Scores of people showed up at the corners Huttleston Avenue (Route 6) and Main/Middle Streets on Presi­dents Day, 2/17/25, for a national day of protest. The 50501 Movement called for the action, it stands for: 50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement. All 50 states held protests in state capitals and other cities to protest President… [Read More]

Book Discussion To celebrate Black History Month, the Friends of the Millicent Library will sponsor a discussion of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Percival Everett’s James. We will meet in the auditorium of the Millicent Library, 45 Center Street (Walnut Street entrance) at 6:30 on Monday, 2/24. In 1884, Twain published the story… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor It all started when some friends got a puppy during the pandemic and they had no idea what they had gotten themselves into. They called Geneva Woodruff and told her all kinds of things about how difficult it was. “And I was very amused by this,” said Dr Woodruff. As a joke,… [Read More]

Permission Dear Frankie, Recently, I learned that Sly stole my sweater from my locker at my doggy daycare. It wasn’t just any old sweater but a special gift from mom. She knitted it for my birthday. It was made of the softest wool in the prettiest shade of green. She even embroidered my initials in… [Read More]