Saturday, January 14, 2012
SOUTH HADLEY - Two and a half months after the freak Halloween snowstorm, grounds crews at the region's colleges continue to address the damage to their tree canopies. Paul Breen of Mount Holyoke College says 90 percent of the 1,100 trees on the core campus in South Hadley sustained some damage, and just over 50 will have to be removed. Campuses around the Pioneer Valley are in various stages of recovery.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
AMHERST - Hampshire College is about to adopt what it claims is one of the most comprehensive policies on socially responsible investing in the country.
The college released a draft of its Policy on Environmental, Social and Governance Investing last week and is taking comment from the college community through Tuesday.