Once again the League is a cosponsor of the Legislative Summit as we did in 2014. The event will run from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM on December 3rd at the JFK Middle School in Florence. There will be a wonderful free lunch that’s “Fresh and Local”, donated by the wonderful farms and restaurants in the region. If subgroups want […]
February 6th at Bentley College Juliette Kayyem will give a talk on Cyber security, terrorism and democracy. Jean and Bob Cherdack will be going and will carpool if anyone is interested. The talk begins at 5, they will be leaving Northampton by 3 p.m.
Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election marked the second time in 16 years that the winner of the popular vote has lost the election in the Electoral College. This disconnect between winning the vote of the nation’s electors and winning the vote of the nation’s people has prompted renewed calls […]
Due to a lack of a quorum, this is a cancellation notice of the meeting of the Board of the League of Women Voters of the Northampton Area that had been scheduled for Wednesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the home of Osa Flory, 82 Petticoat Hill Rd., Willliamsburg. We will reschedule and post […]
The Board will be meeting on Tuesday, March 21 at 7 pm at Osa Flory's home, 82 Petticoat Hill Road, Williamsburg. All are welcomed to attend.
State Senators from around the Western Massachusetts will be listening to what you have to say, and working hard to make sure they carry your voices and your ideas back to Beacon Hill. Senator Don Humason, Senator Adam Hinds, Senator Eric Lesser, Senator Jim Welch, and Senate President Stan Rosenberg will hold a Town Hall […]
The April board meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 7 p.m. at Margie Riddle's home, 47 Water St., Leeds.
The 2017 LWVMA Convention “The Future of Democracy: Facing the Challenges” will be held April 28-29 at the Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, MA. Convention brings local League delegates together to hear distinguished speakers, approve program for the next biennium, elect a new board of directors, approve the budget, and network with leaders from across the state. Watch for more […]
Mark your calendars. Our Annual Meeting will be held on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Florence Civic Center, 90 Park St., Florence. Our speaker will be Solomon Goldstein-Rose, Amherst's new State Representative. We will have a catered meal, with a cost of $25.
We will begin our collecting on Monday, July 10th. Books can be dropped off at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Forbes Library and Cooper'S Corner. We will stop collecting on August 4th. The book sale will be on Saturday, September 23 at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School on Locust St. from 9 a.m-4 […]