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MSPCA announces several fee-waived adoption events
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) announced several fee-waived adoption events throughout late August and early September. The MSPCA and its Massachusetts Animal Shelter Support (MASS) coalition partners said the events are to free up space in shelters throughout the...
Dismay at Town’s Alleged Foot Dragging on Social Justice Projects
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), August 14, 2024. The meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. The recording can be viewed here. Present. Allegra Clark (co-chair), Debra Ferreira (co-chair). Absent: Everald Henry, Lissette Paredes. Staff: Camille Theriaque (CRESS Director, Town Liaison...
New Substance Use Disorder Bill being crafted to help tackle issues with the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts
There's a new Substance Use Disorder Bill in the works crafted by the Senate and the House. 22News spoke with leaders about the impact this could have on tackling issues with the opioid epidemic in our state.
Meet the Mass. Navy veteran skydiving for his 91st birthday
ORANGE, Mass. — George Ebert, a Navy veteran from Wilmington, Massachusetts, is celebrating his 91st birthday by skydiving with a dozen family members. It's not his first time jumping from a plane in his 90s. "It was on my bucket list," Ebert said. "I said when I was 90...
Union raps UMass as university pulls back from felony protest charges
AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts union representing 1,500 campus employees is calling out the administration for “authoritarian” actions and cracking down on free speech after learning that two student leaders of the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter were facing possible felony charges for allegedly inciting a riot for their role in establishing a pro-Palestinian encampment last spring.
Developers in Hadley float expansion of over-55 zoning district, rules changes
HADLEY — Developers interested in bringing a 55-and-over housing project to a 45-acre site between North Maple Street and Rocky Hill Road, and to a portion of the Hampton Inn Barn Shops property near the Coolidge Bridge, may seek zoning changes at upcoming Town Meetings. With East Street Commons,...
Purple Heart proud: Hadley celebrates becoming latest community to honor those
HADLEY — An Army medic in the Vietnam War who earned a Purple Heart, Hadley resident Bob O’Neil returned home more than 50 years ago with no fanfare or community celebration recognizing his service. As with fellow resident, veteran and Purple Heart recipient Dennis Fil, who served in...
Officials talk South County Senior Center needs with architecture firm
SUNDERLAND — After three site visits, the South County Senior Center Board of Oversight and its director sat down with architecture firm edmStudio to lay out their desires for a future home for the Senior Center. The Board of Oversight, Director Jennifer Remillard and edmStudio Associate Principal Chris Wante...
Hadley accepts gift of 5-plus acres near Conn. River
HADLEY — A small undeveloped and land-locked parcel along the Connecticut River off Hockanum Road is being accepted as a gift to the town by the Select Board, even though no formal policy is in place for receiving such properties. With support from the Conservation Commission, the Select Board...
Hatch Lab at UMass meets wrecking ball
AMHERST — Hatch Laboratory, a late 19th-century Colonial Revival wood-framed building and remnant of the Massachusetts Agricultural College at the University of Massachusetts campus, was demolished this week. Located at 140 Holdsworth Way, the 133-year-old building had been next to the three-story brick Chenoweth Laboratory, which houses the Food...
Musical experiences that must be seen: Amherst Cinema presents Sound & Vision series through Sept. 18
A documentary profiling Swing-era clarinetist Artie Shaw, a musical comedy featuring 1960s-pop band The Monkees and one of African cinema’s first musicals are among this year’s selections in an annual summer celebration of music culture through film underway at the Amherst Cinema. In its eighth year, the Sound...
OIG: Former EEC commissioner wrongly sent millions to Illinois consulting firm
Samantha Aigner-Treworgy worked with Illinois company Aim and Arrow in her role as Chicago’s Chief of Early Learning before heading the EEC for the Bay State and sending the firm over $2.1 million for strategic planning purposes.
Berkshire Democrats ready for national party convention in Chicago
Former state Representative Sherwood Guernsey is among the cadre of Berkshire County Democratic delegates heading to the convention. As a member of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee and president of the Rural Freedom Network political action committee, he tells WAMC he’s excited to talk policy with fellow party members.
‘Granby Girl’ gets her name back: Family unveils new tombstone for Patricia Ann Tucker, who’d been missing for 44 years
GRANBY — Closure for Matthew Dale meant giving his mother her name back — and he did just that last Thursday in a quiet ceremony at the West Street Cemetery. In 1978, Dale’s mother went missing when he was 5 years old. His family reported her disappearance to police and the FBI, but the case went unsolved for 44 years.
Move to decertify union at Trader Joe’s in Hadley advances
HADLEY — A sufficient number of employees at the Trader Joe’s store in Hadley have signed onto a petition seeking to decertify the union formed two years ago, meaning the National Labor Relations Board will determine if a vote should be held on the future of what is known as Trader Joe’s United.
The Lehrer Report: Aug. 15, 2024
Garden report: The chipmunk is having a superb meals with my tomatoes — even green ones. I try to harvest every day to keep ahead of the little foodie, but the chipmunk is faster and can squeeze through the fence. The asters and hibiscus have bloomed. Waiting for...
Opening doors for immigrants: UMass Dining’s Pam Adams finds work for Haitian community
AMHERST — On the 10th floor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center, Samuel Noel, a welder by trade, works as a dishwasher — his first job in the United States. Noel, a Haitian immigrant who moved to Greenfield’s Days Inn shelter on Colrain Road with his...
UMass lands $6.4M EPA grant to help steel industry shrink carbon footprint
AMHERST — More than 37% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions are produced by the billions of tons of concrete, asphalt, steel, glass and other construction materials used in buildings and other infrastructure projects, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates. For steel manufacturers to better understand their carbon...
Greenfield plans to switch to all-electric city vehicles
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — At Tuesday’s Economic Development Committee meeting, Energy and Sustainability Director Carole Collins shared plans to take the city’s entire vehicle fleet electric, over 100 vehicles. The city has purchased an electric Chevy Blazer for the building inspector, and Collins shared that...
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