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ArchivesPortsmouth Reacts to Possible Shipyard ClosingBy Roger Wood on Friday, May 13, 2005.Most of the Seacoast region seemed stunned at today's news. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is on the Pentagon's list of some 150 bases to be closed around the country. To the region, that could mean a loss of some 4 thousand civilian jobs. More than a thousand of those jobs are in New Hamsphire.....accounting for more than 120 million dollars in wages. In Portsmouth some are vowing to fight the decision. Some want to look ahead. NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports. listen:
 Housing Report Rebukes Conventional WisdomBy Dan Gorenstein on Friday, May 13, 2005.A popular belief about new housing and education spending may be just a myth. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has more. listen:
Contamination A Big Problem at the ShipyardBy Rebecca Kaufman on Friday, May 13, 2005.An announcement on the fate of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is expected this morning. As people mull the yard’s potential closure, the property's future is on many peoples’ minds. But as state officials, city planners, and developers consider the possibilities of what can be built on the land, they are also thinking about what’s underneath it. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Rebecca Kaufman more. listen:
Workers March Out of ShipyardBy Dan Gorenstein on Friday, May 13, 2005.Men and women who work at the base used words like betrayal, sadness and disbelief to describe the mood today at the Portsmouth Shipyard. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein went to Kittery and spoke with workers outside Gate 1. listen:
Statehouse Reacts To Threat of Shipyard ClosureBy Josh Rogers on Friday, May 13, 2005.News of the shipyard's appearance on the closure list hit the statehouse mid-morning. listen:
Rochester Could Take Big Hit If Shipyard ClosesBy Mark Bevis on Friday, May 13, 2005.While seacoast residents wait to see whether the Naval Shipyard will be on the Base Closure list, most attention has been on Portsmouth in New Hampshire and Kittery in Maine. But Rochester claims to be home to more of New Hampshire's shipyard workers than any other town in the state. And as NHPR's Mark Bevis reports, the town managers don't seem too worried. listen:
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