AUG2022

BRISTOL • BRIDGEWATER • ALEXANDRIA • HEBRON • PLYMOUTH - 10,000 Circ.
2022 VOL. 2. NO. 8
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By Brittany amalfi
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ sticky bun? What we don’t love is the feeling of those sweet calo- ries lingering after our delectable treat. However, life is all about balance, and Audrey Goudie and Garlyn Manganiello had the perfect idea to balance out those sticky buns with some good old-fashioned running. Goudie and Manganiello hatched a bril- liant plan to start a road race that stood out to the community thirteen years ago. With the two women’s love for running mixed with their desire to host an event that brought the community to- gether coupled with savory food, Run Your Buns Off came to life!
With the first race starting in 2009, the event has grown so much over the last thirteen
RUN YOUR BUNS
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The Stars Were All Aligned as Locals Gathered to Dance in Kelley Park
Photo By Donna Rhodes
By Donna rhoDes
The evening of July 14 saw a lot of toe-tapping and hand clapping in Bristol’s Kelley Park as Voices Against Violence’s 10th annual Dancing Under the Stars fundraising extrava- ganza got underway, featuring six local residents who stepped out of their comfort zone for a dance performance with a pro- fessional partner.
Meg Kennedy Dugan, Ex- ecutive Director of Voices, kicked off the event, followed by their Board Director Rich- ard Gowen. Dugan said that 2022 marks the 40th year for Voices Against Violence’s service to 21 towns, assisting people who have experienced domestic, sexual violence, sex trafficking, bullying, and other injustices.
“We never closed during the pandemic, and (if we’re not lucky enough to put ourselves out of business because there
Denice DeStefano and her dance partner Jeff Brode brought home the 2022 Voices Award and Disco Ball trophy during this year’s Dancing Under the Stars competition and fundraiser at Kelley Park in Bristol.
is no need for us) we plan on being here another 40 years,” she said.
Gowen said this year marks
the fundraiser’s second year at Kelley Park. He was grateful they could utilize the park at a time when the COVID issues
kept them from holding the event in a theater as they had
STARS
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