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Navy's Reasons for Portsmouth Closure

By Jon Greenberg on Monday, May 16, 2005.

The Pentagon report that contained the base closure list also included an explanation of why each base was on that list. In the case of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the decision came down to a choice between facilities in Portsmouth and Pearl Harbor.

NHPR's Jon Greenberg has more.

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Keep It Open

By Roger Wood on Monday, May 16, 2005.

All eight members of the New Hampshire and Maine Congressional delegation joined state officials at the front gates of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard today.

And they vowed to keep the base open.

NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports.

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