KITTERY — The USS California submarine is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for maintenance. The fast-attack sub and its crew of 115 enlisted personnel and 15 officers docked at the shipyard on Sunday. The California is the eighth Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine “built to excel in anti-submarine warfare” and other missions. The sub’s home port is […]
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Regulators to consider next Maine shrimp season
PORTLAND — Federal regulators will hold a meeting in New Hampshire to consider whether there will be a commercial fishing season for northern shrimp in 2014-15. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission scrapped the shrimp season in the Gulf of Maine for 2013-14 for the first time in more than 30 years after shrimp populations […]
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Two charged with selling heroin in N.H.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Police have arrested two people after a months-long investigation into the sale of heroin on New Hampshire’s seacoast. Thirty-year-old Patrick Pickford of Portsmouth has been charged with three counts of sales of a narcotic drug and with possession with intent to distribute. He is out on bail from the state of […]
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Kittery-Portsmouth bridge getting underwater inspection
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Transportation officials are optimistic that a bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine hasn’t sustained any structural damage after an oil tanker struck a pier supporting the span. Foster’s Daily Democrat reported (http://bit.ly/1ctf9Dt) officials are awaiting the results of an underwater inspection by divers Tuesday of the Memorial Bridge. The 600-foot Seapride […]
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Oil tanker hits Portsmouth-Kittery bridge, does little damage
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The New Hampshire Transportation Department says an oil tanker struck a pier at the Memorial Bridge that connects the state to Maine, and there’s no apparent damage to the bridge itself. Bill Boynton of the Transportation Department said the 600-foot-long oil tanker “Seapride” was outbound on the Piscataqua River when it struck […]
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Saco man charged in the theft of N.H. lottery tickets
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A Maine man has been accused of stealing $400 worth of lottery tickets in Portsmouth, N.H., which has been investigating a pattern of lottery ticket thefts in the area. Thirty-four-year-old Nathaniel Glavin of Saco has been charged with the Dec. 27 of the tickets from the Big Apple Store. Police say the […]
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Lewiston hotel developers announce Portsmouth project
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A Whole Foods Market will be the centerpiece for a development project in the city’s North End. HarborCorp LCC submitted its plans to develop the corner of Market and Russell streets to the city for preliminary design review. HarborCorp Principal Chris Thompson is also a principal in Lincoln Street Hoteliers, developers of […]
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N.H., Maine celebrate new Memorial Bridge
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.— New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan says the new bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery represents the historical connections between the two states and their shared economic future. Hassan was joined by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine at a ceremony Thursday to open the […]
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Cate Street promises to square outstanding property taxes with towns
The Katahdin region’s largest taxpayer has agreed to pay $1.25 million in overdue property taxes to East Millinocket and Millinocket by mid-August, officials said Friday. Cate Street Capital leaders committed to paying the $900,000 in property taxes the company owes for the 2012-13 fiscal year during a meeting on Monday, Millinocket Town Manager Peggy Daigle said. “We […]