Learning about Northampton, the Valley, and Being a Mom…One Day at a Time
Posted in Responsible Citizens on Jan 13th, 2009
A fellow blogger friend, Caroline just posted this article on my sister site, Cambridge Moms Blog. It’s good and important, and I wanted to share it with you…
The 2007 Thomas the Tank Engine lead paint scare was real, and it deserved immediate, thoughtful attention and action. What we actually got from the Bush Administration was [...]
Posted in Responsible Citizens, Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2008
Today is voting day, and I’m taking my children with me. It means waiting until 5:30, and it means lines around the block, and it means entertaining my 6 and 4 year old in the dark with stories and left over Halloween candy. But it’s worth it. They are as excited to vote as I [...]
Posted in Responsible Citizens, Services on Nov 3rd, 2008
GREEN Northampton presents a Center for Ecological Technology (CET) workshop to help residents save energy this winter by making energy efficiency and home weatherization improvements. The workshop will be given on Monday evening, November 10th at 7pm at a private home in Northampton.
Beth Paulson, CET energy analyst, will offer an in-home weatherization workshop. The [...]
Posted in Responsible Citizens on Oct 20th, 2008
Tomorrow is Monday, October 20th and, hubby permission pending, here’s where I’ll be:
6:00-8:00 JFK Middle School for “city school” summary. As I understand it, this will be a Local Government 101 sort of class. A “how to be an active and responsible citizen” session. Who’s who in Northampton and why should we care. [...]
Posted in Responsible Citizens on Aug 21st, 2008
It’s time to celebrate! Congress has agreed to a ban on three dangerous phthalates in products made for children under 12. The decision came in spite of the chemical industry’s desperate (and well-funded) attempt to shut the provision down. Here is a good article in the Washington Post about how parents feel about the ban, [...]
