At the office of Vermont governor Peter Shumlin, 64 people were arrested for non-violent, civil disobedience October 27. They were protesting his support for a proposed fracked gas pipeline in... Read more »
October 25, 2014
1,700 Workers Strike
Telephone and internet workers are on strike. They are asking the public to join their picket lines in Brattleboro and Keene. More than 1,700 workers at Fairpoint Corporation are on strike in... Read more »
October 17, 2014
Massachusetts Residents to Decide Bike-Ped, Train Budget Nov. 4
The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition is asking Massachusetts residents to vote "no" on Question 1 on November 4. A “no” vote will improve subways, trains, buses, bicycle paths, and sidewalks,... Read more »
October 10, 2014
Prisoner Uprising
A private corporation that runs a prison in Arizona where the state of Vermont sends some of its prisoners tried to keep secret an uprising by the Vermonters. The prisoners broke TVs and microwave... Read more »
October 05, 2014
The Valley Post Seeks Donations, Volunteers
Every week, about 375 people read the Valley Post. Donations from readers is the Valley Post's only source of income. To avoid conflicts of interest, we reject advertising and government funding.... Read more »