Demolition of Portsmouth Armory Delayed Over MOA Revisions
Portsmouth delays demolition of the 1916 JFK Center on Parrott Avenue as Mayor Evelyn Sirrell accuses the New Hampshire State Historic Preservation Officer of reneging on a memorandum of agreement. The division’s approval is needed to proceed with the library project, amid disputes over revised MOA provisions and potential time and cost increases.
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Portsmouth
JFK Center
Parrott Avenue
Evelyn Sirrell
James McConaha
New Hampshire
State Division of Historical Resources
John Bohenko
Sirrell
McConaha
Debbie Gagnon
Seabrook Police Nab Five In Heroin Sweep
Seabrook residents five people were arrested in a joint police operation with the State Police Narcotics Unit. Donald Soule 38 of 65A Collins St is described by the prosecutor as one of Seabrook's largest heroin dealers. All five face arraignment in Hampton District Court with a probable cause hearing set for March 18 at 11 a.m. Soule reportedly traveled daily between Massachusetts and Seabrook in drug runs.
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Seabrook
State Police
Bill Baker
Donald Soule
Collins St
Massachusetts
Baker
Collins Street
Dominican Republic
Hampton District Court
Soule
Bruce Twyon
Twyon
Hospitals see rising heroin overdoses in Seacoast ERs
Hospitals in Portsmouth Exeter report more alcohol poisoning and prescription abuse than heroin overdoses but show increasing heroin incidents. Exeter says about one heroin case weekly and one serious monthly. Portsmouth notes three heroin deaths in four to five months, Hampton two in two months, Seabrook one in February.
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Portsmouth
Exeter Hospital
Exeter
Mark Josephs
Josephs
Seacoast
Espe
Cially Seabrook
Hampton
Seabrook
Portsmouth attorney accuses city of unequal benefits
Lawyer Mark Rufo placed an advertisement in the Portsmouth Herald urging unmarried heterosexual couples to report discriminatory practices after the Portsmouth Fire Department ratified contracts granting benefits to unmarried same-sex partners. He claims the city has an illegal policy by offering spousal-like benefits to some couples but not others.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Fire Department
Mark Rufo
Rufo
Portsmouth Herald
Rufe
Seacoast Election Issues Loom Large Across Towns
Election day coverage highlights Hampton voting on a $26 million Winnacunnet High School renovation and $3 million town projects including old places protection. Voters decide selectman races, budget committee contests, and possibly a $12 million bonding for Hampton Beach infrastructure. Greenland faces a selectmen and budget race and a wetlands zoning amendment. Rye backs a $3.5 million public safety building and a surfing ordinance. A contested School Board seat also appears on ballots.
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Seacoast
Hampton
Times
Hard Dairy Farm
Page AG
Winnacunnet
Brian Warburton
Rick Griffin
al Cassassa
Fred Rice
Hampton Beach
Greenland
Rye
Bank of New Hampshire heist suspect arrested in Maine
Peter L. Robbins a 28 year old from Kittery Maine was arrested in Bethel after bank surveillance tapes and fingerprints tied him to the North Hampton robbery of the Bank of New Hampshire on Route 1. Robbins faces armed robbery charges though no weapon was shown and could face federal arraignment.
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North Hampton
Kittery
Maine
Bank of New Hampshire
Peter L. Robbins
Old Dennett Road
Bethel
Brian Page
Robbins
Page
Hampton
Portsmouth
Fleet Bank
Exeter
FBI
U.S. District Court
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