Car show, thanking police, scholarship awarded: Community news

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Hilltop Car Show coming to Somersworth

SOMERSWORTH — The second annual Hilltop Classic Car Show will be held on Main Street in Sunday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Summersworth Historical Museum has announced. Last year, the event drew almost 100 cars and was well attended, according to organizers.

The show is open to all cars, customs, trucks and motorcycles and entry for the show will be $5 per vehicle. Pre-registration is highly recommended with payment being made on the day. Any profits from the show this year will be split between the museum and the Somersworth Police Association.There is no admission cost for the general public. The Summersworth Historical Museum will be open for the duration of the event. Food and drink will be available and prepared by the Somersworth Police Association and Somersworth Lions Club.

Portsmouth NH 400 offers collectible PNH400 Challenge Coin

PNH400 Challenge Coin front
PNH400 Challenge Coin front

PORTSMOUTH — The PNH400 Challenge Coin is the latest collectible item being sold by organizers of the Portsmouth 400th anniversary celebration in 2023.

The Challenge Coin tradition is said to go back to Roman times, but it is a familiar and cherished one among the military. Locals know, for example, that Navy commanders award coins with their ships’ motto and crest to high-performing crew members, making them sought-after symbols of a job well-done. The “challenge” part comes in when a crew member makes the call by tapping his coin on the bar in a local watering hole. The last to produce his own coin in reply is tasked with buying a drink for the challenger.

The coin is available for purchase at portsmouthnh400.org/portsmouth-nh-400-mercantile and at the Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St. Produced in a limited edition of 200 coins, each individually-numbered coin is $20, with proceeds going to support the official events and programming of PNH400.

The PNH400 Challenge Coin is the same size and appreciable weight as other official coins. At 2” wide, both sides are finished in colorful enamel with gold-colored accents. One side bears the PNH400 logo and slogan, “History Lights Our Way, 1623-2023” and the City slogan, “Portsmouth The City of the Open Door.” The reverse shows a clipper ship under sail and the informal PNH400 motto “History, Culture and Memories.”

Tickets on sale for ‘Hula & Moola’ 2023 Rochester chamber raffle

ROCHESTER — There are less than 40 tickets left for the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce’s annual Chamber Raffle, where the winner will choose either a 2023 Harley-Davidson FXBBS Street Bob motorcycle or $10,000. Underwritten by D.F. Richard Energy, the raffle this year will take place on Friday, Aug. 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Rochester Elks. Raffle tickets, sponsored by Service Credit Union, are available for $100 each and only 350 will be sold. Each ticket purchased admits two people to the “Hula & Moola” Chamber Raffle Bash.

For information, call 603-332-5080 or visit rochesternh.org/chamberraffle.

Rochester to 'Paint the City Blue' to honor police

ROCHESTER — In preparation for National Thank a Police Officer Day, held annually on the third Saturday in the month of September, the Thank a Rochester Cop nonprofit announced decorations are now available to the public in support of this event.

Community members, local businesses, and residents are encouraged to show their appreciation for the Rochester Police Department by putting up decorations, signs, or making thank you cards throughout the month of September. Suggestions include: replacing a porch light with a blue bulb, hanging a blue ribbon on a mailbox or a tree in the front yard, displaying a yard sign, stringing some blue lights on a porch railing or shrub, or anything else in the spirit of the event.

Volunteers from the Thank a Rochester Cop organization will be at Rochester’s National Night Out, Aug. 1, at the Rochester Commons.

Three “decoration stations, places to pick up decorations are offered during August at Holy Rosary Credit Union (Brock Street), the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce (South Main Street), and Granite Steak & Grill (Route 11).

The Thank a Rochester Cop organization will host a special appreciation event for Rochester officers and their families Sept. 16, in line with National Thank a Police Officer Day and underwritten by Profile Bank. For information, visit thankarc.com.

The Sons and Daughters of Italy present scholarship to Portsmouth High School graduate

Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge #2303's Paul Russo, left, Josephine Russo, Diane Coughenour, Cynthia Semprini, scholarship recipient Mia Edwards, and her parents, Nancy Edwards and John Edwards.
Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge #2303's Paul Russo, left, Josephine Russo, Diane Coughenour, Cynthia Semprini, scholarship recipient Mia Edwards, and her parents, Nancy Edwards and John Edwards.

PORTSMOUTH — The Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge #2303, presented its 2023 Albert and Anita DiPaolo Memorial Scholarship award to Portsmouth High School graduate Mia Stewards on July 18. The scholarship award is for $1,000. The annual award presented to a qualifying relative of a lodge member. Stewards will be attending University of California, Davis.

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