On August 6, two women were arrested for non-violent civil disobedience to stop logging at Wendell State Forest in Massachusetts, near Greenfield. State police took them to Athol, Massachusetts,... Read more »
July 31, 2019
Hampshire College May Pave Hundreds of Acres
The president of Hampshire College might sell some of the 800 acres of forestland and farmland the college owns so the land can be converted to parking lots, Walmarts, and/or similar sprawl. The... Read more »
July 24, 2019
Rally for Homes for Homeless People
Rick Cohen lives in Keene and is one of the richest people in the world. In 2013, he had a “net worth” of more than $11 billion, according to an article published that year in Bloomberg News.... Read more »
July 17, 2019
400 at Rallies for Immigrant Rights
On July 18 in Springfield there will be a rally to stop a giant corporate bank from evicting a low-income family from the family's home. The group that's organizing the rally has beaten banks in... Read more »
July 10, 2019
A Win for Local Journalism
The following local newspapers are owned by out-of-state corporations: Hampshire Gazette, Amherst Bulletin, Brattleboro Reformer, Springfield Republican, Greenfield Recorder, and Valley Advocate.... Read more »