Greenland boy dies in Portsmouth Holiday Parade accident
Town mourns as Thomas Fogarty, year old Cub Scout from Pack 166, dies after being thrown from a flatbed float in the Portsmouth Holiday parade on Islington Street. Witnesses describe the scene as emergency crews worked to save him amid conflicting accounts of the incident. The Daniel Webster Council Scouting for Food float carried Pack 166 and no safety railing was noted on the vehicle.
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Thomas Fogarty
Portsmouth
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Greenland Community
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Daniel Webster Council
Stromski
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Help Sought After Parade Accident In Maine
Police appeal for witnesses and anyone with information after a 3 year old child fell from a float during a Friday holiday parade in Freeport Maine. The child was seriously injured and transported to a hospital for treatment. Detectives can be reached at 610 7531 for information.
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Freeport
Messiah Sing largest regional community chorus event at Music Hall
In Portsmouth The Music Hall hosted Messiah Sing the region's largest such event attracting over 600 audience members. Seacon Seven area choral groups and five soloists joined to create one large Handel performance, uniting holiday traditions with a new collaborative format. Patricia Lynch executive director of The Music Hall praised the turnout and acoustics promising a resonant sound as conductors from each group led divisions by voice part.
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Portsmouth
Music
George Frideric Handel
Patricia Lynch
Music Hall
Lynch
Christmas Events at Strawbery Banke This December
Next Vintage Christmas schedule includes a Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke on December 9 at 5 p.m. A Celtic Yuletide with Michael Londra performs December 9 at 2 and 8 p.m. and a candlelight stroll returns December 10 at 4:09 p.m. at Strawbery Banke.
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Strawbery Banke
Michael Londra
Hall
Heard in the Square on Seasonal Greetings Debate
Rebecca Mansile, 35, Portsman, voices view that workers face pressure to say happy holidays over Christmas. The comment reflects tensions over seasonal language in retail in the public square.
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Rebecca Mansile
Portsman
Old library new hurdles facing reuse and sale
City officials and the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee of Building Reuse study the old Portsmouth Academy adjacent library site for future use. They weigh options such as an art gallery or welcome center while navigating complex interior and exterior restrictions and potential sale. The building sits at a busy downtown intersection, making location a key factor.
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Suzanne Woodland
Portsmouth Academy
Rye Holiday Parade Energized by Bands and Scouts
Rye's annual holiday parade drew crowds along a Webster to Rye Junior High route with 200 groups including the Portsmouth Clippers. Organizers estimate 500 plus attendees as marchers and candy tossers entertained with skateboarding Santa and Christmas songs amid security concerns after last night's events.
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News Portsmouth
Ronald Hordon
Bush signals no cover for troops home plan
A fragmentary political note states President Bush says he will not use a report on the country as a cover to bring troops home. The text appears amid a jumble of lottery lines and ad snippets from a newspaper page dated Sunday December 3 2006.
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