PRESS RELEASE: Community Response to Recent Vandalism Incidents to be Discussed

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PRESS RELEASE: Barnstable No Place for Hate Committee Meets June 13

      The next meeting of the Town of Barnstable’s No Place for Hate Committee will take place on Wednesday, June 13 at 4:30 pm at Barnstable Town Hall. Among other items to be discussed, the group will brainstorm ideas for a unified community response to the recent vandalism incidents that have involved a church, two schools and some local businesses. “We thought at first it was an isolated incident”, relates Committee chair Janice Barton, “however it now appears to have spread through many areas of our community, so we feel that a response from the whole community, in a unified declaration against such actions, will have a greater impact”. Barton further states that Rev. Bruce Smith, the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, and Principal Christopher Keavy of the Pope John Paul II School have been invited to attend this meeting. Anyone from the public who is interested in helping to create a positive response to these unfortunate activities is also invited to attend.

      For more information on Barnstable’s NPFH Committee or to obtain an application to become a member, please contact Committee Chair Janice Barton at JLBartonLetters@aol.com.