PORTSMOUTH — J. Mark Ryan didn’t heed his own doctorly advice. Last year, the Town Council member felt pretty confident while competing in the Project Purple Dodgeball Tournament … more

PORTSMOUTH — In a 4-3 vote Monday night, the Town Council granted a three-year contract extension to Town Administrator Richard Rainer, Jr., who first came aboard as manager in July … more

PORTSMOUTH — In their interview of a brain scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, second-graders at Hathaway School demonstrated that their gray matter was working just … more

PORTSMOUTH — The pins told the story. Stuck onto a street map of Portsmouth displayed at Town Hall Tuesday night, a cluster of them showed where the biggest concentration of coyote … more

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity indoor track team had a good day at the Providence Career & Technical Academy, sweeping its dual meet against Rogers and … more

PORTSMOUTH — The school district is ramping up efforts to keep students safe on local school buses. In light of several school bus accidents involving other vehicles in recent months … more

With three state lawmakers sitting before them, members of the School Committee and Town Council Monday shared their wish lists of legislative priorities going forward. Among the top items on … more

PORTSMOUTH — Last month, Margie Brennan was excited to see the Portsmouth High School Drama Club’s production of “Harvey,” Mary Chase’s play about Elwood P. Dowd … more

PORTSMOUTH — John Maedke, Evan Beese and Emmaline Wilson had to deal with a problem most Americans don’t worry about but which afflicts millions of people the world over: dirty … more

PORTSMOUTH — The School Committee has unanimously approved a policy that authorizes the continued use of trained drug-sniffing dogs in periodic searches of students’ lockers and … more