DOVER - Dover resident Margaret “Peg” Powers has been appointed as a committee member to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a newly-formed state commission whose work is getting underway.
“It’s a herculean task,” said Powers this week of the work she and her fellow committee members...
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Margaret “Peg” Powers, of Dover, was recently appointed as a committee member to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Photo courtesy of Peg Powers
BENNINGTON - Margaret “Peg” Bowen was born about 1742 in or near Hadley, MA. She was enslaved in Bennington by Stephen Fay from 1772 to 1778. On Saturday, June 25, at 10 am, she will be remembered and honored by the people of Bennington.
Peg lived and worked at Fay’s Tavern, better known...
Peg lived and worked at Fay’s Tavern, better known...
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