To the editor: Bellows Falls Trump, DOGE protest attracts more than 485
The Chester Telegraph | Apr 30, 2025 | Comments 0
Almost 500 people gathered on April 19 to protest actions of the Trump administration in Bellows Falls. Photo by Ann Dibernardo.
Protestors at the April 19 Bellows Falls rally. Photo by Ann Dibernardo.
Despite the rain, protesters came from Bellows Falls, Saxtons River, Chester, Springfield, Brattleboro, Westminster and Claremont, N.H.
The man from Claremont came dressed in a kilt and carried the Rainbow Pride flag. People listed their reasons for being there as the tariffs, deportations without due process and fears about losing their social security and Medicaid benefits.
The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. More protests are planned with another local one from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on May Day, May 1, on the Green in Chester.
Ann C. Dibernardo
Rockingham
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