Dale Melcher runs the “labor extension” program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. The program helps unions. She told MassLaborNews.com on May 4 about two groups that could be an... Read more »
May 01, 2010
Photos: In Vermont, Thousands March for Single Payer Health Care
On May 1, thousands of people marched to the Vermont statehouse. "If Vermont passes single-payer health care, I will meet with President Obama and say, 'If Vermont can do this, so can the... Read more »
April 29, 2010
Photos: Brattleboro Farm Life
These photos were taken about one mile from Brattleboro on two farms on April 28 and April 29. They show Jersey dairy cows and a blossoming pear tree and azalea bush. When there isn't snow on the... Read more »
April 29, 2010
Police Will Not Penalize Driver Who Hit Pedestrian in Keene
On April 25, a 19-year-old woman, Brittney Frank, was crossing Main Street in Keene in a crosswalk when a car hit her. She was taken to Dartmouth Hitchcock hospital in Keene, where she was treated... Read more »
April 28, 2010
Grocery Warehouse Strikers Speak Out
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 »