Dover Digs Into The Expensive
Basics
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · DOVER
Dover’s current infrastructure list
is not the kind of thing that cuts a
ribbon well. Water mains, drainage,
sidewalks and street layouts do not…
That is the plain story behind the
city’s latest round of street and
utility work. Horn Street, Central
Avenue, Henry Law Avenue, Pine
Street, Broadway and Court Street
are all part of the conversation in
one form or another. Some are in
design, some are moving toward…
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · DOVER
Infrastructure Renewal in a Historic
Setting Dover, New Hampshire, a city
with deep colonial roots, is
currently engaged in a series of
significant infrastructure…
Dover, New Hampshire, a city with
deep colonial roots, is currently
engaged in a series of significant
infrastructure projects aimed at
upgrading its aging streets, water
mains, and pedestrian facilities.
These efforts, detailed in recent
public meetings and the City’s Dover…
Kittery Civic Roundup:
Council Agendas, Planning,
and Waterfront Oversight in…
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · KITTERY
A Pattern of Incremental Planning
and Oversight In late June 2026,
Kittery’s local government
bodies—including the Town Council,
Planning Board, and Comprehensive
Plan Committee—have…
In late June 2026, Kittery’s local
government bodies—including the Town
Council, Planning Board, and
Comprehensive Plan Committee—have
been engaged in routine but…
Kittery’s Quiet Week of Civic
Machinery
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · KITTERY
Kittery’s late-June civic calendar
did not read like a week of big
swings. It read like something more
familiar, and often more important:
agendas…
The Town Council met June 22, with
both an agenda and packet posted by
the town. Those materials lay out
business for the council, but they
do not, by themselves, show final
action, spending decisions, or the
kind of outcome residents can weigh…
Portsmouth School Board
Contract and Community
Initiatives Mark June Meeting
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · PORTSMOUTH
The Portsmouth School Board’s June
meeting combined routine labor
negotiations with community-oriented
updates, reflecting the dual role of
school governance in managing
operational necessities…
Labor Relations: Securing Custodial
Supervisors’ Contract
A central item on the agenda was the
approval of a tentative four-year
contract with the custodial…
School Board Keeps One Eye
Local
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · PORTSMOUTH
The Portsmouth School Board’s June
meeting had the usual nuts-and-bolts
work of running a district, but it
also showed the other part of the…
The board unanimously approved a
tentative four-year contract with
the custodial supervisors union,
covering custodial supervisors and
maintenance staff across the
district.¹ That is not the kind of
item that draws a crowd, but it
matters. Clean, safe, working…
The Workers America Depends
On
IMMIGRATION POLICY · TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
The Supreme Court ruling allowing
the Trump administration to end
Temporary Protected Status threatens
over a million workers, risking…
The Bill Has Found the View
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · HOUSING
At the end of Mechanic Street,
Portsmouth New Hampshire becomes
almost too beautiful for arithmetic…
The Postal Service’s proposed
ballot-mail rule would require new
voter data checks, risking delays…