been reduced over the last year or so. Read more
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