Health
![Massachusetts Senator Adam Gomez [left], Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno [center], and Massachusetts Senator Jake Oliveira [right] spoke at a press conference at Caring Health Center in Springfield about residents applying for coverage before the new year.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aff7128/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2931x1653+0+231/resize/1220x688!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2F39%2F842dd58242cf9932a4dd10309c49%2Fimg-8304.jpg)
Nirvani Williams
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NEPM
The deadline for Massachusetts residents to pick a health insurance plan with Health Connector is Monday, Dec. 23.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
We have a double Live Music Thursday with local bands The Mitchells and Slant of Light and have our latest segment of McGoverning with Rep. Jim McGovern.
![This week's panel for The Rundown includes NEPM reporter Nancy Eve Cohen; Greg Sukiennik, news editor for the Berkshire Eagle; and Dusty Christensen [not pictured], frequent NEPM contributor and investigative editor at The Shoestring.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d9dc83/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2Ff4%2Fc8e149a04560bbc078b1fef12697%2Fthumbnail-the-rundown-12-20-24.jpg)
Tony Dunne
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NEPM
Today on The Rundown, panelists continue a news retrospective for 2024 by discussing efforts to clean up toxic waste, how western Mass. institutions begin repatriation processes of Native remains and artifacts, and the ongoing impacts of a deregulated climate.
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Hoilday Special
This is the world premiere performance of A Very 413 Christmas Carol, commissioned by New England Public Media and recorded live at Tree House Brewing Company in South Deerfield on Dec. 4, 2024. Starring Elizabeth Perkins as Ebeneeza Scrooge, and featuring a cast of NEPM hosts, reporters, and special guests.
Commentary
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It's the 40th anniversary of the advent of immunotherapy, one of the most important advances in the treatment of cancer in a generation.
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