In Granby, Mass., near Northampton, teachers and administrators are breathing a sigh of relief as they prepare for the upcoming school year. Using stimulus grants and reserve funds, and by making... Read more »
August 18, 2009
Mass., Vermont Plan for Clean Energy, Universal High-Speed Internet
In a move that could be repeated in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the state of Vermont is poised to discourage companies from building cell phone towers that look like fake trees and will offer... Read more »
August 12, 2009
Thousand Acres in Keene Saved
In Keene, the 1,044 acre Greater Goose Pond Forest has been protected from development. The land is owned by the city and had been vulnerable to being paved. The Society for the Protection of New... Read more »
August 12, 2009
Feds To Hold Hearing on Polluting Power Plant
On August 13 at 7 p.m. in Russell, Mass. – about a 30 minute drive from Northampton - the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing about a plan by a Connecticut... Read more »
August 07, 2009
Rally Against Racism in Northampton
A rally for Jason Vassell was held on August 6 in Northampton following an evidentiary hearing related to a Motion to Dismiss filed by Vassell’s attorneys at the county courthouse there. The... Read more »