GRIMMFEST EASTER EDITION Announces Full Feature Film Line-Up
Grimmfest announced the launch of their Grimmfest Easter Edition, a new annual event, taking place over the Easter Weekend, and complimenting the long-established festival in October. By Josh Millican
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Grimmfest announces the launch of their Grimmfest Easter Edition, a new annual event, taking place over the Easter Weekend, and complimenting the long-established festival in October.
Easter is traditionally a time for rebirth, renewal, resurrection. But as the Pandemic continues to rage, and the world remains on lockdown for the foreseeable future, it is also a time for rethinking.
‘We’re watching people walk out the door’: Six Northampton police officers have resigned since funding cuts
Updated Mar 24, 2021;
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The resignation of an officer from the Northampton Police Department last week reflects a broader morale problem in a department that has seen nearly 10 officers either laid off or resigned after massive budget cuts were made to the agency over the summer, according to city officials.
The number of officers in the department went from 65 to 60 following a vote from the Northampton City Council in June to cut nearly $$883,000 from the agency’s fiscal 2021 operational budget in the wake of calls for changes to the traditional public safety model in the U.S. and a defunding of law enforcement.
Editorâs note: todayâs feature wraps a three-day series detailing local churches and how theyâve dealt with services during the pandemic.
MILTON â The COVID-19 pandemic has again closed schools, restaurants and gyms, but churches are continuing to find innovative ways to minister in the midst of the pandemic.
With the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, the Rev. Dr. Steve Shirk of the First Presbyterian Church of Milton said his congregation was faced with the âdifficult decisionâ of whether or not to close its doors.
âOur session made the unique decision to encourage our people to stay home and stay safe,â Shirk said. âWeâve decided not to close. That has lowered our (in-person attendance) numbers a little bit.â