Peterborough residents Joan Barrows, holding flag, and Ra Eldredge. Credit: JOHN POLTRACK / Courtesy

Peterborough’s weekly pro-democracy vigil last Saturday focused on Israel’s and President Donald Trump’s war on Iran.

Dick McNamara, Peterborough, waved to passing cars from behind a pile of hardened roadside slush that made road crossings challenging. Credit: JOHN POLTRACK / Courtesy

About 82 people gathered at the intersection of Routes 101 and 202, holding homemade signs and flags as they stretched along the roadside. Several participants carried plain black signs, saying there were no words to convey the horror of war and the civilian casualties it brings, including school students and medical workers.

Cindy Lynch from Peterborough, on the left, was among participants who chose black as a statement. Credit: JOHN POLTRACK / Courtesy
Francie Von Mertens, one of the organizers of the Saturday 1-2 p.m. vigils that began March 23, 2025. Credit: JOHN POLTRACK / Courtesy