Massachusetts
Jill Kaufman
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NEPM
Every four years coinciding with the Winter Olympics, people in the U.S. become interested in the sport of curling. This year far from Italy in a small Massachusetts town, a curling club and its greying membership are hoping to capitalize on the moment.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
We speak with Dennis Powell, president of NAACP Berkshires, Elms College President Harry Dumay about the Black Experience Summit, and Rep. Jim McGovern.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss health insurance costs to local school and municipal budgets, the future of quantum computing in the 413, and where nuclear energy and weaponry stand in Massachusetts.
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Kari Njiiri
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When SNAP funding was cut for residents in early November Hameed Bello and his wife Ayo, co-owners of Farm Store 99 in Springfield, continued to serve customers, even when they couldn't pay.
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