For Ward 4: Matthew J. Smith Age: 33 Occupation: Senior passport specialist, U.S. Department of State Years living in Dover: 7 Prior public service experience: None....
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The Sound’s 2015 Dover City Council Voter’s Guide: Joseph Nicolella
For Ward 4: Joseph J. Nicolella, Jr. Age: 50 Occupation: Self-employed, Transition Metals Recycling, LLC Years living in Dover: 10 Prior public service experience: Member,...
The Sound’s 2015 Dover City Council Voter’s Guide: Deborah Thibodeaux
For Ward 3: Deborah Thibodeaux (Incumbent) Age: 51 Occupation: Lead consultant, DKT Lab Consulting, LLC Years living in Dover: 15 Prior public service experience: City council, 2013-present....
The Sound’s 2015 Dover City Council Voter’s Guide: Dennis Ciotti
For Ward 2: Dennis Ciotti Age: 58 Occupation: President, Defense Manufacturers Inc. Years living in Dover: Lifelong resident. Prior public service experience: Member, Dover planning and zoning...
The Sound’s 2015 Dover City Council Voter’s Guide: John O’Connor
For Ward 1: John O’Connor (Incumbent) Age: 54 Occupation: Human resources Years living in Dover: 24 Prior public service experience: City council; member, Arts Commission, Ordinance Committee,...
The Sound’s 2015 Dover City Council Voter’s Guide
Like most Seacoast cities, Dover is growing. Signs of that growth are visible throughout the Garrison City, particularly in downtown, where work continues on a...
The Sound’s 2015 Dover City Council Voter’s Guide: Karen Weston
For mayor: Karen Weston (Incumbent) Age: 64 Occupation: Co-owner, Janetos Superette Years living in Dover: Lifelong resident. Prior public service experience: Dover city council (at-large member...
The Sound’s 2015 Portsmouth City Council Voter’s Guide
Local elections matter. There’s no way around it — the candidates elected to local city councils, school boards, and other elected bodies set a community’s...
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Police chief Stephen DuBois is stepping down from the Portsmouth Police Department. The city’s police commission accepted DuBois’ resignation at a meeting on Monday, Sept....
Summer Photo Winners Tied Together by Water
Summer in the Seacoast can mean the beaches, boating and the sea. And this season the winners of the Summer 2015 photo contest all had...
Summer Photo Contest Ends! Winners To Be Announced
The Summer 2015 photo contest has ended. Winners to be announced at the end of the week. Three winners will receive gift certificates ($25-$75) good...
From ship to shore
It’s easy to forget that Portsmouth has a working port. The marine terminal is located on Market Street, just outside of downtown, and unless you’re...
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Dover Council votes to change Cocheco River spelling The city council is hoping a nearly 200-year-old paperwork mistake will soon be corrected. At a meeting last...
Running start
Five years ago, Todd Kozikowski had a flash of inspiration. His newborn daughter, Ellie, was critically ill. She was having up to 100 seizures a...
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Rye Judge rules in favor of public access at Sanders Point Sanders Point in Rye is open to the public. That’s according to an Aug. 20 ruling...
Changing lanes
If you want to get really excited about the Seacoast’s progress toward bike-friendly status, it’s best not to compare it to bicycle powerhouses around the world....
Dover sues state over education funding
Dover officials believe the state of New Hampshire shortchanged the city nearly $14 million in education funding during the last seven years, and the city...
Medical pot meeting scheduled
The state Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1 to discuss a proposed medical marijuana cultivation site...
Filing period open for municipal elections
The Seacoast’s municipal election season is about to begin. The filing period for city council, school board, and other races opened in Portsmouth on Aug....
Drop in the bucket
Robert Marquis started working for the Swansea, Mass., water district in 1976. “We’ve been through a few things,” he says. Over the last four decades,...
Debate over Prescott Park stage
Portsmouth city councilors continued to discuss plans for expanding and moving the stage for the Prescott Park Arts Festival at a workshop meeting on Monday,...
Group seeks Portsmouth-Provincetown ferry
A group of local business people, elected officials, and others want to establish a ferry service between Portsmouth and Provincetown, Mass. The group, called Promote...
Executive Council meets in Dover
A group of local business people, elected officials, and others want to establish a ferry service between Portsmouth and Provincetown, Mass. The group, called Promote...
Somersworth passes panhandling ordinance
City councilors in Somersworth voted 6-3 in favor of an ordinance that limits panhandling in the city. The new ordinance prohibits passing items to or...
Durham sells former town hall
Town administrator Todd Selig announced last week that the town has closed on the sale of the former Durham town hall for $650,000. According to...