Western Massachusetts
Carrie Healy
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NEPM
Since the confirmation of the H5N1 virus on the UMass Amherst campus, the state is imploring backyard chicken owners to take steps to protect their hens from contracting the respiratory virus.
Bilyana Dimitrova
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UMass
We talk with Patrick of Pezzati of Turn It Up! to explore his one degree of separation to Bob Dylan and analyze the brutalism of UMass Amherst through the lens of the film, "The Brutalist," directed by Brady Corbet.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
Panelists discuss Gov. Healey’s State of the Commonwealth, the lack of EV chargers in the Berkshires, the consequences of decreased food support for low-income people in western Mass., gender inequality in sober homes, and much more.
Civil Asset Forfeiture | Investigation with The Republican
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Rob Terry
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Courtesy of the author
Trees are deemed a climate ally and here in New England we’re rich in them. But New Englanders tend to take them for granted — and that’s a dangerous thing.
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