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Outdoor yoga raises money for Beirut

Outdoor yoga raises money for Beirut

While the heat kept some older yogis away, the crowd was sizable.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

While many people saw the footage of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, with the United States dealing with civil unrest, COVID-19 and a fast-approaching presidential election, its...

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From Beirut to Walpole, Leland keeps peace

From Beirut to Walpole, Leland keeps peace
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By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent The boy’s legs didn’t look like any that Fred Leland had ever seen. There was something about the young boy walking around wounded but still full of life. It seemed, Leland thought then, that the boy hadn’t realized his infection was serious due to his injuries. “We had a language barrier,”...
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