Tracy Davis Pierce

by Gabrielle Gervais DERBY — Dolores and Wayne McKinnon have lived on West Street here for 31 years. They attended the town’s select board meeting Monday to share their fears about the road’s safety, and what it could mean for their home in the future. “When we first came, it was just a dirt road,” Ms. McKinnon said. “We never even thought about problems on our property.” Now, things are much different.

The contingent from Hardwick marches under rainbow umbrellas in Newport’s Pride Parade Sunday. Photo by Joseph Gresser 0 shares

by Gabrielle Gervais WHEELOCK — Chances are, when they’re not at their day jobs, Asa and Amanda Keeley can be found in the garage that doubles as their well-appointed studio, putting hand-crafted care into every cut and stitch of the products offered by their small business, Kingdom Leather. Since 2019, they’ve been creating luxury leather goods from start to finish out of their home, without any of the nasty chemicals and poor labor conditions found with mass-produced products of the same ilk.