Eesha Williams's Blog, page 169
June 3, 2012
Town Near Amherst To Get Universal Fast Internet
On June 2, the people of Leverett, Massachusetts voted to spend $3.6 million to provide every home in their town with fast internet. Leverett has a population of about 2,000. It borders Amherst.
The vote was 462 to 90.
Every home in Leverett will have fast internet by 2014, a town spokesman said. This will increase the value of homes in Leverett, according to the town web site. Currently, 6 percent of homes in Leverett have no internet access and 23 percent have dial-up, according to the town w...
May 28, 2012
Simba Concert Is June 20
Simba will perform a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on June 20. The concert will be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads. At a recent Simba concert, at least 100 people danced for hours. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Photos: River Swimming
These photos show people swimming in a local river on May 27. With temperatures in the 80s and sunny skies, the water was cool and refreshing. These photos were taken from the same spot on the West river in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro. The Connecticut river is also safe for swimming, according to the New Hampshire health department, which tests the water. To enlarge a photo, click on it, then scroll down and click "see full-size image." photos by Eesha Williams
May 26, 2012
Simba Concert Is June 20
Simba will perform a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on June 20. The concert will be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads. At a recent Simba concert, at least 100 people danced for hours. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Private Prison May Be Built in NH Near Brattleboro
A private corporation in Tennessee wants to erect a prison in Hinsdale, New Hampshire that would lock about 1,600 people in cages. Hinsdale borders Brattleboro and the Massachusetts town of Northfield. The company, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and other private prison corporations, lobby for harsher drug laws so more people will be sent to prison for possession of marijuana, prostitution, and other “crimes.”
May 19, 2012
Simba Concert Is June 20
Simba will perform a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on June 20. The concert will be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads. At a recent Simba concert, at least 100 people danced for hours. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Civil Disobedience at Valley Nuke Set For July 1
Anti-nuclear activists are planning to risk arrest for non-violent civil disobedience at the entrance to the Vermont Yankee nuclear power reactor on July 1. They are asking the public to join them. Vermont Yankee is three miles from Massachusetts and a stone's throw from New Hampshire. It is owned by Entergy corporation of Louisiana.
Civil Disobedience at Valley Nuke Set For June 16
Anti-nuclear activists are planning to risk arrest for non-violent civil disobedience at the entrance to the Vermont Yankee nuclear power reactor on June 16. They are asking the public to join them. Vermont Yankee is three miles from Massachusetts and a stone's throw from New Hampshire. It is owned by Entergy corporation of Louisiana.
The June action was announced by Leslie Sullivan Sachs of
www.SafeAndGreenCampaign.org She can be reached at SafeAndGreenCampaign@gmail.com
