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September 27, 2017
Hundreds to March in Holyoke for Racial Justice
As of September 27, about 250 people had RSVP'd for a march for racial justice. The march will be in Holyoke on October 1. It starts at 12:30 p.m. at 221 Appleton Street. The march is in... Read more »
September 20, 2017
Ten Arrested for Civil Disobedience
Ten people were arrested for non-violent civil disobedience in the Connecticut river valley town of Sandisfield, Massachusetts on September 13. The activists blocked construction of a fracked gas... Read more »
September 16, 2017
Photos: Land Use Done Right
These photos were taken on September 16. They show an apartment building under construction in downtown Amherst, next door to the post office, and farmland along Route 47 in Sunderland,... Read more »
September 13, 2017
Environmental Victory
In a victory for the environment, a local land trust has permanently protected from development 122 acres of open space in Montague, Massachusetts. Montague borders Greenfield. The land is used to... Read more »