Ken Smith

Portsmouth makes progress on zoning ordinance

Multiple sessions for the public to comment may be in the works PORTSMOUTH — The City Council took the first step in implementing a revised zoning ordinance this week, while acknowledging there are several more steps to take....

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City owes creditors $135,000, officials discover

VADER: Clerk placed on leave after council finds numbers she didn't share Vader's dwindling cash balance The state Auditor's Office audit of Vader's overall cash balance from 2002 to 2007, released in the April report: BY...

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Local Digest: Tour Honors Travelers Championship

Tour Honors Travelers The Travelers Championship earned the Best Title Sponsor Integration award from the PGA Tour, given to the tournament that best melds the title sponsor's product with that of the tour. Nearly 1,000...

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3-Alarm Fire Burns Buildings In SF Richmond Dist.

Firefighters are combating a three-alarm blaze in San Francisco's Richmond District this afternoon, a fire lieutenant said. The fire was reported at about 4:40 p.m. and is burning a three-story residential building at 611...

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No name change for portion of Woodbury Ave. in Portsmouth

By Charles McMahon cmcmahon@fosters.com PORTSMOUTH — Property owners and residents living along Woodbury Avenue turned out in force at City Hall Thursday night and successfully persuaded the city's Planning Board to forego...

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Wonthaggi dares to dream once more

Hard days at the Wonthaggi coalmine, where Sam Gatto (right) often found himself as a child. Photo: Joe Armao SAM Gatto's childhood memories are haunted by the long Sunday faces of miners - boarders in the family home - who did...

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Portsmouth proposes major zoning overhaul on portions of Route 1 Bypass, Lafayette Road

PORTSMOUTH — A new "gateway" zoning district that will seek to bolster development on portions of the Route 1 Bypass and Lafayette Road is among the significant changes being proposed in a comprehensive overhaul to the city's...

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Climate change damaging the deep sea

A small grenadier fish swims over the seafloor at the research station off the coast of California. Between 1989 and 2004, the number of grenadier at here doubled, which the research say may be linked to the changing climate....

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Distrowatch

Ken Smith has announced the availability of the third and final release candidate for FreeBSD 8.0: "The third and hopefully last of the release candidates for the FreeBSD 8.0 release cycle is now available. Unless something...

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Pitstop : Kiwi up for F1 prize

Young New Zealand open-wheel racer Richie Stanaway has made the last eight in the Grand Prix shootout in England. The winner will receive a fully funded programme to drive in Europe with Raikonen Robertson Racing to gain...

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