A former Harvard professor is running for president of the United States.
Cornel West, who taught African American studies at Harvard from 1994 to 2002 and again from 2016 to 2021, is running as a member of the People's Party, a left-wing minor political party.
The First Congregational Church of Spencer, which dates from the 19th century, was destroyed by a fire on Friday, June 2 — the likely suspect a bolt of lightning.
"For a lot of folks its a death in the family, for folks who have gone through life milestones here from baptisms to weddings to funerals, it's devastating," said Rev. Dr. Bruce MacLeod told 7 News Boston.
