For years, Dale Homes made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Now, this Portsmouth neighborhood is writing a different story.
The community has gone more than 300 days without a violent crime, according to the Portsmouth Police Department’s Crime and Gun Violence Dashboard, a milestone that residents and community leaders say is proof that change is possible.
“To be able to celebrate with our kids and stuff, to be out here, it feels great,” said Requan Faison, a lifelong Dale Homes resident…