Eesha Williams's Blog, page 156
March 3, 2013
Alchemystics to Perform on May 10 in Northampton
Local reggae band the Alchemystics will perform on May 10 at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton. The band sounds like a mixture of Bob Marley and Michael Franti and Spearhead. The Alchemystics played an outstanding, sold-out concert at the Arts Block in Greenfield in 2011. Almost everyone at the concert danced.
A video of the Alchemystics performing is at
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=zDLqJjIk-cc
In the video, the sound quality is good; the image quality is literally shaky.
On March 11, Valley Trains Will Accelerate
On March 11, trains between the Massachusetts-Vermont border near Brattleboro and White River Junction, Vermont – a trip of about 65 miles -- will travel at speeds of up to 79 miles per hour. That’s faster than ever before. This is the result of improvements made to the tracks. By April, the trip on Amtrak from Brattleboro to Burlington will be about 24 minutes faster. The trip will take 3 hours and 10 minutes and cost $26 on Amtrak. By car, the same journey takes about 2 hours and 23 minutes...
February 24, 2013
Alchemystics to Perform on May 10 in Northampton
Local reggae band the Alchemystics will perform on May 10 at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton. The band sounds like a mixture of Bob Marley and Michael Franti and Spearhead. The Alchemystics played an outstanding, sold-out concert at the Arts Block in Greenfield in 2011. Almost everyone at the concert danced.
A video of the Alchemystics performing is at
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=zDLqJjIk-cc
In the video, the sound quality is good; the image quality is literally shaky.
February 23, 2013
Rally Against Rape Is March 1 in Amherst
One in three women in the United States will be sexually assaulted at some point during their lives. On March 1 at 4 p.m. in Amherst there will be a rally against rape, Zoë Talkin told the Valley Post. She is an organizer of the event, which will be outside the UMass Student Union building.
According to the event's Facebook page, 527 people were planning to attend as of February 23:
www.facebook.com/events/145443175618334
February 16, 2013
Company Wants to Generate Hydro Power in Keene
An existing dam in Keene may soon generate electricity. The dam was built in the 1800s. It hasn’t generated electricity. A locally owned company, West Street Hydro, recently applied for permission from the city and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to modify the dam so it can be used to generate electricity.
The dam is on the Ashuelot River.
February 12, 2013
Rallies Set for Feb. 13, 14, 15
Rallies for justice, peace, and the environment are planned for the Valley on February 13, 14, and 15. Workers at Stop & Shop grocery stores are negotiating a new union contract. Their current contract expires February 23. On February 13, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., the workers and members of the public will hold rallies outside Stop & Shop stores at:
Belchertown: 40 George Hannum St.
Chicopee: 672 Memorial Dr.
East Longmeadow: 470 North Main St.
Feeding Hills: 1282 Springfield St.
Greenfiel...
February 7, 2013
Florida Nuke Closes; Vermont Yankee Fight Continues
The last time that a nuclear power plant was ordered and built in the United States was in 1973. There are 62 nuclear power plants in the nation. On February 5, the owner of the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Florida said it would permanently close the plant immediately. “We have been working to close Crystal River for years,” Jen Rennicks told the Valley Post on February 7. She works for an environmental group, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy www.CleanEnergy.org.
Florida Nuke Will Close; Vermont Yankee Fight Continues
The last time that a nuclear power plant was ordered and built in the United States was in 1973. There are 63 nuclear power plants in the nation. On February 5, the owner of the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Florida said it would permanently close the plant immediately. “We have been working to close Crystal River for years,” Jen Rennicks told the Valley Post on February 7. She works for an environmental group, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy www.CleanEnergy.org.
February 2, 2013
Protest at South Hadley Dump
Residents of South Hadley are protesting a garbage landfill in their town. South Hadley borders Amherst and Holyoke. The landfill is run by a corporation that’s based in Florida. Advanced Disposal Corporation (AD) of Jacksonville, Florida had $351 million in sales last year.
On January 24, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said AD violated the law at the South Hadley dump. The company has been landfilling material that should be recycled. AD makes mone...
January 26, 2013
Greenfield Bus Drivers' Rally Is Feb. 2
In Greenfield, public transit bus drivers will hold a rally for justice on February 2 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend the rally, which will be at the town common. The approximately two dozen workers drive and maintain buses for the FRTA or Franklin Regional Transit Authority. They are members of the UE Union Local 274. Even though the buses they drive have FRTA painted on them in giant letters, their employer is FirstGroup Corporation of Aberdeen, Scotland. As of 2010, FirstGroup ha...
