PORTSMOUTH – Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine thinks it’s time “to consider ending” the city’s mask ordinance, which is scheduled to remain in effect until June 30.
“I have asked the city clerk to place an item on the (City) Council agenda for Monday, June 7 under my section of the agenda to do so, and I have asked City Attorney Bob Sullivan to advise the council on the proper procedure to act that night if we decide to,” Splaine said. “Otherwise, the ordinance will expire on June 30th. A few months back, I had suggested the expiration date be June 1, but the council voted for June 30th. Now we need a chance to consider ending it sooner.”
PORTSMOUTH – Residents who participated in a special City Council meeting on the proposed redesign plan for the Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building property Tuesday were almost evenly split on whether they liked the proposal.
Bow Street resident Mike Casino called what has been described as the market pavilion or shed design for the 2.1-acre site “absolutely phenomenal.”
“If we could have something built like this in the downtown it would represent an iconic piece of architecture that would become a signature image for the city,” he said during Tuesday’s special council Zoom video conference meeting.
He stated that the proposed design is “the type of development that Portsmouth deserves,” that provides a “meaningful amount” of public, open and gathering space.
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PORTSMOUTH – Members of the Pease Community Assistance Panel will be putting up lawn signs and distributing brochures on Saturday to boost enrollment in the first federal health study on adults and children exposed to dangerous PFAS chemicals.
Pease CAP member Andrea Amico said the volunteers are participating in the initiative to “raise awareness about the health study and hopefully increase enrollment in it.”
Amico, who co-founded the Testing For Pease community activist group, stressed how important it is for adults – and their children – to participate in the study.
“We can’t undo our exposure and we can’t change how we might be affected by that, but we can learn from this situation and we can contribute to the science on health effects,” Amico said. “The study is important not only for our Pease community, but also to millions of Americans across the country who are dealing with the same contamination but don’t have the opportunity to be part of a health