Eesha Williams's Blog, page 66
January 29, 2019
Greenfield to Boston Passenger Train Would Parallel Route 2
Local activists are praising a proposal by a state senator to create a passenger train line between Greenfield and Boston. “It would parallel Route 2,” Jared Freedman told the Valley Post in a phone interview on January 28. He is a spokesman for Senator Jo Comerford, who made the proposal.
January 22, 2019
Indigo Girls to Play Near the Valley
The Indigo Girls will perform in Northampton in March. Tickets sold out in January. Tickets are available for an Indigo Girls concert in March in Torrington, Connecticut, an hour by car from Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Indigo Girls have sold more than 7 million albums and won a Grammy award. The Indigo Girls are Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, plus a changing lineup of musicians on their records and at some of their concerts. Some tours are just Ray and Saliers. Ray and Saliers live near Atlan...
Local News Round-up
About 130 tutors who are employed by the Keene public school system are planning a rally to demand justice. They may even go on strike, even though that is illegal. “We currently have 128 tutors with 14 positions still not filled for this school year,” Kathy Twombly told the Valley Post on January 19. She is a tutor in Keene and she is president of the tutors' union. Twombly's union is part of a bigger union that has a web site at www.nea.org.
She wrote a powerful essay explaining the tutors...
January 19, 2019
Indigo Girls to Play Near the Valley
The Indigo Girls will perform in Northampton in March. Tickets sold out in January. Tickets are available for Indigo Girls concerts in March in Torrington, Connecticut (an hour by car from Springfield, Massachusetts) and in the Boston area.
The Indigo Girls have sold more than 7 million albums and won a Grammy award. The Indigo Girls are Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, plus a changing lineup of musicians on their records and at some of their concerts. Some tours are just Ray and Saliers. Ray and S...
Photos: Northampton Women's March
These photos were taken on January 19. They show the Northampton Women's March. The most frequently seen signs opposed Trump's policies and supported peace, justice, and environmental protection. The event organizers have a web site at www.PioneerValleyWomensMarch.org. To enlarge a photo, click on it, then scroll down and click "see full size image." To zoom in more, click on the photo again. photos by Eesha Williams
January 15, 2019
Indigo Girls to Play Northampton
The Indigo Girls will perform in Northampton in March. Tickets are available on their web site. The Indigo Girls have sold more than 7 million albums and won a Grammy award. The Indigo Girls are Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, plus a changing lineup of musicians on their records and at some of their concerts. Some tours are just Ray and Saliers. Ray and Saliers live near Atlanta, Georgia.
