National Night Out Coming Next Week

On Tuesday, August 7, more than 20 neighborhoods throughout Portsmouth will join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 29th Annual National Night Out Against Crime (NNO).

Portsmouth’s Neighborhood based NNO celebrations aim to foster partnerships between Portsmouth residents and members of the police department and to strengthen and connect our community. This year marks the 18th year that neighborhoods throughout Portsmouth will participate in this national event.

The Citywide Neighborhood Committee, a mayoral blue ribbon committee, and the Portsmouth Police Department co-sponsor this annual event with generous support from Seacoast Crime Stoppers. NNO is an evening outdoors filled with social activities and block parties, designed to strengthen neighborhood cooperation and police-community partnership. McGruff the Crime Dog will be making stops in city neighborhoods alongside equipment and personnel from the Portsmouth Police and Fire Departments and Public Works.

Participating Neighborhoods include:

• Atlantic Heights
• Hanscom Park
• Goodwin Park Area Neighborhood
• Cater Park (State and Columbia Street)
• Christian Shore Creek
• Pine Street Park
• Elwyn Park
• Dondero School
• Cliff/ Walker Bungalow  Road, Cliff Road
• Stonegate Buckminster Way, 186 Buckminster Way
• Feaster Apartments PHA, 140 Court St
• Margeson Apartments PHA, 245 Middle St
• Spinnaker Point, Spinnaker Point Outdoor Pool
• WAHOO, Willard between Wibird and Marston
• The Cedars of Portsmouth, Cedars Clubhouse (behind building)
• Frank Jones Farm, St. Catherine’s church (field and Parking area)
• Friends of the South End, Four Tree Island
• Islington Creek, Rock Street Park
• LRRA -Hillcrest Estates, Earl Hunt Memorial Park
• Richards Avenue, Richards Ave at Lincoln
• Sherburne Civic Association, Pannaway Park
• Aldrich Thaxter, Sewall Street between Aldrich and Thaxter
• Triangle north east of Cabot, Austin Street between Summer and Middle
• Gosling Meadows, Gosling Meadows Community Center
• Wamiset Place, Greenleaf Center

Cristy Cardoso, Chair of the Citywide Neighborhood Committee, 512-3634 cncchair@gmail.com or Deputy Chief Stephen DuBois 610-7572 are available to answer questions about this event.

Submitted by Portsmouth Police Capt. Mike Schwartz