Open house at Portsmouth fire station Sunday
PORTSMOUTH — Families and friends are invited to celebrate the Portsmouth Fire Department’s 80th anniversary by attending an open house at the fire station from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18....
View ArticlePortsmouth woman struck, pinned underneath own car
PORTSMOUTH — A mother and her young child were transported to Newport Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Saturday after they were struck by the woman’s own car. The Portsmouth Fire Department...
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Portsmouth residents get first-hand look at public safety
PORTSMOUTH — Three-year-old Gavin Varela had something to tell Deputy Fire Chief Michael O’Brien during a public safety open house Sunday afternoon. “I’m the deputy,” said Gavin, who apparently gave...
View ArticlePair arrested after 2 accidents, chases in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Two men were arrested Saturday following two accidents and two chases — one in a vehicle, another by foot. At about 4:36 p.m. on Halloween, Portsmouth Police were investigating a motor...
View ArticleIt’s a boy: Portsmouth woman gives birth in car
PORTSMOUTH — This baby just couldn’t wait to greet the world. Just after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, firefighters rushed to the area of 954 East Main Road after getting a call that a woman was in a car and in...
View ArticlePortsmouth EMTs care for man injured in fall on barge
PORTSMOUTH — Local EMTs cared for a 70-year-old man who suffered a head injury Friday night after taking a fall on a barge in East Passage. On Friday at 9:16 p.m., the Portsmouth Fire Department,...
View ArticlePortsmouth shopping plaza evacuated after gas leak
PORTSMOUTH — The shopping plaza at 3001 East Main Road was evacuated Thursday morning after a gas leak was detected. Firefighters responded to the plaza, which contains a Dunkin’ Donuts, liquor store,...
View ArticlePortsmouth bicyclist badly hurt after being hit by car
PORTSMOUTH — A man riding a bicycle suffered “traumatic injuries” after being struck by a car on East Main Road near Town Hall shortly after midnight Wednesday. According to Deputy Fire Chief Michael...
View ArticlePortsmouth fire chief: Wait until embers cool before they’ve removed
PORTSMOUTH — In the wake of a house fire that was extinguished Sunday morning, Fire Chief Michael Cranson reminded residents to wait until ashes have cooled off before they’re removed from fireplaces...
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Portsmouth inflatable boat business building damaged by fire
PORTSMOUTH — Police, firefighters and the state Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the cause of a blaze that damaged the Maritime Solutions building at 1250 East Main Road Wednesday night. Just...
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