ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked

Not an accident, not a coincidence

This story was originally reported by Candice Norwood of The 19th. Meet Candice and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.

A mother shoved to the ground in front of her children in the hallways of a immigration courthouse in New York. A young woman pulled from her car and handcuffed on a busy street in Key Largo, Florida. A child care worker dragged out of her workplace in Chicago, in front of parents and children. A pregnant woman yanked by one arm through the snowy streets of Minneapolis. 

In each of these cases, the aggressors were men working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and their actions were caught on video widely shared online. 

Then came Renee Nicole Good.

The 37-year-old mother of three and her wife had dropped off their 6-year-old son at school and were blocks away from home when they stopped by an ICE protest to “support their neighbors,” according to Good’s wife, Becca. People had gathered to blow whistles and shout to alert nearby residents about ICE’s presence in Minneapolis’ Central neighborhood.

Video taken at the scene from different angles and analyzed by multiple news outlets shows Good trying to leave as an ICE agent grasps at the driver-side door handle of her car. A second agent, later identified as Jonathan Ross, was standing toward the front of the car. He fired at least three shots aimed at Good as she attempted to drive away. An agent can be heard saying in one of the videos, “Fucking bitch” after the shots were fired.

Good was killed. 

Trump and Vice President JD Vance have, without evidence, accused Good of attacking Ross and justified his actions as self-defense. 

There is no database tracking when ICE agents use force against women. But a growing number of videos captured throughout the first year of the second Trump administration offer some insight into the violent encounters that women have experienced: broken car windows, yanking, shoving, pepper-spraying and shootings, all of them out in the open and available on social media. 

ICE agents’ history of violence against men, women and transgender people in detention facilities has been documented. Gender-based violence researchers told The 19th that the widespread visibility of physical violence against women in public spaces does not happen in a vacuum and goes hand-in-hand with the policies and messaging coming from the administration.

The visible attacks shared online come on the heels of President Donald Trump insulting women reporters as “piggy” and “ugly” and downplaying the severity of domestic violence. They also come at a time when reproductive rights and access to gender-affirming care have been significantly restricted, and as funding for gender-based violence services and research centering women and LGBTQ+ people has been stripped. 

“All of these things converge to entrap women and make more violence in their lives and have fewer ways for them to escape the violence,” said Dr. Carolyn West, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington Tacoma. “So, it's not just the violence in your home, it's the violence in your workplace, it's the violence in the larger community. It's state-sponsored violence; all of these things converging together.”

“State-sponsored violence,” as West refers to it, is a term used by researchers to discuss violence perpetrated by government authorities, including local and federal police and ICE agents. 

Between 1999 and 2015, the percentage of women who made up the population of people experiencing police use of force increased from 13 percent to 25 percent according to an analysis by the nonprofit think tank Prison Policy Initiative. 

A study published in the journal for the National Academy of Sciences, based on data from 2013 to 2018, found that Indigenous women and girls experienced a lifetime risk of 4 per 100,000 potentially being killed by police, while the rate for Black women and girls ranged from 2.4 to 5.4 per 100,000; the rate for White women and girls was 2 deaths per 100,000. A 2022 survey of LGBTQ+ people found that 25 percent said they were verbally assaulted during their most recent encounter with police, 13.4 percent said they were sexually harassed and 12.8 percent said they were physically assaulted. 

Data tracking use of force by members of law enforcement is underreported and not standardized across the thousands of law enforcement agencies throughout the country, so what is available does not fully reflect the scope of the issue. 

For example, the most recent data from government sources, news and academic analysis do not capture specific rates of force among immigration officials against women. One report, by the American Immigration Council, indicates that ICE encounters and arrests with women increased from the end of the Obama administration through the beginning of Trump’s first term. Scenes of Latinas on the receiving end of violence by ICE agents are more common among recent online videos, in part because about half of all immigrants in the United States are from Latin America. 

This dearth of more complete data is more apparent in the current Trump administration, researchers said. Over the course of the last year, executive orders on gender and diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility banned the use of certain words. As a result, federal departments and some advocacy groups that cater to marginalized populations removed these words from information in their grant applications and on their websites.

“I'm writing something now and I’ve got seven configurations of the word gender that can't be used in a grant application,” said Dr. Earl Smith, a professor of women and gender studies at the University of Delaware.

West stated that the lagging research and support for data create a vicious cycle: without updated data, it becomes impossible to show there is a problem, she said.

“It's almost like a willful ignorance,” West said. “If we can not collect the data, if we defund all these programs, and if nobody's counting, then there’s the gaslighting that says, ‘Well, there's no data to say there’s a problem.’”

This has been part of the challenge when speaking about violence by ICE agents since the start of the second Trump administration, researchers said. Without comprehensive tracking, it is difficult to demonstrate a pattern of behavior and its effects. Still, as immigration enforcement escalates to unprecedented levels during the second Trump administration, unbothered by objections and court challenges by state and city leaders, the increasing presence of online videos depicting violent ICE encounters with women has caught public attention, fueling outrage and protest that, at times, has led to more violence.

Six days after the fatal shooting of Good, a video shared and liked by thousands on the social media site Bluesky shows ICE agents in Minneapolis breaking the car window, cutting the seatbelt and forcibly removing a woman of color from her car as she screams, “I’m disabled.” 

In another video, a woman can be heard saying “shame on you” to an ICE agent in Minneapolis. In response, the officer says, “Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" presumably referring to Good’s killing. He then appears to grab the woman’s phone out of her hand.

Reflecting on this dynamic, Hillary Potter, an associate professor of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, said, “I wonder how much of that culture of machismo, toxic masculinity, whatever you want to call it, is impacting how ICE agents are treating women in the field.”

Potter and other researchers agreed that violence against Black, Brown and LGBTQ+ women has been normalized for years. Good was a White queer woman who was killed while participating in a neighborhood protest to show solidarity with immigrant communities. In Minneapolis, Latinos, Somalis and Hmong people have been the main targets of ICE enforcement actions. 

“This is new to the current generation of folks looking in,” Smith said. “But Black folks for sure, Somalis, for sure, Hmong people in Minneapolis — they know the deal. They've been abused for years.”

Trump, meanwhile, has called Good “very violent” and “very radical,” and said she was “very, very disrespectful to law enforcement” before she was shot dead. It is a similar kind of language he has used to vilify immigrants of color and justify his administration’s pursuit.

“We've seen countless numbers of marginalized women, transgender women, who have been brutalized by law enforcement,” West said. “So it's really interesting to me at this time that White people are seeing that they're not going to be protected either. Your Whiteness and your femaleness is not going to protect you, not from these systems.”

The Golden Rule

"Thank you for your attention to this matter" where Trump lays out major part of his plan to disrupt 2026 election

That's presuming he doesn't just outright cancel the 2026 elections

Trump’s ass-backward “affordability” agenda

Here’s a REAL affordability agenda

Robert Reich

The latest gauge on inflation showed prices increasing 2.7 percent in December compared with the same period a year ago. Food prices were up 3.1 percent. (Reminder: Trump was elected on two issues: bringing prices down, especially food, and avoiding foreign entanglements.)

Trump traveled to Detroit to deliver an address to the Detroit Economic Club. It was about “affordability” and he filled it with lies — such as Americans aren’t paying for his tariffs (of course they are) and inflation was “way, way, down” (it’s about the same as it was when he took office).

And he insisted that “affordability” is a “fake word by Democrats.” Unfortunately for Trump, “affordability” has become even more politically potent than immigration or crime. And in his first year at the helm, he’s made America less affordable.

He’s also been putting forward some ass-backward ideas for bringing down prices that will actually increase them. His biggest: Fire the current chair of the Federal Reserve Board and install a chair who’ll lower interest rates — and thereby, in Trump’s addled brain, bring down the costs of borrowing to buy homes and cars. (In his speech today, he called Fed chair Jerome Powell Powell, a “jerk.”)

Trump’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Powell is a bizarre escalation of his pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates. And it’s truly ass-backwards. Without an independent Fed committed to using interest rates to fight inflation, everyone who buys or sells or invests will have to assume the risk of runaway prices in the future. The result is a risk “premium” that makes everything more expensive instead of more affordable.

What should be done to make America more affordable? Ten commonsense initiatives:

Pawcatuck polluted by PFAS from old textile mill "hotspots"

Can these sites be cleaned up?

By Mackensie duPont Crowley

Jarod Snook collected water samples from sites that were previously
 identified as PFAS “hotspots.” (Photos courtesy of Jarod Snook)

A study led by University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography alumnus Jarod Snook, Ph.D. ’25, identified a long-term source of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” entering the Pawcatuck River from two historically contaminated textile mill waste retention ponds located in Bradford and Westerly, Rhode Island.

Published in the scientific journal Environmental Science & Technology Water, the study was co-authored by members of the Lohmann Lab at the Graduate School of Oceanography, including Assistant Professor Jitka Becanova, Marine Research Associate Simon Vojta, and Professor Rainer Lohmann.

Using a combination of environmental sampling techniques and modeling, the team characterized how PFAS stored in pond sediments continue to migrate into, and be deposited within, the river decades after textile operations ceased.

In fact, one of the study’s key findings is that sediment at one of the ponds could continue releasing PFAS into the Pawcatuck River for more than 100 years, highlighting the long-term nature of the contamination and a problem that will persist unless steps are taken to remediate.

Environmental and human impacts

PFAS, a group of manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s, do not readily break down and can build up in people, animals, and the environment over time. They can persist for decades and travel long distances, moving from inland rivers like the Pawcatuck to coastal waters and the Atlantic Ocean.

When PFAS enter a river, they can contaminate water and sediments, accumulate in aquatic organisms, disrupt local ecosystems, and pose risks to humans and wildlife through drinking water and seafood consumption. The Pawcatuck River is widely used for recreation and fishing, creating potential exposure pathways for Rhode Island residents and raising concerns about long-term health impacts.

“Rhode Islanders value their aquatic environment,” said Snook. “Keeping it free from pollution is part of that value. We hope this study sheds light on the PFAS issue affecting the Pawcatuck River so that action can be taken to remediate contamination at its source.”

Rhode Island Community Food Bank's 'Status on Hunger' report finds record levels of food insecurity in the state

One-third of Rhode Island households don't have enough food

Steve Ahlquist

“I wish that I could stand here today and tell you that we are close to ending hunger, but quite the opposite is true. Hunger exists, and hunger persists,” said Melissa Sobolik, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. “And honestly, hunger has gotten worse over the last five years. In fact, according to our Status on Hunger report, one in three Rhode Island households is food insecure. That means they don’t know where their next meal is coming from.”

During last fall’s federal government shutdown, the Food Bank served a record number of people through its statewide network of 137 member agencies. While the shutdown has ended, the need remains at record levels. Food Insecurity Awareness Day, held in the Rhode Island State House Library on Tuesday, was billed as a “rallying cry of support for the thousands of Rhode Islanders who struggle to put food on their tables.”

“The data is bleak,” continued Sobolik. “In November, when the federal government shut down and brought SNAP benefits to a screeching halt, the urgency of this crisis was brought into clear focus. More than 102,000 Road Islanders needed food more than ever before in the history of the Food Bank, and each one of them, each one of us, has a story. We have hopes and dreams. No one ever says, ‘I want to be hungry or food insecure when I grow up.’ Yet they are. One is one too many, let alone 102,000.

“… the community’s response during the shutdown was incredibly generous and heartwarming. First-time donors rushed to our aid, longtime donors increased their contributions, but the bottom line is that we cannot fundraise or run a food bank our way out of this. Hunger in Rhode Island is too big a problem for any one organization to solve, yet hunger is solvable. There is enough food produced in the U.S. to feed every single person - they don’t have access to it. We need meaningful policy change and robust investment to truly make progress toward ending hunger. That’s especially true today when the business of food banking has been permanently transformed.

“We used to rely primarily on donated food, and now that only makes up 29% of our inventory. Another third comes from the federal government as commodities. And the final third is purchased, allowing us to focus our dollars on safe, local, healthy, and culturally responsive food. That food no sooner fills our shelves than it is distributed to those in need across the state through our incredible network of 137 member agencies.

“We haven’t ended hunger yet, but we can. I wholeheartedly believe that if any state can end hunger, it’s Rhode Island, but it’s going to take every single one of us to do so.

“What can you do? You can donate food to your local food pantry. You can donate funds to the food bank so we can leverage our purchasing power and stretch your dollar further. You can support Governor McKee’s FY ‘27 budget that includes $2 million in funding for the Food Bank, and you can vote on behalf of Rhode Islanders who need it the most by supporting House Bill 7259 and Senate Bill 2237.”

Key findings of the Status on Hunger report:

• Demand for emergency food assistance reached historic highs in 2025, with more than 102,000 Rhode Islanders seeking help during the fall federal government shutdown alone, which paused SNAP benefits.
• Food insecurity affects one in three Rhode Island households, remaining significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels and disproportionately impacting Hispanic/Latino and Black households.
• Federal nutrition program disruptions directly increased reliance on the charitable food network, forcing the Food Bank, pantries, and meal sites to serve as the federal safety net’s safety net.
• The charitable food system has undergone a structural shift, with purchased food now the largest source of inventory, reflecting sustained demand and the limits of donated supply.
• Upcoming SNAP policy changes threaten to increase hunger and further demand, shifting costs to states and reducing benefits for thousands of households beginning in 2025 and continuing into 2026.

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ICE recruitment uses taxpayer money to target low intellect racists

The search for useful idiots

Sabrina Haake 

Before Renee Good’s body was cold, Trump, Noem, and Vance grabbed the national spotlight to defame her (terrorist mows down federal agents!) while defending the goon who murdered her.

The masked ICE agent who shot Good at close range held his cellphone in one hand while firing his gun with the other, showing more interest in spectacle than fear. 

His video will be added to the DHS library of recordings to generate bloodlust among the type of recruits ICE seeks: Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, pardoned J-6ers, and basement-dwelling incels craving skin on skin action of any kind.

Under Noem’s guidance, and on the American taxpayers’ considerable dime, DHS records high resolution, highly-edited, “cinematic” style videos of their own brutality for recruitment propaganda. Like the midnight raid of a Chicago apartment building when DHS filmed a Black Hawk helicopter swooping in to terrify sleeping people with flash-bang grenades, most violence is staged, performative horror.

With the Supreme Court temporarily blocking Trump’s deployment of military forces into U.S. cities, ICE is stepping up, morphing into Trump’s Praetorian guard. A look at DHS’ recruitment materials makes clear that ICE isn’t targeting intelligent, law-respecting recruits, but a rabid ethnic cleansing force to serve Steve Miller’s white nationalist agenda.

ICE recruitment materials: emotional appeals to unthinking racists

In ICE’s August recruitment push, DHS posted on X, “Which way, American man?” with signs on a deserted road pointing Uncle Sam to “Cultural Decline” and other destinations. ‘Which way, American man’ is a call for white nationalism, and was the title of William Gayley Simpson’s 1978 white nationalist, neo-Nazi book.

An online review shows DHS similarly misusing American iconography, manipulating emotions with depictions of a fictitious, ‘happier’ (ie, segregated) time in America by turning homey Norman Rockwell style graphics into sinister appeals for violence. 

In September, DHS started using Rockwell’s images on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, starting with the 1946 Working on the Statue of Liberty. 

The image appears with ICE slogans, “Protect Your Homeland. Defend Your Culture,” and adds: “Those who do not want to be partakers of the American spirit ought not to settle in America,” along with a URL where people can join ICE.

Rockwell’s family has asked federal agencies to stop using his work because of DHS’ “increasingly brutal and often illegal enforcement methods.” In early November, Rockwell’s family wrote an op-ed in USA Today complaining that the Trump messages behind the posts run so contrary to the artist’s personal beliefs that he would be “devastated” to see his art “marshalled for the cause of persecution toward immigrant communities and people of color.”

ICE is using us vs. them propaganda, video-game styled recruitment tools

ICE.gov features job postings, where a Civil War era Uncle Sam points and intones, “America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out.” Then, in smaller print, “You do not need an undergraduate degree.

ICE’s You Tube website features video after video of Fox News “interviews”—propaganda— alongside professionally filmed fast-action shorts. One video, “Veterans Day Message” conflates ICE agents with the military. Spliced with war-time footage, it shows fast action war scenes, paratroopers dropping from planes, armed troops descending from helicopters, and a war-gaming situation room.

Another, “Florida 287(g) with Collier County Sheriff Rambosk,” is set in Florida. Accompanied by video game music, it features an “Alligator Alcatraz” sign above swampland complete with live alligators waiting for their prey. 

Another, “Break the law. We regulate” appeals to directly to thugs. It opens showing six masked ICE officers pulling one man out of his car and shoving him to the ground, then segues to other arrests as a narrator says, “Regulators. We regulate the stealing of property. We damn good too. But you can’t be any geek off the street. You gotta be good with the steal, you know what I mean, to earn your keep.”

Another features an Ohio sheriff in a ten gallon cowboy hat bragging about how many illegal aliens are in his jail, proclaiming, “Thank God that we have an administration, that we have ICE and President Trump actually doing what people want.” Using taxpayers’ money to film racist, political propaganda aimed at low intellect applicants is patently illegal.

Minnesota fights back

Immediately after Good’s murder, the Trump regime doubled down, and sent 1000 more ICE agents into Minnesota, on top of an already unwanted 2,100 DHS and Border Patrol agents.

Trump officials know that increased ICE forces, now expanding without legal authority into civilian traffic stops, elevate the threat to civilians. Since increased violence and civic unrest will hasten the day Trump declares martial law, escalation appears to be his goal.

St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the State of Minnesota are fighting back. On Monday, they filed suit, alleging that:

Thousands of armed and masked DHS agents have stormed the Twin Cities to conduct militarized raids and carry out dangerous, illegal, and unconstitutional stops and arrests in sensitive public places, including schools and hospitals—all under the guise of lawful immigration enforcement.

This operation is driven by nothing more than the Trump Administration’s desire to punish political opponents and score partisan points—at the direct expense of Plaintiffs’ residents. Defendants’ actions appear designed to provoke community outrage, sow fear, and inflict emotional distress, and they are interfering with the ability of state and local officials to protect and care for their residents….

Minnesota notes that ICE agents’ “inflammatory and unlawful policing tactics provoke the protests the federal government seeks to suppress.”

Kristi Noem’s DHS podium says it all, inscribed with “One of ours, all of yours,” the Nazi philosophy of collective punishment. By lore or fact, when one SS officer was killed in a Czech Village, the Nazis killed everyone in the village as retribution. Wildly disproportionate, lawless, ignorant, and brutal, the slogan complements ICE recruitment materials perfectly, and draws a map of where Trump’s ICE is heading.

Sabrina Haake is a columnist and 25+ year federal trial attorney specializing in 1^st and 14^th A defense. Her Substack, The Haake Take, is free.

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ICE is no more a law enforcement agency than was Hitler’s Gestapo

We are all Minnesotans now

Mitchell Zimmerman

Do Americans who engage in lawful and peaceful protest enjoy the protection of the United States Constitution? Not anymore, the Trump regime says in authorizing the shameless misconduct and lethal violence ICE agents are perpetrating against citizens in Minnesota.

ICE has invaded the state of Minnesota to show America that nothing can restrain Trump’s army of thugs. Not the Constitution. Not the laws which make it a crime to commit assault and murder. Not public opinion. And not thousands of citizens exercising their rights.

Although far from the first instance of ICE brutality, the slaying of Renee Nicole Good shocked the nation as a clear case of murder in cold blood.

The killing was not in “self-defense” – if a car is really hurtling toward you, you don’t pause to take out your gun, aim and shoot, because you know shooting won’t stop the car. You run. Ms. Good’s autopsy confirms that it was murder: the fatal bullet was the one fired into the victim’s left temple, when the ICE agent shot through the driver’s side window from alongside the car.

In response to the homicide, Trump false asserted the agent had been run over, and charged the victim with the “crime” of having been “very, very disrespectful to law enforcement”; the chief of Homeland Security called Ms. Good a “domestic terrorist,” supposedly “stalking” ICE (meaning she followed them to observe their conduct); and the Department of Justice launched an investigation, not of the killing, but of the victim’s widow.

Meanwhile, the Vice President proclaimed ICE impunity. Speaking of Renee Good’s killer, Vance stated, “That guy’s protected by absolute immunity.”

The claim is legally baseless, but ICE agents got the message they can brutalize and even summarily execute at will, without consequences. And now, within weeks, ICE agents have committed another murder, this time of Alex Pretti, a citizen who was an I.C.U. nurse, with a burst of bullets in the victim’s back while he lay defenseless on the ground.

Pretti on his knees surrounded by ICE agents, one about to shoot him in the back.

Since the Supreme Court approved of ICE stopping individuals based on racial profiling, ICE agents have seized and frequently assaulted individuals simply because they appeared to be Hispanic – or Hmong or Somali. They are freely employing the same tactics in Minnesota.

Do you carry proof of citizenship with you? Neither do I. But in an echo of Nazi Germany, ICE agents demand to “see your papers,” particularly if you are non-white.

Targeting journalists and citizen observers. An official policy of breaking into homes without a judicial warrant. Detaining children. Handcuffing individuals until they come up with proof of identity. Dragging people out of their cars without probable cause to think they committed a crime. Assault on suspected “illegals.” Attacking nonviolent, peaceful demonstrators with pepper balls, tear gas, rubber bullets. Threatening with guns, shooting at cars, and now, actual murders.

These are the abuses of a conquering army, inflicted upon an occupied nation.

ICE, the entity inflicting these wounds on our democracy, is no more a law enforcement agency than was Hitler’s Gestapo. ICE is an unrestrained, racist, violence-craving gang, trying to impose Trump’s will on a state. It should be disbanded.

Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans have taken to the streets to bravely defy ICE’s intimidation and violence, to insist on their rights under law, and to express solidarity with their neighbors who are ICE victims. And across the nation, many thousands came out in support.

In other places where liberty has been challenged, Americans and our leaders identified with a threatened people. “I am a Berliner,” President Kennedy affirmed at the Berlin Wall in 1963. “I am a Greenlander,” some now say in response to President Trump’s threats to invade an ally’s territory.

The threats and the invasion have come home. If our constitutional rights are not to be erased, we must act with the courage displayed by Minnesotans. “I am a Minnesotan.” So are we all.

"In small bills. No cops"

January 31 Charlestown Historical Society features talk by Narragansett wampum artist Allen Hazard

 

Charlestown Historical Society Winter 2026 Happy New Year, may it be a healthy and productive one for you and your family! As we rang out 2025 in December, we shared a wonderful evening at the CHS Museum with visitors from around South County during Charlestown's Holiday Ramble. As we ring in the new year, please join us for an unforgettable presentation followed by some light refreshment and a brief annual meeting for all who wish to join in afterwards. Narragansett Allen Hazard Shares the Art of Keeping a 4,500 Year Old Tradition Alive January 31, 2026 - 1:00 PM Cross Mills Public Library  Most of you may have heard of the Purple Shell located at the Fantastic Umbrella Factory in Charlestown where owner Allen Hazard can be found crafting beautiful wampum jewelry. But how many of us know the true history and meaning of this ancient art? The Narragansett, along with many Indigenous people living along the New England coast, had robust wampum traditions. "The Narragansett were the best" says Allen. Featured in a recent RI PBS documentary, Allen is widely regarded as an expert in this ancient craft. Please join us for this remarkable presentation on January 31st.  An Ancestral Visitor Comes Back to Charlestown Imagine coming back to a land where your 8th great grandfather was born here 285 years ago, only three years after the founding of Charlesown. He built his home, farmed his land, became active in the local government and then became a captain of the local militia and fought alongside his men in state-wide battles during the Revolutionary War. Then imagine standing inside that home and feeling the presence of your ancestor, his family and their daily lives. That's exactly what Alan Greene and his wife Jeanie did this past September here in Charlestown. The Greenes traveled from their home in Roseville, California to seek out Alan's roots. CHS was grateful to share their experience as well as records of Capt. Amos Greene's life and history. Coming in March 2026, there will be more about the Captain in the CHS annual newsletter and his contribution to our country's infancy. Below, Alan stands beneath the Amos Greene plaque on the corner of his original family homestead. The home and property are owned by the Ricci family, members of the CHS. This historic property is now protected under a conservation easement with the Charlestown Land Trust. Charlestown's 250th Committee has a host of special events planned for the 2026 year ahead. Included in the festivities is a special appearance by General George Washington on Flag Day, June 14th, at the Gen. Stanton Inn with Revolutionary War demonstrations, children's activities and an inspiring fife and drum corps presentation. There will be Memorial Day Parade festivities, a time capsule dedication, Fourth of July fireworks, a local historical bike tour, children's theater presentations, a town-wide historical scavenger hunt and a sunset cemetery tour in the Cross Mills Common Burying Ground planned for all to participate in. Stay tuned to the Charlestown town website and local announcements so you don't miss out on the celebrations! We hope to see you there!  Visit our website Email Us

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