Massachusetts
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Governor's Office
Gov. Maura Healey nominated state Solicitor Elizabeth "Bessie" Dewar, who briefly succeeded Healey as Massachusetts attorney general earlier this year, to the Supreme Judicial Court on Friday, the governor's first nomination to the state's highest court.
Regional News
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Nirvani Williams/NEPMStarting in March, the fair market value for state housing vouchers — and some federal Section 8 vouchers — will be calculated by zip code. That will cover higher rents in more expensive neighborhoods. But many voucher-holders in Massachusetts won't benefit from the change. -
Jill Kaufman/NEPMFor the first time in decades, the city of Greenfield has a menorah on its town common to commemorate the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which began Thursday.
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Gateway City Arts/FacebookThe owners of the music and arts venue Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, Mass., have announced they will close in the coming weeks. A plan to sell the property, equipment and liquor license is underway and they're blaming this moment in part on lack of city support.
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Nirvani Williams/NEPMAn editorial recently published in the Springfield based newspaper, African-American Point of View, sparked backlash from leaders in the Black community like Bishop Talbert Swan ll, head of the Springfield NAACP.
![Bishop Talbert Swan [center], head of the NAACP Springfield chapter, addressing the press at a conference to discuss the contents of an editorial written by Frederick Hurst in the African-American Point of View newspaper.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c291178/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2268+0+378/resize/480x270!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fc6%2F5f1cdb0440248c90283c146459ee%2Fimg-4625.jpg)
The Fabulous 413
Erin O'Neill
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NEPM
The March for the Food Bank continues on its second, longer, and far more uphill journey to combat hunger.
Commentary
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Coutesy of the U.S. Army Heritage Center
Eighty years ago this month, a surprise German air raid during World War II destroyed an Allied fleet in an Italian harbor. This disaster led to an important medical breakthrough that commentator Andrew Lam thinks is worth remembering.
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Nando Jaramillo cosecha maíz tradicional, también llamado de reliquia, con prácticas de agricultura regenerativa. Utiliza su maíz para hacer masa de arepas y empanadas, las cuales vende en el Upper Valley de Vermont.
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Adam Frenier / Elizabeth Román/NEPMLas elecciones del 7 de noviembre le darán a los votantes la oportunidad de elegir entre el actual alcalde Domenic Sarno y el concejal Justin Hurst.
More Regional News
Food Insecurity & Hunger
Ben James
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NEPR
Liz O'Gilvie of the Springfield Food Policy Council, as well as Gardening the Community, has made it her mission to address hunger and a shortage of fresh foods in western Massachusetts' largest city, including the Mason Square neighborhood.
Joshua Schaedel
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The Common Journal Issue No. 26
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