Portsmouth NH

Portsmouth and Seacoast Restaurants Portsmouth and the New Hampshire Seacoast region has one of the largest amount of restaurants per capita in the country.

Portsmouth Community Development Portsmouth Community Development program funds housing, public facilities, handicapped accessibility, and economic development projects to benefit residents earning low and moderate incomes as well as areas of the City in which a majority of the residents earn low or moderate incomes.

Portsmouth NH Origin: First settled in 1630 as Piscataqua, the settlement was soon named Strawberry Banke. The name Portsmouth was adopted in 1653 to honor the colony s founder, John Mason, Captain of the Port in Portsmouth, England. Portsmouth became the New Hampshire province s capitol in 1679. It was home to many famous colonials, such as William Whipple, signer of the Declaration of Independence; Governor John Langdon, first US Senate president; and John Paul Jones, naval hero. Portsmouth was incorporated as a city in 1849. The original Strawberry Banke settlement has been preserved as an example of a colonial American town.

Portsmouth City Council The City Council is the governing body of the City of Portsmouth and as such is the policy-making entity of the City, except where otherwise expressed in the City Charter. The City Council consists of nine (9) councilors elected at large for terms of two (2) years. Click for more information on Rules & Orders, the Elected Positions List, NH & US Goverment Local Listings, City Council Meetings and Directions to City Hall.

Portsmouth NH Property Tax Calculator Conduct a Search of Portsmouth Assessed Property Values for 2003 and 2004.

Portsmouth NH City Clerks Office Portsmouth City Clerks Office. Click here for information on Birth, Marriage and Death Records, Licenses and Permits, Voting Information, Election Results, Portsmouth City Charter and City Council Revised Orders. You will also find information on Elected City Officials, Boards & Commission Lists, State and National Representation as well as Room Reservations for the Municipal Complex, directions to Portsmouth City Hall and information on the Portsmouth Noise Control Ordinance.

Portsmouth NH Homes Portsmouth, NH is the heart of the Seacoast Region. Portsmouth's historic waterfront downtown area is home to numerous eclectic restaurants and shops and is a draw to people from around New England. Downtown Portsmouth lends itself to being explored on foot and as a result many older properties are being redeveloped into townhouse & condo style homes. Portsmouth's waterfront features include North Mill Pond, South Mill Pond, Sagamore Creek and the Piscataqua River, which provides Portsmouth with many waterfront properties. Portsmouth is convenient to the nearby communities of Dover, Greenland, New Castle, Newington, North Hampton, Rye, & Stratham.

City Of Portsmouth Tax Assessors Office City Of Portsmouth Tax Assessors Office. Portsmouth Property Tax Calculator, information on Portsmouth property values, tax exemptions, tax abatements and Portsmouth Tax Rates. Links to NH property tax information, tax publications, taxes for low and moderate income and state property tax relief.

Portsmouth Country Club Portsmouth Country Club is located in Greenland, NH. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and plays along Great Bay for many of its holes. Portsmouth Country Club is a semi-private course and offers green fee play daily.

Portsmouth NH - Sagamore Creek Headlands Protected PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, 8/21/2003: The people of Portsmouth will soon be enjoying a new public park, thanks in large part to a $1.987 million federal grant.

Prescott Park Arts Festival In 2003 the Prescott Park Arts Festival will celebrate its 29th anniversary of presenting music, theater and dance on the banks of the Piscataqua River. Located on 3.5 acres in downtown Portsmouth, the arts festival has a long and rich history of successfully presenting the arts with no fixed admission. Because of this policy, many people have their first experience with a live performance at Prescott Park.

Portsmouth NH Condos and Townhouses If you are looking for a townhouse or condo on the New Hampshire Seacoast, then you might want to try Portsmouth - from brand new Back Bay style luxury townhomes to beautifully redone colonials to waterfront condos - Portsmouth has it all! The Portsmouth Condo market is hot right now! For all current Portsmouth NH condos for sale click here.

Portsmouth New Hampshire Real Estate The Michael Bean Group provides Portsmouth, New Hampshire real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other property in Portsmouth, NH. The Michael Bean Group has services to help you find a top Portsmouth real estate agent, get the value of your Portsmouth home and a comparative market analysis, view Portsmouth real estate listings, prepare your home for sale, and more. Our articles will help you learn more about Portsmouth real estate, and how to choose and work with a Portsmouth REALTOR. We also provide information to consumers looking for houses or selling their home in Portsmouth, such as mortgages, credit history, new homes, moving and other services.

Downtown Portsmouth Hotel The transformation has begun. Construction workers have started laying the foundation on the residential section of the $30 million Hilton Garden Inn project at the corner of High and Hanover streets. Steel beams will be placed in the next few months, and in less than a year, 21 luxury condominiums of Harbour Hill will be ready for vacancy. By late spring 2006, the lead developer of the project said, the 131-room Hilton Garden Inn will be open and the dynamics of the city’s downtown district will be altered with, in dollar terms, the biggest new construction project in the city’s history.

Tidewatch Luxury Townhomes | Portsmouth NH Tidewatch is a waterfront community of luxury townhomes located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. There are several models to choose from including single and two car garage units. Both resale units and new construction units are currently available.

Portsmouth Downtown Tree Lighting & Holiday Parade Portsmouth Downtown Tree Lighting: Holiday Celebration kicks off with the Tree Lighting in Market Square on Friday, December 2nd at 6:00pm.

2005 Portsmouth Holiday Parade: Saturday December 3rd, starting at 6:00pm enjoy illuminated floats, marching bands and hundreds of participants as they make their way through the streets of Downtown Portsmouth. For more information relating to the event please call (603) 610-7275.

Holiday Parade Event Parking: A $3 flat rate parking fee will be collected on entry to the High-Hanover Parking Facility on Saturday, December 3rd between the hours of 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.. Payment on entry to the facility will reduce delays for people leaving the Holiday Parade and the numerous downtown events held that day.