PORTSMOUTH — Market Square shimmered with holiday lights and festive flair during the city’s annual holiday parade and tree lighting ceremony Saturday. It also served as the closing act in Portsmouth’s 400th anniversary celebration. The event had a new feature as the 40-foot spruce tree downtown was illuminated with colored lights for the first time. The change came after a petition from 7-year-old resident Cody Bureau. The first-grader’s efforts paid off, as he was invited by Mayor Deaglan McEachern to flip the ceremonial switch to turn on the tree’s lights before Saturday’s parade stepped off from Islington Street. “It’s unbelievable because it shows that a 7-year-old can truly make a difference,” said Christine Bureau, Cody’s mother. “We worked hard as…
