USS New Hampshire Commissioned at Portsmouth Shipyard
Portland resident Cheryl McGuinness urged crew aboard as 137 Navy men in dress blues filed topside the USS New Hampshire SSN 778 amid a 3200 guest crowd. Vice Adm Jan Donnelly placed the Virginia class submarine into commission on the Piscataqua River, signaling readiness with a horn as spectators witnessed the historic ceremony.
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New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Cheryl McGuinness
Navy
Jan Donnelly
Piscataqua River
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Ces Oct Naval Shipyard
Pride Tradition Commissioning Inspires Prescott Park Viewers
A photo feature captures the Saturday ceremony at Prescott Park with viewers shown reacting to the commissioning. The newspaper notes a page A9 photo feature and an online gallery with video at seacoastonline.com multimedia.
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Prescott Park
Seacoastonline.com
Sirens’ Test Echoes Across Seacoast 10 Mile Radius Market Square
In Portsmouth a siren test at 12:30 pm drew quiet attention as 121 sirens sounded within a 10 mile radius of Sea Brook Station. Residents praised the DOT for clear highway signage while dispatchers reported few calls of concern from Portsmouth Newington Hampton and Kittery Maine.
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Market Square
Portsmouth
Seabrook Station
Carl Levine
Stratham
DOT
Department of Transportation
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Newington
Hampton
Kittery
Maine
Seacoast
Collins Holds Maine Senate Lead Despite Allen Push
Democratic efforts to unseat Senator Susan Collins face a tough climb as polls show Collins with an edge of 11 to 20 points. Collins touts bipartisanship and outspends Tom Allen, raising $7.6 million total with $3.3 million on hand through September, while Allen remains competitive in fundraising and public support.
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Tom Allen
Susan Collins
Collins
Bush
Allen
Federal Elections Commission
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