Ian Lenahan

1 week ago | fosters.com | Ian Lenahan

KITTERY, Maine — Fending off other bidders, a previous player for the famed Warren’s Lobster House property will once again negotiate with the Cunningham family to buy the waterfront lot. A live auction for the 9-13 Water St. real estate held June 20 ended with Brian Thibeault, registered agent of ZJBV Properties, a New Hampshire-based real estate investment and rental company, bidding $2.25 million for the parcel.

1 week ago | fosters.com | Ian Lenahan

A deepfake video falsely depicted a Rye Junior High School teacher using a racist slur. School administrators investigated the incident and confirmed the video was manipulated. The principal urged families to delete the video and discuss the dangers of misinformation with their children. The superintendent affirmed the district's support for the teacher and stated they are addressing the situation with the students involved.

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Ian Lenahan

PORTSMOUTH — A deer scrambling through downtown jumped through the front window of the Friendly Toast, smashing the glass, flipping and landing between tables less than a half hour before the eatery was slated to open Friday, June 20. The Congress Street business won't open Friday as shards of glass are picked up and the restaurant is sanitized before reopening June 21, according to restaurant general manager Angelika Faron. "We have plywood currently there," she said.

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Ian Lenahan

PORTSMOUTH — LGBTQ+ legislators and advocates in New Hampshire are gearing up for the Portsmouth Pride celebration while fighting a trio of bills they say would do harm to the state’s transgender population. New Hampshire House Rep. Alice Wade, D-Dover, and state Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, D-Portsmouth, will attend the Saturday, June 21 Portsmouth Pride downtown parade and festival with the bills in mind, two of which bar gender-affirming care for minors.

1 week ago | fosters.com | Ian Lenahan

The Portsmouth Brewery and its adjoining retail space, shuttered since a 2023 flood, are under contract to be sold to separate buyers. The former brewery's owners, Peter Egelston and Joanne Francis, are auctioning off the brewery's contents online. The sales are expected to close by mid-August and the end of October, respectively. The buyers are members of the Seacoast community, but their identities have not yet been revealed.