No Kings 3 coming to Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Coalition for No Kings 3-Northampton will hold a standout to protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at locations throughout downtown.
The coalition includes Climate Action Now Western Massachusetts, Feminist Generation, Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western Mass, Northampton Resists!, River Valley Democratic Socialists of America, River Valley Freedom Road Socialist Org, ROAR, Sunrise and Veterans for Peace.
The gathering will be one of more than 3,000 events across the country on March 28. Northampton’s standout will stretch along sidewalks from Main Street to Bridge Street, as well as from King Street to Pleasant Street, forming a massive “X” to symbolize no kings in the United States. People are encouraged to bring signs, banners and their voices and stand in solidarity.
Additionally, there will be The Resistance Singers the crowd in songs and chants, and the Expandable Brass Band will play.
To learn more about the day and other local No Kings protests that day, visit https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/.
Holocaust and contemporary issues lecture UMass
AMHERST — The Department of Judaic & Near Eastern Studies and the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are co-hosting the third annual CBI Lecture on the Holocaust and contemporary issues.
The lecture, “People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire and the Holocaust,” is scheduled for Thursday, March, at 2:30 p.m., at the Hasbrouck Lab, Addition 126. A reception with refreshments will follow the lecture. The event will also be live-streamed.
Anna Hajkova, a author of modern European continental history at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, will give the lecture. Based on extensive research, her book offers a concise insight into the queer history of the Holocaust for beginners and advanced alike.
To receive a link to register, visit https://forms.gle/SsPNA2aaixnKPZ126.
Rep. Sabadosa to hold town hall in Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG — State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa will hold a Town Hall discussion on Saturday, March 21 at 11 a.m., at Meekins Library in Williamsburg. The event will last
until 12:30 p.m. and will feature updates on the legislative session, specific policy updates,
and a question-and-answer session. All are welcome to attend.
RMV’s special 250th anniversary plate lottery still open
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is still accepting applications in a special lottery until 5 p.m., Friday, April 17, for low number license plates celebrating the country’s 250th anniversary.
Applicants can learn more about application rules at Mass.Gov/MA250Plate, and, while there is no cost to apply for the lottery, there are costs should an applicant be selected during the lottery. Approximately 30,000 Massachusetts residents have entered the lottery so far.
For lottery winners, all specialty plates carry a biennial $40 special plate fee, along with a registration fee of $60 if applicable. The initial registration fee may vary depending upon the applicant’s current plate expiration date and the expiration date of the winning plate number.
The special low plate lottery is a partnership between the RMV and the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. A drawing is planned for May 7, and residents will be able to watch the event online via the RMV website. Following the event, results will be available on the RMV website. In addition, lottery plate applicants will be sent a notification from the RMV to the email address they provided in their lottery entry.
The “Massachusetts 250 Years of Independence” plate is emblematic red, white, and blue and is now the most popular specialty plate in the commonwealth with more than 57,000 issued in just over nine months. The plate features a blue background, with the year “1776” surrounded by 13 stars and the phrase “250 Years of Independence” at the bottom. There are 1000 plates available through the lottery, numbered from 1-999 and including the symbolic sequence of 1776.