A citizens’ group is fighting plans by UMass to increase the cost of college. Members of the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM) are lobbying the state legislature to... Read more »
September 29, 2009
Protesters Arrested at Vermont Yankee
Four women were arrested for non-violent civil disobedience at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant Sept 28. Arrested for blocking the entrance to Vermont Yankee were Hattie Nestel of Athol,... Read more »
September 24, 2009
Keene City Council Votes Against Jail for Pot Users; Re-Vote Likely
The Keene city council voted earlier this month in favor of asking the state to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. But the council will likely vote again on the matter at its October 1... Read more »
September 23, 2009
War Tax Resistance Forum Near Brattleboro Oct. 9
New Englanders who refuse to pay taxes that fund war will speak at a free public event Oct. 9 near Brattleboro. More than half of the $2.7 trillion federal budget was spent on the military in the... Read more »
September 22, 2009
Valley Media Event Oct. 20 Benefits Valley Post
The Valley Post will host a discussion called “The Future of the Media in the Valley” in Northampton on October 20 at 7 p.m. The speakers will be Sut Jhally and Alexandra Russell. There will... Read more »