The following article is by some of the 520 workers at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital; they e-mailed this article to the Valley Post on June 25: Earlier this year, the 325 ancillary staff at... Read more »
12,000 in Valley Turned Out to Protest Trump on June 14
On June 14, about 4,500 people rallied in Springfield, about 3,500 marched in Brattleboro, about 2,500 marched in Greenfield, and about 1,000 people rallied in Northampton in the morning rain. It... Read more »
Farmland Saved
In Northampton, 122 acres of farmland has been saved. The USA is losing 6,000 acres of open space to development every day. Europe offers a model for how to protect open space. Details on the... Read more »
450 March, Rally
On June 3 outside the hospital in Northampton about 200 nurses and their supporters held a union rally for justice, a union spokesperson told the Valley Post. The workers have a web site at
Rallies for Palestine
About 80 people were at a pro-democracy rally in the Pioneer Valley town of Northfield on May 24, Al Norman told the Valley Post. Norman has lived in Greenfield for decades. He led a successful... Read more »