Letter: Bond for Mayor

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To the Editor:

I support Lynette Bond as North Adams' next mayor. I trust her experience and personal sensibilities, and believe her leadership would provide a breath of new life to the city.

Lynette Bond has been criticized as not being "from North Adams." This criteria sometimes is seen as between those lifers who "know what North Adams needs" versus those new arrivals having new ideas, new blood, and a vision to make change. I believe Lynette Bond will bring people who have lived here since birth AND those who arrive with the energy, excitement to participate in helping make this small city shine.

Lynette served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras in the business development sector. Her service is a show of the commitment she will bring to our city. I also served in the Peace Corps in the Philippines, and understand how that two-year submersion into another culture makes one a stronger, more resilient, and an understanding person.

I strongly endorse Lynette Bond for mayor of North Adams. She brings the needed skills, passion and a deep connection to our city.

Michael Bedford
North Adams, Mass. 

 

 

 

 


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Annual Elk on the Trail Memorial Service Saturday

FLORIDA, Mass. — The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will hold its annual memorial service for veterans and fallen servicemen and women on Saturday, June 17, at noon. 
 
Hosted by the North Adams Elks Lodge 487, it will take place at the Elk on the Trail at the Whitcomb Summit on Route 2. 
 
This is the only Massachusetts Elks Association sponsored memorial service and brings together not only Elks across the state, but the local community as well, and is open to the public. It is held each year in June to commemorate the anniversary of the Elk on the Trail's unveiling and dedication on June 17, 1923, to honor Elks members who had died in World War I. 
 
Several state officers will take part in the ceremony as well as a flag honor guard, who will present the flags of each branch of the service. Musical selections will be performed by the Drury High School band and there will be a reading of the meaning of the 13 folds of the American flag and tribute to the vacant chair. 
 
Memorial wreaths will be presented by a representative of each lodge present and taps will be played by members of Westfield-West Springfield Lodge 1481. The gun salute will be performed by the Northern Berkshire Honor Guard, which is based at North Adams American Legion Post 125
 
A luncheon will follow, hosted by the North Adams Lodge, located at 100 Eagle St., North Adams.
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