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Portsmouth City Council approved $551,638 for school security upgrades. The funds are surplus from the Lister Academy conversion project. Upgrades may include cameras, door hardware, and exterior ...
Portsmouth City Council will hold a public hearing on July 14 to discuss nearly $40 million in bonding for city projects. Proposed projects include school improvements, city infrastructure ...
The Ohio city of Portsmouth is located in ruby-red Scioto County, but its city council has passed several progressive measures in the past five years. They include a COVID-19 mask mandate, ...
PORTSMOUTH — The City Council narrowly passed first reading of a proposal to give residents 15 minutes of free parking once a day in downtown metered parking spaces through the ParkMobile app.
Portsmouth City Council on Tuesday approved an $878 million operating budget and $143 million capital improvement plan for the fiscal 2026 budget, which will span July 1 to June 30, 2026.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Portsmouth celebrated Crossing Guard Appreciation Day on Tuesday, thanks to the effort of two local students. The initiative began last month when the students presented the ...
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCHS) — UPDATED - 6 p.m., 4/29/25 Portsmouth City Council voted to table a controversial resolution that would declare the Portsmouth a sanctuary city for the LGBT community.
The City of Uvalde in Texas reached a settlement on Tuesday with families of all 21 victims of the school shooting that took place on May 24, 2022.
By Caitlyn Meisner | cmeisner@alextimes.com A new judge has been appointed to preside over the lawsuit Alexandria residents filed against the City of Alexandria over the Zoning for Housing initiative ...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Portsmouth City Council is weighing the expansion of affordable housing. They unanimously approved a request this week, asking the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Housing Committee to ...
Members of the Portsmouth City Council and the city School Board all agreed SAU 52, the city's school district, should join the federal suit. Portsmouth Mayor Deaglan McEachern bashed the U.S ...