On June 2, the people of Leverett, Massachusetts voted to spend $3.6 million to provide every home in their town with fast internet. Leverett has a population of about 2,000. It borders... Read more »
May 28, 2012
Photos: River Swimming
These photos show people swimming in a local river on May 27. With temperatures in the 80s and sunny skies, the water was cool and refreshing. These photos were taken from the same spot on the... Read more »
May 26, 2012
Private Prison May Be Built in NH Near Brattleboro
A private corporation in Tennessee wants to erect a prison in Hinsdale, New Hampshire that would lock about 1,600 people in cages. Hinsdale borders Brattleboro and the Massachusetts town of... Read more »
May 19, 2012
Civil Disobedience at Valley Nuke Set For July 1
Anti-nuclear activists are planning to risk arrest for non-violent civil disobedience at the entrance to the Vermont Yankee nuclear power reactor on July 1. They are asking the public to join... Read more »
May 13, 2012
Massachusetts Minimum Wage Could Go Up This Summer
A bill to raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts passed a key legislative committee vote last month. The only legislator from the Valley listed as a supporter on the bill’s web page is... Read more »