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Local, state officials talk disproportionate impact of PILOT programs on Western Mass. communities >State Auditor Suzanne Bump met with state Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Sunderland, and Rep. Susannah Whipps I-Athol, and town officials atop Mount Sugarloaf on Friday morning. Staff Photo/Paul Franz >State Auditor Suzanne Bump met with local legislators and town officials atop Mount Sugarloaf on Friday morning. Staff Photo/Paul Franz >The view south from Mount Sugarloaf on Friday morning. State Rep. Natalie Blais said, pointing out to the valley below Mount Sugarloaf, “We are protecting these views, we are protecting this land, but at the expense of our communities.” Staff Photo/Paul Franz
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Vigil, march in Sunderland and Deerfield mark one year since George Floyd’s death
Sunderland and Deerfield residents marked one year since George Floyd’s death with a vigil along the Sunderland Bridge and at the base of Mount Sugarloaf in South Deerfield on Tuesday. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE
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The communities of Deerfield and Sunderland came together Tuesday afternoon for a march and a vigil to mark one year since George Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, which sparked a nationwide call for racial justice and an end to police brutality.