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GLOVERSVILLE – For retired church school teacher Sally Kwak, the well-publicized shooting injury to Northville native Samuel Poulin in New York City on Sunday convinced her of the need to fight against gun violence.
Kwak spoke at a meeting of concerned city residents organized by the North Main United Methodist Church Wednesday evening. The meeting was held at the church and promoted on the city of Gloversville Facebook page under the title, “Gun Violence: It’s here. It’s been here. It’s time to talk.”
“My son played soccer with Sam,” Kwak said. “I would like to say this is the first time we have been touched by [gun violence] as a family, but that would not be true. We have been touched by suicide, both family and friends, by guns. We are not alone.”
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In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali's, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area's reputation as unsafe and rundown.
Local artists have painted more than 60 public murals since 2018 Kingston's downtown is known for gang violence and squatters One restaurant has seen 25% revenue boost since project started By Kate Chappell KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali's, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area's reputation as unsafe and rundown.
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In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali s, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area s reputation as unsafe and rundown. The stigma of downtown at one time, the people were a bit afraid. But now it is different because of the murals on the walls, McGowan, 55, said.
Vibrant, poignant murals have been appearing on the walls of Jamaica s capital as part of Paint the City, a project by the nonprofit Kingston Creative to revive the city s neglected downtown district and support the local arts community.