United States: MA: Greenfield residents launch GoFundMe to fight cell tower proposal

Greenfield residents launch GoFundMe to fight cell tower proposal
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI, recorder.com, 28 Nov. 2024

GREENFIELD — With the telecommunications company Viridi Wireless scheduled to present its application to build a 170-foot monopole cell tower on Newton Street before the Zoning Board of Appeals next month, a group of residents neighboring the site are pushing back on the project, citing concerns over health, safety and property value.

(Photo): Greenfield residents Michael Johnson and Karen Bergeron stand across from their home on Newton Street near where a cell tower has been proposed. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Newton Street resident Laura Josephs posted a GoFundMe on Thursday, Nov. 21, with the goal of raising $5,000 for legal counsel to challenge Viridi’s application. As of Wednesday, the neighbors have raised $1,200 from six different donors, the most significant of which was a $1,000 donation from Elana Kirshenbaum, one of the organizers.

Switzerland: Massive restriction of use of cell phones in Entfelden school district

No cell phones in classrooms and on school playgrounds - this is the initial conclusion after three months

by Katja Schlegel, aargauerzeitung.ch, 4 Nov. 2024 - auto-translation

With the start of the new school year, the Entfelden district school has massively restricted the use of cell phones. Principal Darius Scheuzger talks about the positive effects and challenges.

(Photo): Cell phones on the playground: there are no more pictures like this in Unter- and Oberentfelden. Theme picture: Reto Martin

Cell phone bans at schools - it was the big topic after the summer vacations. Baden, for example, imposed such a ban on all 1,100 pupils at the Burghalde upper school; smartphones have had to stay at home since this school year. The Entfelden district school was not quite as strict, but cell phone use was also massively restricted here: since August, cell phones and other electronic devices must remain switched off during lessons, including breaks. This applies to all school areas - and school levels, so it doesn't just affect the upper school, but all 1682 schoolchildren from Ober- and Unterentfelden.