PORTSMOUTH

Independence Day fireworks celebrations are returning in New Hampshire communities, but with some changes. In Portsmouth, the City Council voted to to hold the celebration on July 3, with a rain date of July 5. Last year’s event was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Seacoastonline.com reports City Manager Karen Conard said this year, there will be no entertainment, food or...

Anyone who’s ever wanted their own private island getaway now has a chance — and it might be less expensive than you’d think. The only house on a small island in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay has hit the market for an asking price of $399,900, The Newport Daily News reported Monday. The seasonal cottage on Patience Island is off the electrical...

New Hampshire lifted several coronavirus restrictions this week, allowing retail stores to open at 100% capacity and bars and restaurants to welcome back some live entertainment. Business owners in Portsmouth were thrilled on Friday, and residents — and even travelers — were ready for their city to open. “Like, as soon as I flipped my sign to open, I immediately…

Defensive end Chase Winovich, the Patriots’ answer to Thor, has been professing his love with Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and the feeling’s mutual. The football player started talking the city up on Twitter in January. “He spent some time here last year and fell in love with it and wants to continue, and I think it’s a great thing,” Mayor...

New England Patriots star Chase Winovich seems to have fallen in love with Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Residents aren’t surprised.

While the coronavirus vaccine rollout is going relatively smoothly in New Hampshire, one city is finding that its older residents are struggling to find transportation to their vaccine appointments. A Portsmouth city worker will now transport any of the city’s 3,500 seniors who need help getting to their vaccine appointment.  Brinn Sullivan, the city’s senior services supervisor, doesn’t normally...

With the coronavirus vaccine rollout underway in New Hampshire, one city is offering older residents a ride to their appointments.

A yoga instructor who returned to New Hampshire and taught classes after attending a rally preceding the breach of the U.S. Capitol has been issued a warning by New Hampshire’s attorney general. Joanna Chipi, owner of Zen Den Yoga in Portsmouth, attended the rally Jan. 6 and was teaching classes two days later, defying a required quarantine for people...

A yoga instructor who returned to New Hampshire and taught classes after attending a rally preceding the breach of the U.S. Capitol has been issued a warning by New Hampshire’s attorney general. Joanna Chipi, owner of Zen Den Yoga in Portsmouth, attended went to the rally Jan. 6 and was teaching classes two days later, defying a required quarantine...

Outdoor dining will return to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on March 1, 2021, weather permitting, the City Council decided. The City Council voted unanimously on the date Monday, saying it was giving struggling restaurants “a small ounce of predictability” by guaranteeing the return of outdoor dining. City officials also said they expect to extend the mask mandate for public areas until…

New Hampshire health officials announced Saturday that they have identified three more establishments with potential community exposure to COVID-19, one day after they announced exposure at five well-known restaurants across the state. The newly affected establishments include two restaurants and a casino. Anyone who visited the Concord Casino in Concord, Paddy’s American Grille in Portsmouth or La Vista Italian...

New Hampshire health officials announced Friday that they have identified potential community exposure to COVID-19 at five well-known restaurants across the state. The affected restaurants include the Daniel Street Tavern and The Goat Bar and Grill in downtown Portsmouth, The Draft Sports Bar and Grill and The Barley House Restaurant and Tavern in downtown Concord and the Bantam Grill in…

The Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, took us behind the scenes as it tried to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic in the spring and summer of 2020. This scrappy regional theater was one of the first to livestream a musical after the pandemic hit and soon developed even more digital programming, from live music acts to a…

There’s a push to extend outdoor dining past the Nov. 1 deadline in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, while possibly turning downtown into a “winter ski village.” Many downtown restaurants don’t have a lot of space indoors, so makeshift patios on city property have been a lifesaver. But now, that November deadline is looming. “You know, everything has been a worry...

As temperatures begin to drop, restaurants in New Hampshire are getting creative with their outdoor space to keep customers coming back.

At least four restaurants in the tourist hotspot of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have now closed due to positive cases of COVID-19. Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Cafe and Flatbread Company announced last week that they were closing after employees at both restaurants tested positive for the coronavirus. The two restaurants are located on the same block in the city’s downtown area....

A customer at a downtown Portsmouth restaurant may have exposed other diners to COVID-19, according to the health department.

A customer at a downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, restaurant may have exposed other diners to COVID-19, according to the health department.

A behind-the-scenes journey with The Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as they work to keep their doors open during the coronavirus pandemic.

The family of a Maine pastor who officiated a wedding in August linked to a COVID-19 outbreak will gather in October in New Hampshire for another wedding. The son of Rev. Todd Bell is getting married Oct. 17 at South Church, a Unitarian Universalist church, in Portsmouth, according to the Bangor Daily News. A church spokesperson told the paper a…