Summer in the Street returns July 10
Pro Portsmouth is back online. There are events in the works, and Executive Director Barbara Massar could not be more pleased. I m excited because I haven t had anything to focus on for a year, Massar says. It was maddening.
2021 s Children s Day was cancelled, and Market Square Day was moved, but Summer in the Street returns at its normal time, starting July 10. That s what we re focused on now. We re getting contracts together, and coming up with the schedule, she says. The big thing beyond that is moving Market Square Day from June to September, so we can have an in-person festival and road race. We re looking at September 18.
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Bryant’s song is on the gospel chart
Danielle Sunny Bryant, a singer, songwriter and preacher from Cumberland County, is currently at No. 24 on the Nielsen BDS National Gospel Indicator Chart with her song, “Trust in the Lord.”
The song has spent 10 weeks on the chart.
To follow Bryant’s career, visit www.facebook.com/daniellesunnyb.
Terry wins national scholarship competition
Nathan Terry from Millville Senior High School, son of Andrew and Samantha Terry, is a winner in the Annual Washington Crossing Foundation National Scholarship Competition.
These awards are granted to high school seniors for the best all-around presentations including an explanation of why they are planning careers in government service. The foundation noted that these winners represent the most talented and accomplished of our country’s young leaders and that it is these young men and women who are dedicating themselves to publ
PORTSMOUTH - We know so many Seacoast folks have missed their library. It’s been frustrating for your local librarians, too. We love our jobs, and the best part is seeing your smiling faces, recommending new book titles, helping you solve a problem or find an answer, hosting thought-provoking conversations or playful story times, and just generally connecting with our communities. The good news is that your local library is in the throes of a spring transformation, like so many of us at this time, and whether it’s opening up the building, adding a new wing, or just offering more programs online or outside, now is a great time to visit and see whether you’re making the most of its resources. We’re thrilled to be welcoming you back. Read on for all the upcoming events from libraries in Portsmouth, Kittery, Eliot, Greenland, and Rye.
Portsmouth Herald
PORTSMOUTH The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire will commemorate Juneteenth 2021 on June 17, 18 and 19 with the theme Found Lineage: Celebrating African American Roots and Branches. The current debate around race is coinciding with a technological phenomenon: the extraordinary growth of DNA testing, along with the meaning of these results on concepts of lineage and race. The ease of access to this scientific testing has led people on a journey to delve deeper into their roots and to fill out the branches of their family tree.
While the research has brought some remarkable stories of reconciliation to the public, the data collected through our genes has demonstrated the brutality of America’s history. A recent study shows that, while the majority of enslaved people brought to the Americas were male, enslaved women had a disproportionate impact on the gene pool of their descendants. There is much evidence of the systematic rape and sexual exploitat
The Black Heritage Trail: A walking tour deep into Boston history
The trail leads visitors through Beacon Hill and offers a glimpse of the 19th-century Black experience.
By Danielle Legros GeorgesUpdated April 30, 2021, 8:17 a.m.
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Massachusetts 54th Regiment reenactors in front of the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial in 2018.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff/File
A WARM WIND WHIPS around the Massachusetts State House, blowing a newspaper page down Beacon Street, westward toward the shops on Charles. The magnificent glowing dome, gilded in 23-karat gold, seems equal to the sun. Beneath it, the solemn affairs of state are taking place.