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Today the shipyard provides overhaul, refueling, and modernization work. [7] In 1965, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara ordered the closure of 95 military bases which included the Portsmouth Naval Yard, but Portsmouth received a ten-year extension before the order to close was ultimately rescinded by President Richard Nixon in 1971. [10] [11]
Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States, and the oldest incorporated town in Maine. [2] Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island , Kittery includes Badger's Island , the seaside district of Kittery Point , and part of the Isles of Shoals .
Kittery is a census-designated place (CDP) consisting of the main village in the town of Kittery in York County, Maine, United States. The village is also known as Kittery Foreside. The population of the CDP was 4,562 at the 2010 census. [2] It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Portsmouth Naval Prison is a former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps prison on the grounds of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine. The building has the appearance of a castle. The reinforced concrete naval prison was occupied from 1908 until 1974.
The updated version of the proposal going before the Kittery Planning Board this week calls for a five-story, 107-unit apartment building, a four-story 119-room hotel with an indoor pool, and a ...
From left: Averee Martel, Susan Allen and Raymond Allen stand outside of Sue's Seafood on Old Post Road in Kittery, Maine on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2024. The longtime town business will close on Sept ...
A transfer station, or resource recovery centre, is a building or processing site for the temporary deposition, consolidation and aggregation of waste. [1] [2] Transfer stations vary significantly in size and function. Some transfer stations allow residents and businesses to drop off small loads of waste and recycling, and may perform some ...
Cars were destroyed in a fire in a storage garage in Kittery, Maine, Friday, April 12, 2024 Lil's Cafe had a long line of customers across the street despite traffic being rerouted. This story may ...