More than 300 workers at a Shaw’s grocery warehouse in Methuen, Massachusetts, near Boston, have been on strike since March 7. There is a Shaw's store in Keene. “The company tried to make us... Read more »
April 27, 2010
Photos: Shaw's Workers on Strike
Here are two photos from Methuen, Massachusetts. They were taken on April 27 of striking Shaw's warehouse workers. The workers were excited because the company called the union on April 27 and... Read more »
April 26, 2010
Photos: Crayfish, Redwing Blackbird, Painted Turtle
These photos were taken near Brattleboro on the Connecticut river on April 25. To enlarge a photo, please click on it, then scroll down and click "See full-size image." There is a kayak paddle in... Read more »
April 26, 2010
Local Postal Workers Fight to Keep Their Jobs
Joe Gonzales has worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Springfield, Massachusetts for more than nine years. (This is not his real name; the Postal Service has tried to fire workers who criticized... Read more »
April 24, 2010
Day Trip: See Record Number of Whales Off Boston
Thanks to the environmental movement, there are now more whales in the ocean near Boston than there have been in at least the past hundred years, scientists say. On April 19, 2010 scientists saw... Read more »