Security upgrade at Portsmouth schools earns praise
Portsmouth schools deployed new security systems last month across all campuses including Portsmouth High School and the Portsmouth Alternative Secondary School. The telephones with mortars enable secretaries and principals to verify visitors before entry. Principal George Shea and Middle School Principal John Stokes cite strong positive feedback from staff and parents, noting enhanced student safety funded by a $15,000 Crime Stoppers grant.
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Aoe
John Stokes
Portsmouth
Conservation group attacks Portsmouth wastewater permit
The Conservation Law Foundation appeals the EPA issued permit for Portsmouth Peirce Island sewage plant. The group argues the five year window to move from primary to secondary treatment is too long and seeks guidelines limiting nitrogen discharge into the Piscataqua River, part of the Great Bay estuary system.
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Conservation Law Foundation
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Environmental Protection Agency
CLF
Peirce Island
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EPA
Tom Irwin
Great Bay Estuary
E Z Pass threats spark anger at Seacoast centers
Seacoast drivers faced long lines at the E Z Pass customer service center as 23,000 last chance notices warned of tolls and fees. motorists say disputes by phone fax internet or at three state locations have been difficult, risking fines and license suspensions.
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Seacoast E-Zpass
House vote to raise dropout age to 18 in Concord
The New Hampshire House approved raising the dropout age from 16 to 18, a Democratic Gov. John Lynch win. The bill, heading to a Finance Committee review, aims to keep students in school with plans including work study, night school, or tests for completion.
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Local cancer survivor rides for cure with Seacoast team
In Portsmouth the Seacoast Young Team formed in 1992 prepares for the Pan Massachusetts Challenge to raise funds for cancer research. The PMC, the nation’s original athletic fundraiser, directs 99 cents of every dollar to the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber. Aug 4 and 5 will see 5,300 cyclists on nine routes across 46 Massachusetts towns, including Rye resident Leanne Spees Purdy, a survivor of three cancers.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Rye
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Seacoast family fundraiser aids cancer patient Purdy
Spees Purdy, 53, a vice president at First National Bank of Ipswich, battles endometrial and breast cancer while supporting a Portsmouth fundraiser. The appeal asks checks to PMC Jimmy Fund at Box 149 Portsmouth NH 03801 as Purdy recounts surgeries and recovery after multiple battles with cancer.
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