Each month we are selecting a handful of photos of how the pandemic is affecting the lives of our readers and community members. Some are submitted directly through the submissions system built into our website and others by members of our Facebook Group. Below are our selections for this month.

Bike Ride by Kat Doherty
This photo was taken on April 28, 2020. Usually, Belmont Center is bustling with pedestrians. This particular day HOPE signs were hung on the front windows of closed restaurants and shops. I caught this young girl riding her bike. To me, it is a bittersweet pandemic photo.

Who will be next? by Evan Whitney
In May 2020 We had all been hunkered down for months avoiding the deadly COVID virus. Once the call to action by my fellow people had been nationally acknowledged, we knew this movement was more powerful than any virus.