Tag: Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Educators air views on Right to Read bill
BOSTON — A panel of state educators, legislators, and a national education expert shared perspectives and answered questions raised by parents and teachers about the Right to Read Act at a State House roundtable last week. The discussion, hosted by…
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Data shows decrease in nursing vacancies in Massachusetts, experts say more work needs to be done
Vacancies in nursing positions across Massachusetts have decreased, according to a recent report on the state’s workforce from the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, and while nurse and hospital leaders have acknowledged the positive benefits from this, they say there is still…
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Four years after fatal crash, ‘Charlie’s law’ still stalled
Northampton musician Charlie Braun died in 2021 on a Northampton street where he was riding a bicycle when he was hit by a driver who looked away from her phone while making a FaceTime call. Four years later, a bill…
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‘Perfect storm of food insecurity’: State Anti-Hunger Task Force ramps up listening sessions
Even though the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are flowing again and the first of two major holidays this season has passed, experts who help people access food say those affected by the federal government shutdown still feel extreme unease.…
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‘There are too many patients to be patient’: UMass officials advocate for state funding amid federal cuts
University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Bethany Bradley is comfortable talking about her 15 years of research regarding the detriments of invasive species exacerbated by climate change. But recently, she found herself testifying before state legislators about canceled grants, staff shortage…
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Smith College students drop a banner in support of Climate Superfund bill
BOSTON — Smith College environmental justice advocates plan to deliver petitions to the Legislature’s Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources later this month, after recently dropping a banner saying “Make Polluters Pay” on the Lamont Bridge. The student advocates recently…
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Smith College students drop a banner in support of Climate Superfund bill
BOSTON — Smith College environmental justice advocates plan to deliver petitions to the Legislature’s Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources later this month, after recently dropping a banner saying “Make Polluters Pay” on the Lamont Bridge. The student advocates recently…