School bus drivers in Chicopee, Massachusetts, approved a union contract last month that will bring their wages to more than $24 an hour by the end of the five-year agreement. Chicopee is a suburb... Read more »
November 27, 2009
Northampton Living Wage Vote Is Dec. 3
On December 3, the Northampton city council will vote on a living wage proposal. At its November 19 meeting, the council in a unanimous vote gave preliminary approval to the non-binding... Read more »
November 19, 2009
A Variety of Ways to Help the Homeless, and to End Homelessness
If you or anyone you know is homeless or hungry, call Bennie Johnson. He will house, clothe and feed anyone who shows up at his modest apartment. “Thirty Gatehouse Road, Apartment 308, Amherst,... Read more »
November 13, 2009
Hundreds March in Greenfield for Library
Hundreds of people marched down Main Street to Greenfield town hall November 13 to protest a proposal by mayor William Martin to reduce the public library’s budget by $30,300 this month. The... Read more »
November 10, 2009
150 at Rally Against Lay-Offs at Northampton Hospital
About 150 people turned out for a rally against lay-offs at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton on November 9. Hospital officials recently said they will soon lay off an unspecified number of... Read more »