Eesha Williams's Blog, page 186
June 7, 2011
Simba Plays Near Brattleboro June 21
Simba will play a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on June 21. The evening concert will be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads in Dummerston. At least 100 people danced to the music of Simba for hours at a recent concert near Brattleboro. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Photo: Activists Hang Anti-Nuke Banner on I-91 Near Brattleboro
This photo was taken on June 7. It shows an anti-nuclear banner that was hung from a bridge over Interstate 91 in Putney, Vermont, near Brattleboro. The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is three miles from Massachusetts and a stone's throw from New Hampshire. More information on Vermont Yankee, and the movement to close it, is at http://valleypost.org/node/536
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photo by Eesha Williams
June 4, 2011
Simba Plays Near Brattleboro June 21
Simba will play a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on June 21. The evening concert will be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads in Dummerston. At least 100 people danced to the music of Simba for hours at a recent concert near Brattleboro. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Local Workers Seek Public's Help in Contract Fight
Workers at a state-funded agency in Holyoke are asking the public to help them win a fair contract. "Our bosses want to take away some of our co-workers' health insurance," said April Elias. She works as a "parent aide" at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The union contract covers Elias and about 100 other workers at the Society's office in Holyoke.
The workers have elected a small group of their colleagues to negotiate a new contract. The negotiators met...
May 29, 2011
Simba Plays Near Brattleboro June 21
Simba will play a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on June 21. The evening concert will be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads in Dummerston. At least 100 people danced to the music of Simba for hours at a recent concert near Brattleboro. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Locals Extinguish Proposed Incinerator
The Springfield city council voted 10 – 2 to snuff out a proposed corporate incinerator May 23. The vote came after a four-hour-long public hearing before the city council on May 17. At the hearing, locals blasted the incinerator plan. Stop Toxic Incineration in Springfield (STIP), an all-volunteer group, fought the proposal for several years.
"I'm proud of the city council for putting public health ahead of the threat of being sued by the developer," said STIP spokeswoman Michaelann Bewsee. ...
May 21, 2011
Simba Plays Near Brattleboro June 21
Simba will play a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on June 21. The evening concert will be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads in Dummerston. At least 100 people danced to the music of Simba for hours at a recent concert near Brattleboro. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Tragedy, Celebration for Bicycle Riders, Walkers
On May 20, a mini-van gravely injured a woman who was riding her bicycle in Granby at about 5:30 p.m. It was a "hit and run" crime. Police are trying to find the driver. Granby borders Amherst. A police spokesperson said that the impact sent the woman flying off her bicycle and into a telephone pole. The bicycle rider was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Police are asking anyone with information about the vehicle or its driver to the Granby Police at (413) 467-9222.
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