by Our Readers | Jun 4, 2009 | News
Roessler Wrong on BardsleyI read the recent article by Mark Roessler ("Northampton: Spector vs. Bardsley," May 21, 2009) with amazement and dismay. I have rarely encountered such a twisted version of reality in our Valley press. Not only does it border on...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jun 4, 2009 | News
Talk about a "not-in-my-back-yard" issue. It turns out that today, in the land of the free, more than half the approximately 300,000 homeowners' associations that set the rules for condo developments, subdivisions and other residential clusters don't...
by Mary Serreze | Jun 4, 2009 | News
In Greenfield's recent history, there has been great tension between proponents of economic development in the form of big box stores and proponents of protecting the environment against development. That tension, no doubt, will color the June 9 election of a new...
by Mark Roessler | Jun 4, 2009 | News
In response to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission's (PVPC) "Knowledge Corridor" study, which advocates re-routing Amtrak's Vermonter rail service via the Massachusetts towns along the Connecticut River to increase its speed and number of...
by Maureen Turner | Jun 4, 2009 | News
For 12 years, Springfield's Solid Rock Church of God in Christ has run an AIDS prevention program aimed at young people. The project trains teenagers to serve as peer leaders, who talk to other teens about avoiding risky behavior. Over the years, the program's...
