"When you talk about building new prisons, you are putting out the message that those of us that live in these communities, that you are intending future generations to be in those beds”
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In response to the overwhelming needs of community organizations working to prevent homelessness and food insecurity, WFWM will disperse at least $100,000 in emergency funding immediately to empower organizations providing fast and direct economic aid to women and families.
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Editor’s Note: All text by Extinction Rebellion.
“Extinction Rebellion has relaunched a short animated film entitled Climate Crisis, and Why We Should Panic. Written, directed and animated by Miritte Ben Yitzchak and voiced by British actress Keira Knightley, it urges us all to Act Now before it is too late.”
“The animated short Climate Crisis, and Why
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FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide up to $44 billion in financial assistance to Americans who have lost wages due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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"I feel compelled to speak out on Alex’s record as an advocate for the students and families of Holyoke given the recent critique about his investment in the children and families of Holyoke."
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Ag Chair says prohibitionists want to deny farmers the chance to benefit from legal marijuana and prioritize their bucolic rural views, made bucolic by the very farmers they are standing against, over the local economy.
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Hello friends and neighbors,
Your elected Planning Board and the Agricultural Commission have displayed a remarkable amount of unity and thoughtfulness in the past few weeks as we emerge from the densest fog of the pandemic and the date of the town meeting grows near. Two conflicting, confusing, and deficient articles are posted to the town
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How far are you from a five-acre lot in Rural Residential Zones 1, 2, or 3? The vast majority of land in Williamstown meets these criteria for outdoor cultivation of marijuana.
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ProPublica found landlords in at least four states have violated the ban, which was put in place by the CARES Act but has no clear enforcement mechanism.
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The Baker administration says the initiative will focus on tracing the contacts of confirmed positive COVID-19 patients, and supporting individuals in quarantine.
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A few months ago, a good friend whose political wisdom I respect, stated she just wished “the Squad” (the progressive Democratic congresswomen of color elected in 2018) would shut up. She asked whether their vocal challenges to the conventional Democratic Party leaders and larger political system undermines the need for a unified Democratic Party’s plan
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November 10, 2019
Letter To the Editor:
Berkshire residents have a unique opportunity on Tuesday, November 19 from 6-9PM to speak out against the enormous problem of big money in politics at a Citizens Commission Town Hall Meeting at the St. Stephens Church in Pittsfield.…
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