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Wal-Mart Project Draws Protests

By Paul Tuthill

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-585394.mp3

Hadley, MA – Wal Mart held a community open house Wednesday night in Hadley Massachusetts to promote plans to build a 200 thousand square foot Supercenter in the Hampshire Mall on Route 9. The event drew a crowd of protestors. And, it was held just days after state officials rejected a draft environmental impact report for the project. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports....