by Tom Sturm | Jan 11, 2011 | News
With the launch of a pioneering education program supported by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant, a Northampton organization may find itself on the cutting edge of educational innovation in the 21st century. The city’s Collaborative for Educational...
by Tom Vannah | Jan 19, 2011 | News
The good news: the population of Massachusetts has become better educated over the last 30 years. More good news: As it became the nation’s best-educated workforce, the population of Massachusetts saw average wages and income rise significantly. Today,...
by Tom Sturm | Jan 19, 2011 | News
Attorney, author and social/political activist Robert Meeropol is slated to speak on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. at Amherst’s Jones Library as part of the annual Thomas Paine birthday observance. Meeropol will address the recent controversy involving...
by Maureen Turner | Jan 25, 2011 | News
The Valley lost a fierce advocate for civil rights last week with the death of Springfield attorney Perman Glenn III. The 50-year-old Glenn—who died in an apparent accident while vacationing in the Dominican Republic—was a defense attorney perhaps best...
by Maureen Turner | Jan 25, 2011 | News
A number of the players behind the controversial proposed Palmer Renewable Energy plant are also significant political contributors. According to records from the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance: • Employees of Palmer Paving—all but a...
