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• Equipment malfunction causes power outage in city - 10/11/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — There was a widespread power outage downtown Friday morning after a piece of electrical equipment on Bow Street failed.

• Officials use Fire Prevention Week to warn against risky heating options - 10/11/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — With the rising cost of home heating fuel and the struggling economy, local firefighters are using Fire Prevention Week to warn...

• Bell ringers start early: More need Salvation Army's help this year - 10/11/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Bell ringers for The Salvation Army will get a head start this year to try to meet the needs of its clients, who have increased 32...

• Hampton state rep. candidates: Much work needed on state retirement system - 10/10/2008

  HAMPTON — Several candidates running for Hampton state representative said a lot more needs to be done to address issues plaguing the state...

• Lanes set to close on I-95 - 10/10/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Beginning next Tuesday, the number of lanes on Interstate 95 in the area of the Route 33 exit will be reduced to three in each...

• City Council to reconsider skating ban - 10/10/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — The City Council will consider removing a ban on skateboards on city streets after some councilors said the ordinance might be too...

  
• Two parking lots to close for part - 10/10/2008

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• High court denies hotel challenge - 10/10/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — The lone remaining lawsuit against the city's approval of the Westin Hotel, conference center and parking garage project was...

• Homes evacuated after gas line hit - 10/10/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — A section of Woodbury Avenue was closed and homes evacuated for more than an hour Thursday morning after construction crews doing...

  
• Walk to School Day gets neighbors together - 10/9/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Hundreds of city students, parents and school officials participated in the first Walk to School Day Wednesday morning. The event was...

  
• City donates to submarine event - 10/9/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — One week after stating the city's contribution to the commissioning of the submarine New Hampshire would be in-kind services only,...

• Piscataqua oil spill is just a drill - 10/9/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Several local, state and regional emergency responders and environmental groups will conduct an oil spill response exercise on the...

• City keeping close eye on debt - 10/8/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — With several major capital expenditures looming in the city's not-so-distant future, City Manager John Bohenko presented an...

• Communities in state are turning used oil into heat - 10/7/2008

  CONCORD (AP) — The high price of fuel may prompt more New Hampshire towns to turn waste motor oil into heat for their buildings.

• Last chance for public input on eminent domain - 10/6/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Tonight's City Council meeting will be the last chance for the public to try to convince the city not to move forward with eminent...

• Westin project on hold again - 10/6/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — After nearly three years of delays while tied up in litigation, the Westin Hotel, conference center and parking garage is being...