BERLIN – The community this week is mourning the death of well-known social activist and former politician James Lee Purnell Jr. He was 84.Purnell, Worcester County’s first African American elected official, passed away Monday. Area residents say he’ll be remembered for his trailblazing efforts in politics as well as for the decades he spent as... Read more »

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