It’s about time we send a clear, strong message to the Chinese Government that the United States will not be complicit in their brutal human rights violations.
The very ambitious Morse is going for broke, making all kinds of accusations against Neal. As the old saying goes, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Great Barrington, Eastham, Leicester, Newton, Northampton, and Uxbridge have received subpoenas from the office of U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling seeking information about so-called host community agreements.
Harrington had 40 percent of the votes to Paul Cacciaviello's 37 and Judith Knight's 23, with more than 90 percent of precincts reporting, and only three small towns remaining.
Following nearly four years of struggle against a powerful company (Kinder Morgan and its subsidiary, Tennessee Gas Pipeline) backed by laws and a Federal commission, it seems that now is an appropriate point to judge performances of the various participants and agencies that could have made more of a difference to avoid this calamity.
More than 2,000 people took part in the Four Freedoms rally and march on Saturday, January 7, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to protest the ascendance of bigotry and hatred in the national political environment. Edgecast producer Ben Hillman shot this film of the event; it is narrated by Jim Frangione.
“I am originally from Mexico, but I am not a rapist or a murderer or a thief. I am basically just a nice person. The American Dream can become the American Nightmare in times of intolerance when immigrants and naturalized citizens are made to feel afraid.”
-- Eleanor Velez, Director of the Berkshire Community College Multicultural Center
A small bag of heroin is now cheaper than a six-pack of beer, and easier for young people to buy. In 2015, 17 percent of local high school seniors had “tried an opiate.”
Developer Jeffrey Cohen estimates the whole Eagle Mill redevelopment would encompass between 250,000 to 300,000 square feet of commercial and residential space.
"This is a viable development...and it fits with the town’s vision. This building will ultimately get to the point where it has to get torn down — then we’ve lost everything historic."
-- State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli
The desperate state of Lake Mansfield Road has brought the issue to the fore, since it is a popular road for walkers, runners, fishermen, as well as for access to both the beach area and the boat launch. But to fix the road properly in a sensitive environment will be expensive.
