7:52 a.m.: Traffic enforcement completed at Bartlett Street and Thornton Street.
8:22 a.m.: Report taken after Portsmouth Regional Hospital staff recovered three small blue bags filled with a brown residue in them from the Behavioral Health Unit.
8:31 a.m.: Summer Street caller said a homeless person was sleeping in the doorway and the caller requested help to have them move along.
8:37 a.m.: Report taken for lost or stolen license plate on Freedom Circle.
11:52 a.m.: A Pinehurst Road caller said dogs were off their leashes, though they were gone upon police arrival.
12:21 p.m.: Weald Street caller said she was being harassed online by multiple accounts. The police said she should block the accounts and report back if the harassment continued in a different form.
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More inspectors. More enforcement. More court time. More demolitions. Lewiston is cracking down on unsafe housing like never before, angering some landlords and pleasing others.
LEWISTON Rick Lockwood, a Lewiston landlord who at one time controlled more than 10 buildings in the downtown, wants out of the city.
He believes he’s being targeted by unfair code enforcement procedures and constant pressure from city staff to comply, or else. His four remaining properties are either on the market or under contract to be sold.
An already contentious relationship with the city deteriorated further on May 11, when Lockwood filed a police complaint accusing a Lewiston code enforcement officer of assault during a court proceeding that day.
UpdatedThu, Dec 31, 2020 at 8:03 am ET
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Readers in Portsmouth told Patch about their favorite businesses in the community. (Shutterstock)
PORTSMOUTH, NH Last month, Patch in Portsmouth asked readers to offer some thoughts about local businesses who had gone above and beyond for customers in the community.
The year 2020 has been a difficult one for everyone but businesses are doing everything they can to help customers and stay afloat during the pandemic.
About a dozen readers praised a number of businesses in the city.
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Bob said The Clip Joint Barbers on Ladd Street offered the best haircuts while Cherie also praised the shop.
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COURTESY PHOTO. Santa Claus and his sleigh pulled by reindeer will parade through Merrimac on Christmas Eve Thursday. featured Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
COURTESY PHOTO. Santa Claus and his sleigh pulled by reindeer will parade through Merrimac on Christmas Eve Thursday.
MERRIMAC - Santa Claus annual trek through Merrimac begins Christmas Eve (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. beginning at the Merrimac fire station, 16 East Main St.Â
A GPS tracking device will be placed on Santa s sleigh so residents can follow Santa s route on Merrimacpolice.org.
But Santa s tour throughout the town doesn t run on Dunkin alone â he needs help. Each year the Merrimac Santa Committee needs to raise over $16,000 each year for the annual Christmas parade. Donation of any amount will help keep these traditions in the present format. Donations are accepted year round at the Merrimac Light Department. You can also mail donations to: M
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