Deb Steele joins in song with her neighbors on Hough Street in Lebanon, N.H., on Saturday, March 21, 2020. After the bells of the nearby Sacred Heart Parish struck the noon hour, residents of the street gathered at a safe distance to make music together. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Deb Steele joins in song with her neighbors on Hough Street in Lebanon, N.H., on Saturday, March 21, 2020. After the bells of the nearby Sacred Heart Parish struck the noon hour, residents of the street gathered at a safe distance to make music together. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: James M. Patterson

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