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After Hate-Filled Vandalism In Portsmouth, Community Distributes Flowers To Impacted Businesses
In all, more than ten places were targeted by the vandal. Police say all of them were owned by Jewish, Black or gay people.
February 25, 2023
PORTSMOUTH – In the wake of hateful vandalism in Portsmouth, the community is coming together in support of the victims.
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Several businesses were targeted early this week by a masked man carrying a can of red spray paint. He left swastikas on Temple Israel Portsmouth and hateful messages on other local businesses.
Friday afternoon a group of local florists donated flowers, and a huge turnout of volunteers from the community turned out to hand deliver those blooms to impacted businesses. More than 1,000 flowers were distributed in under an hour.
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