Kevin Fennelly, who opened Sweet in June, said his new Sweet Robo Cotton Candy Machine crafts cotton candy flowers in an array of colors that will “change the game” of cotton candy on York Beach.

Posted: May 9, 2025 / 11:25 PM EDT Updated: May 12, 2025 / 03:58 PM EDT PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth business owner is trying to bounce back after an early morning fire Monday.

Organizers say more than 60 vendors joined the many brick-and-mortar shops along Portsmouth's High Street on Saturday for a first-ever festival highlighting the area's small businesses.

Under New Hampshire law, Janette Desmond can pay the employees who scoop ice cream and cut fudge at her Portsmouth sweet shop as little as $7.25 an hour. But with the state unemployment rate under ...