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 […]
Day: December 3, 2016
Portsmouth Herald Article on Start times
By Brian Early [email protected] PORTSMOUTH — The School Board voted 8 to 1 to start middle and high school later in the morning starting next school year. The change will push back the middle and high school start times about an hour and synchronize the elementary school start times. Currently the middle and high school start […]
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 […]
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 […]