Somersworth Summer Fest, Car or Cash raffle: Community news update
Somersworth Summer Fest Vendor applications now live
SOMERSWORTH — The Falls Chamber of Commerce presents the Somersworth Summer Fest to kick off the summer on Saturday, June 10, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Somersworth Plaza (85 Main St.). The event will feature food vendors, a wing eating competition, live entertainment, cornhole, beer garden, and more. Tickets for the event will go on sale in the beginning of April.
Vendor applications for the Summer Fest are available at thefallschamber.com/Somersworth-Summer-Fest and are due by March 31. Applications and payment can be sent to The Falls Chamber of Commerce, 472 High St., Unit 308, Somersworth, NH 03878. Applicants with questions are encouraged to call the Falls Chamber of Commerce at 603-749-7175 or email info@thefallschamber.com.
Car or Cash Raffle benefiting Children’s Museum of New Hampshire
DOVER — The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire’s annual Car or Cash Raffle starts Monday, March 13. Bill Dube Ford Toyota in Dover is the museum’s new partnering car dealership for this raffle fundraiser.
Car or Cash Raffle tickets cost $100 and up to 775 tickets will be sold. One winner will get to choose between $25,000 towards a new vehicle from Bill Dube Ford Toyota, or $20,000 cash. Early ticket purchasers will be entered for a chance to win an extra ticket with giveaways happening once every week through the end of March.
The Car or Cash Raffle ends at a live event at the Brook casino in Seabrook, N.H. on Thursday, June 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring a cash bar and appetizers.
Raffle purchasers must be 18 and older, possess a valid driver’s license and provide proof of insurance. Winners need not be present at the drawing to claim their prize. Car or cash is not transferable. Purchase at childrens-museum.org.
101 Objects Project, a PNH400 Legacy, presents 101 Objects Trail Map
PORTSMOUTH — Interest in the 101 Objects Project as one of the legacies of the Portsmouth NH 400 continues to grow, thanks to sales of the book A History of Portsmouth NH in 101 Objects and the monthly speaker series (through April) at the Portsmouth Public Library.
Now fans can follow the newly-created 101 Objects Trail with the just-published 101 Objects Trail Map. Print copies of the free map are available now at the Portsmouth Public Library, the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth Visitors Center and RiverRun Bookstore. More locations will have free copies available as key visitor information and historic sites open for the season. The Portsmouth Historical Society (10 Middle St.) will also have copies when they open the “A Sense of Place” exhibition on April 1 that also complements the 101 Objects Project.
The map is designed to pinpoint the physical locations of objects in the book that the public can visit. Some locations house multiple locations and due to space constraints not all objects in those spaces are identified with an image on the print map. But all of the objects on public display are identified and describes on the interactive version on the project website at 101ObjectsPortsmouthNH.org/map. The QR code on the print map links to that Google Map to make it easy to find the address and directions while “on the Trail.”
The 224-page full color book features 101 objects crowd-sourced by Portsmouth residents as important to the history of the city matched with essays by 80 different experts on the stories of the objects. Books are available for purchase at RiverRun Bookstore (32 Daniel St. and RiverRunBookstore.com) and at PortsmouthNH400.org.
The map was created by the 101 Objects Project and was made possible, in part, thanks to Boynton, Waldron, Doleac, Woodman & Scott, P.A.
Boat Driver’s License Certificate classes start March 28
PORTSMOUTH — Required by state of New Hampshire to operate a boat having 25 horsepower or more. This America’s Boating Course is recognized by the Coast Guard and marine law enforcement in all U.S. states — National Association of Boating Law Administrators. The NASBLA Boating Safety Card is recorded for life in a national database. If lost, it may be replaced during the lifetime of the holder.
This six-week course emphasizes handling the winds, currents and tides of New England’s coastal salt waters.
The America’s Boating Course will be held March 28 through May 2 (six sessions), starting at 7 p.m. in Room 242 in Portsmouth High School. The cost for anyone, age 15 and older is $55. A second family member can share the same textbook for only $10 more. Visit www.usps.org/portsmouth.
Kittery to begin flushing of water mains
KITTERY, Maine – The Kittery Water District will begin its spring flushing program on Thursday, March 23.
Work will continue for about six weeks until all the mains have been flushed.
Main lines and fire hydrants will be flushed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Side roads and dead-end roads will be flushed between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Residents who see a Water District truck in the neighborhood are asked to refrain from using water. Work begins in York, continues into Kittery and Eliot, and ends in Kittery Point.
For information, call Michael Rogers at 207-439-1128 or email mrogerskwd@gmail.com.
‘Hour of Hope’ Concert
KENSINGTON — On Saturday, April 15, from 3 to 4p.m. the Kensington Congregational Church located at 108 Amesbury Rd., Kensington brings you an “Hour of Hope” concert to uplift the human spirit and rekindle the light of hope through the joy of music. Admission is free.
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