By Ann Borges
America's 250th birthday was celebrated nationwide with parades, flags, fireworks and enthusiasm. In Tamworth, July Fourth began with a 5K Fun Race starting at Ordination Rock. The men's winner was Randall Scroggins of Antrim, and the women's winner was Emma Wierenga of Grafton, Mass.
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