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The work is going on quietly, with no news events at the moment. The planning is so long-range that it’s easy to forget what was reported when the meetings were held and the grants were handed out. But a year from now, we’ll be close to a new era in...Guest Column: New Rules Will Hurt Local Farms
Local agriculture is strong in the Pioneer Valley, with over 150 farm stands, 40 farmers’ markets, and countless restaurants and grocery stores offering local food. We are lucky to have such a thriving local food system, and access to farm-fresh food is...
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Warren Gets Headlines With Solar Project Shovels went into the ground Nov. 5 for what will be the second-largest solar project in Massachusetts, a 14-megawatt plant in Warren, to be joined by a 3-megawatt installation in Millbury. Most of the power from the two...Between the Lines: Prison Politics
As a teenager, Andrea James went to a Roxbury courthouse with a friend whose brother was on trial there. The scene—the mostly young black men in shackles; the families gathered to support their loved one—conveyed to her “a sense of suffering that I...E-Edition
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