Western Massachusetts
Nirvani Williams
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NEPM
Mayors, city and town councilors, school committee members and others were sworn into office across western Massachusetts on Monday.
Sam Doran
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State House News Service
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
We learn about the Holiday Pops concert at Tanglewood, hear live music with local band Bunnies and have an end-of-year recap with Rep. Jim McGovern.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
Today on The Rundown, we discuss a projected yearly loss for Baystate Health following a Trump administration policy bill, how Pittsfield is supporting residents with housing, recommendations to tear down the Route 2 overpass in North Adams, and much more!
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- Amid fraud claims, Trump admin announces more changes to federal child care funding
- A $400,000 profit on Maduro's capture raises insider trading questions on Polymarket
- She experienced homelessness. Now she's helping people who don't have homes stay warm
- Kremlin condemns U.S. military operation in Venezuela
- Trump opposed regime change — but now he says the U.S. is 'in charge' of Venezuela
Can't-Miss Stories
- Acclaimed snow sculptor Dave Rothstein, praised for unconventional, collaborative work, dies at 57
- Early polar vortex shift could bring one of the coldest Decembers in years to WMass
- Amherst fire fighters say town is gambling with residents' safety
- Beyond SNAP, tons of crops gleaned, given to people who need food assistance
- New novel follows graduate student in London who can't leave her true self behind in WMass
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Kari Njiiri
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NEPM
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.
Investigative Reporting
