Board of Selectmen Town Meetings

RCL additional Information on Parsonage Committee Report

The Parsonage Committee Report Of interest to this timeline, a committee was formed in May to study the future of the Parsonage Apartments — referred as the Parsonage Committee as well as the Parsonage Long Range Planning Committee.  Incidentally, three (3) Planning Board members, Mel Low, Bill Epperson, and Phil Winslow, were members of the […]

School Board Town Meetings

PHS Considering Eliminating 9th Grade Honors Class

If you are not aware, the Portsmouth High School is looking to end the 9th grade honors program in English and Science (for the 2017-18 school year). They plan to offer honors in grades 10-12, but are strongly pursuing the idea of stopping it in 9th grade.  Many parents of past and upcoming PHS students are concerned about this decision.  At […]

Planning Board Town Meetings Zoning Board of Adjustment

RCL Notes on Proposed Zoning Amendment RCD 2017-04

Retirement Community Development (RCD’s)      Proposed Zoning Amendment (2017-04) Visit link to the full text of the Proposed Zoning Amendment (2017-04):  Click Here The amendment is intended to assure that RCD’s developed in Rye provide for dwelling units which are affordable to senior citizens. With respect to the town wide limitation, presently there are 20 […]