In Brattleboro, a 110-year-old school for deaf people closed this year. Deaf activists and their supporters are organizing to get the school, which had been funded by the state, re-opened. They... Read more »
September 27, 2014
Northampton Nurses Rally Is September 30
Nurses in Northampton will hold a rally against forced overtime at the hospital, September 30 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. The public is invited. “Cooley Dickinson continues to place its desire for... Read more »
September 20, 2014
In Keene, a Victory for Health and the Environment
A $132,000 expansion to Keene's bicycle and pedestrian path will be done by June 20, 2015, according to a city official. “The trail will reach Stonewall Farm from downtown Keene,” Chuck... Read more »
September 11, 2014
Education Rallies
Recent rallies in Holyoke and Boston for better education were attended by Valley residents. On September 8 in Holyoke, activists held a rally in support of a public school teacher who the... Read more »
September 06, 2014
13 Arrested at Hartford McDonalds Strike
In Hartford, Connecticut, police arrested 13 people for non-violent civil disobedience at a protest at a McDonalds restaurant September 4. The workers were asking for their wages to be raised to... Read more »