A fair-sized group of Portsmouth residents, many with their children, watched last night as Santa Claus arriived by fire truck and then proceeded to count down to the lighting of the .
The lights all came on just as Santa completed the last of his "Ho, Ho, Ho's" and everyone proceeded into the library for cookies and apple juice while the younger kids told Santa what they wanted for Christmas.
It was a fun evening put on by the Portsmouth Public Free Library Board. My thanks to them for upholding this Portsmouth tradition. Merry Christmas to all!