"In addition to New London, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (actually across the river in Kittery, ME) will be closed. This is a small shipyard, dealing exclusively with nuclear submarines."

Yup, it's amazing how that left wing rag The Portsmouth Herald" suddenly loves our military when it comes to that submarine base. In the 90s they closed nearby Pease Air Force Base which just now is making a commercial rennisance. With all the crowding and inaccessibility of Logan airport in Boston, I can't figure out why Pease isn't making more progress as a reasonably close alternate for Boston's affluent North Shore communities.