Dorothy Vaughan life of preservationist ends at 99
Portsmouth historian and librarian Dorothy Vaughan died at 99 in Concord after a long career. She helped found Strawbery Banke Museum and spent 54 years with Portsmouth Public Library shaping local heritage. A revered figure, Vaughan led boards for historic homes and inspired preservation efforts citywide.
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Life of a City Matriarch Dorothy Vaughan 1904–2001
Dorothy Vaughan born in Penacook 1904 moves to Portsmouth 1917 and begins work as a page at the Portsmouth Public Library later becoming head librarian. She is honored by local bodies and the University of New Hampshire with a string of awards and dedications including a library room and an amphitheater named for her.
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Court Blocks Cities School Aid Suit in NH
The New Hampshire Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge by Manchester and Rochester to a new school aid plan. The cities argued the law originated in the Senate and that changes were approved after final votes, delaying the legal process. Representative Daniel Hughes supports the suit but laments the delay.
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Dover community seeks removal of city manager Beecher
A Dover group named Dover Citizens for Sound Government urged the City Council not to renew City Manager Paul Beecher’s contract. State Rep. David Scott led the push at a public forum citing an “unbearable tax burden” and disregard for residents. Beecher was away on vacation. Assistant City Manager Michael Joyal stood in. Council took no action, but Scott hopes a vote before July 22 suspends Beecher, needing six of eight votes. Residents supported suspending prior to automatic contract renewal.
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Ted Anglace
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City housing complex to get 5M overhaul
Portsmouth Housing Authority approved a roughly five million dollar renovation of Wamesit Place on Greenleaf Avenue. The 100 subsidized apartments will receive extensive improvements per unit as part of a wave of large public housing projects in the city, following the opening of Connors Cottage, a renovated senior complex.
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Lottery results from State Daily Day and Mass Daily
The page lists multiple lottery draws including Megabucks with numbers 1 15 17 21 26 37, Talis with 13 15 21 22 34, Powerball 9 24 45 49 50 with 37, Hot Lotto 3 18 25 32 38, and Mass Megabucks 21 22 27 34 35 37, along with related day and evening results.
Suspect in gas-pump crash faces Maine charges
John Harrington 32 of Portsmouth was indicted in Maine on charges of reckless conduct a second operating under the influence and leaving the scene of a crime stemming from a March 28 crash into a gas pump at a 7 Eleven near the traffic circle in Kittery. A district court clerk said no trial date has been set.
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