Black Lives Matter Rallies Planned For South Deerfield And Turners Falls

By Franklin County Now June 9, 2020 12:20 pm

By CHRIS COLLINS

(Montague, MA) — More demonstrations are being planned for this weekend in relation to the killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. Black Lives Matters rallies are being planned for Saturday in South Deerfield and Sunday in Turners Falls, Floyd was laid to rest yesterday following funeral services in Houston.

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