New Englanders who refuse to pay taxes that fund war will speak at a free public event in Amherst on November 4. More than half of the $2.7 trillion federal budget was spent on the military in the... Read more »
October 06, 2011
Photo: Fitzgerald Lake in Northampton
This photo was taken on October 6. It shows Fitzgerald Lake in Northampton. The lake is part of a 633 acre city-owned wilderness park. There is a wildlife viewing blind with a notebook where... Read more »
October 04, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Rallies in Valley
Some 700 peaceful protesters were arrested in recent days in New York City. The Occupy Wall Street protesters’ web site says, “We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose... Read more »
October 01, 2011
Pavers Battle Nature Protectors Near Keene
Hundreds of acres of wilderness on the lower slopes of Mount Monadnock, near Keene, are at risk of being clear cut logged, paved, Chem Lawned, and “developed.” But activists are racing to save... Read more »
September 24, 2011
Review: Nationally Known Bands Played Near Brattleboro
Seven local bands, some of which tour nationally, played at a festival whose mission was to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The music festival was on September 17 in Newfane,... Read more »