Portsmouth Herald

The Portsmouth Herald, along with Seacoast Sunday, is a daily newspaper published seven days a week, catering to the greater Portsmouth area in New Hampshire. Its reach extends to nearby towns, including Greenland, New Castle, Newington, and Rye in New Hampshire, as well as Eliot, Kittery, Kittery Point, and South Berwick in Maine.

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Man in distress safely talked off I-95 Piscataqua River Bridge after crash

2 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Ian Lenahan

KITTERY, Maine — A man considering jumping off the Piscataqua River Bridge June 6 was safely talked down by a Kittery police officer, moments after the same man was involved in a car crash on the Interstate 95 span, according to police. Local and state authorities were called to the high-level bridge just prior to 9:15 a.m. to respond to a two-car collision, then received a call regarding the man who appeared to be suicidal, straddling the bridge railing.
Will New Hampshire ban cell phones in schools? Yes, and probably soon

2 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Margie Cullen

Margie CullenUSA TODAY NETWORK - New EnglandSB 206 requires schools to adopt policies that prohibit students from using any “personal communication device,” including cellphones, tablets and laptops, throughout the entire school day. Ayotte had called on lawmakers to make such policy in her inaugural address in January, and she approved of the bill passed Thursday. At least 12 states have already passed policies that ban or restrict cellphone use in schools as of April 30, 2025.
NH Senate passes bill banning 'gender surgery,' one step closer to becoming law

2 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Margie Cullen

The New Hampshire Senate on Thursday passed a bill banning “gender surgery” for transgender minors in New Hampshire. The NH Senate also passed a bill to ban health care professionals from administering hormone treatments or puberty blockers to minors for the purpose of a gender transition. Sen.
Fields of lupine are about to bloom in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Where to see them

2 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Katie Landeck

The White Mountains are known for their beautiful views year-round, but in June, the views in the fields become especially beautiful as the lupine burst into bloom. Lupines are a tall spike of flowers, coming most commonly in purple, but also in pinks, whites and even yellow. A prolific self-seeder they're known for their ability to fill a meadow with color during their blooming season.
NH House tables bill to require gun ‘safety training’ for public school students

3 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Margie Cullen

Margie CullenUSA TODAY NETWORK - New EnglandThe legislation, which would’ve required one hour of “age-appropriate” gun safety training annually in public schools, was tabled. It caused controversy when it was added to a Senate bill, with opponents saying that trainings would not prevent gun violence. Some states, like Arkansas, Tennessee and Utah, have passed similar legislation to mandate firearms safety instruction in schools.
NH House passes ‘parental rights’ bill, but removes controversial birth control amendment

3 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Margie Cullen

In May, the NH House Children and Family Law Committee approved an amended version of SB 72 that included language giving parents much more control over their children’s health care. Democrats and advocates like Planned Parenthood of Northern New England warned that the amended version of the bill would take away the ability for minors to get confidential birth control. A floor amendment that removed those stipulations passed 215 to 166, and the whole bill passed 214 to 167.
Canadian wildfires to cause smoke, low air quality in New Hampshire, Maine. See map

4 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Catherine Messier

As wildfires continue to spread through the prairies of Canada, smoke is traveling down into central and eastern United States, including New Hampshire and Maine. While the smoke may cloud your vision of the sky or ruin a day at the beach on this week's warmest days of the season so far, it is more than just a nuisance. All across the U.S., the smoke is causing poor air quality, which can cause health effects from mild symptoms in the healthy to dangerous risks for sensitive groups.
NH Republicans look to raise fees for driver's licenses, plates and more

4 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Ethan DeWitt

For years, Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire have applied a guarantee to each budget they have passed: “no new taxes and fees.”This year they’re reconsidering the second part. In a year defined by lower projected business tax revenues, the budget passed by the House in April includes increases to a number of registration charges and levies in the state, from driver’s licenses to tractors.
Woman struck, killed by Amtrak train in Exeter while saving dog on tracks

5 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Max Sullivan

EXETER — A woman was fatally struck by an Amtrak train June 2 after she and a friend saved a dog they were walking near the tracks, according to police. Alicia Leonardi, 42, of Plaistow, was walking with her friend and an unleashed dog near the wooded area of the train tracks outbound from the Newfields Road trestle, Exeter Police Chief Stephan Poulin announced June 3 in a press release.
Are there any volcanoes in New England? What to know after Mt. Etna eruption

5 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Margie Cullen

There are currently no active volcanoes in New England, but they did once exist in the region and they created some of the landforms you can see today. The Ossipee Mountains are an example of a “ring dike complex,” which forms when a magma chamber collapses. There was once a two-mile-tall volcano on Mount Desert Island, according to the National Parks Service. Italy’s Mount Etna erupted Monday, causing tourists to flee as smoke and ash billowed from Europe’s tallest active volcano.