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admin Monday, April 25, 2011 — “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner (1897-1962) Sometimes it’s not very far away, either. Today, workers for Bourassa Construction, placing new stormwater drains at the intersection of Hanover and Bridge streets, unearthed a few lengths of wooden water mains.
Monday, April 18, 2011 — About twenty Portsmouth residents turned out at noon today to denounce the Bank of America for its failure to pay taxes. A passerby, referring to bogus paperwork used in foreclosures, suggested that their sign should be modified to read, “Bank Fraud of America.” One sign below reads, “This sign cost more than Bank of America paid in taxes last year.” This shy gentleman’s sign reads, “Hey, Hey, I’m the B of A — Guess Who Pays My Taxes Today!” Somehow that artwork seems vaguely familiar …
Saturday, April 16, 2011 — Frequent visitors will note that we have widened this gizmo. Among other things, we can now run wider photos. So, let’s. Below: the eagle at the southern end of Memorial Bridge. Below: The Shipyard from Prescott Park. Below: The Kang Yao loads scrap iron at the State Pier.
Thursday, March 31, 2011 — Megan Stelzer sent us these photos from today’s Rally for New Hampshire. No captions — they speak for themselves.
Monday, March 7, 2011 — We are not in the habit of fawning over royalty. We have not had a known monarchist on our staff since Daniel Fowle sent his counterfeiting nephew Robert Luist Fowle packing 230 some-odd years ago. That being said, we recognize that some royal visits deserve attention and respect. Kate the Great is in town, and is available on tap now at the Portsmouth Brewery. Don’t tarry — it will probably be gone before 6:00 p.m. In honor of this felicitious occasion the Brewery’s Retail Store Manager, Liz Barrett, rode her little pony for a while in the front window of …
Saturday, February 19, 2011 — This just in from Ben Porter at SaveOurBridges.com: Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to continue funding the U.S. Government for the balance of this fiscal year. Missing from this continuing resolution was the funding for the TIGER Stimulus Grants that would have provided $20 million for the Memorial Bridge replacement project.* This puts the project in jeopardy. There are several things that we can do to reinforce the importance of this critical infrastructure investment project. This note summarizes what can be done, and the critical timing of getting it done. There are two parallel efforts that …