CRIME
Elizabeth Román
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Jeffrey MacDonald of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, was arraigned Thursday morning in connection with the murder of his wife last night, inside the hotel on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
![Soon-to-be mother, Keishalee Torres [left], and Caring Health Center's Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) program nutritionist, Caroline Seymour, comparing whole wheat pasta to white flour pasta at Food Zone International Supermarket in Springfield, Massachusetts.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/999df45/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1176x655+0+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2Fbf%2Fb25134794d159389648123abaceb%2Fimage.png)
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We check in with the organizers of the Amherst Sustainability Festival, talk with reporter Melissa Sances about her investigation of the Strathmore Paper Mill ahead of its near-certain demolition, and explore "whom" with the Word Nerd.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
Today, Rundown panelists dig into Hampshire College's announcement to close its doors, AI use in Mass. government departments and the need for state funding for rural areas.
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