81 to become US citizens on July Fourth at NH ceremony

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Eighty-one candidates are scheduled to be sworn in as U.S. citizens at a July Fourth ceremony in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The naturalization ceremony will be held at the Strawbery Banke Museum on Thursday at 11 a.m.

The candidates originate from 35 countries.

About 7,500 new citizens will be welcomed in ceremonies nationally this week.