On Painted Rocks, Snowshoe Art, and Other New England Items

A number of articles/posts (not necessarily related to COVID-9) have recently been published on a variety of New England-related subjects worth considering.

To access some of these, please visit:

Hartford, CT, Courant: At Bristol rally, Black Lives Matter protesters condemn police brutality - but thank Bristol police (1 JUN 20)

The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA): Quincy fashion designer makes 1,500 cloth masks for essential workers (10 APR 20)

The Herald News (Fall River, MA): New Bedford artists design labels for Canned Heat brewery (5 FEB 20)

The Brattleboro, VT, Reformer: Gift card challenge gives 'urgent relief' (13 APR 20)

WMTW-TV (Portland, ME): State police trooper does magic to entertain kids quarantined at home (21 APR 20)

Record-Journal (Meriden, CT): Painted rocks give neighbors in isolation a reason to roam (1 JUN 20)

The Boston Globe: Retailers get creative as they prepare to reopen for curbside pickups (24 MAY 20)

Burlington, VT, Free Press: Vermonter John Predom makes incredible snowshoe art (3 FEB 20)

The Working Waterfront: Jeremiah Hacker, Portland's 'genuine homegrown radical' (21 JAN 20)

Smithsonian Magazine: A Fresh Look at the Boston Massacre, 250 Years After the Event That Jumpstarted the Revolution (March 2020)

Bangor, ME, Daily News: Snow camels and kangaroos lived on the streets of Bangor one winter a century ago (2 FEB 20)

Springfield, MA, Republican: Jana’s Place, a first-of-its-kind recovery program for individuals exiting prostitution, will help women find themselves and sisterhood (30 SEP 19)