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Sen. Lucas Supporters Rally Against Recall Effort in Portsmouth - The New Journal and Guide

By Randy Singleton

NJG Community Correspondent

PORTSMOUTH

The supporters of State Senator L. Louise Lucas gathered at Portsmouth City Hall on Friday (June 19) and held a rally against a recall effort to remove her from office and to counter claims by a political opponent that she started a riot at the Confederate monument last week that resulted in a protester being seriously injured after a statue toppled on him.

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