The Latino Election Project team interviews candidates and local business leaders about the opportunities, challenges, and support needed for Latino businesses in western Massachusetts.

Estudiantes de secundaria recién registrados expresan sus opiniones y preocupaciones como nuevos votantes.

Newly registered high school students express their opinions and concerns about becoming new voters.

Líderes y representantes comunitarios exploran barreras en representación, educación e idioma para motivar a más latinos a votar.

Local leaders and advocates address barriers in representation, education, and language to encourage more Latinos to vote.

Algunas de las tendencias nacionales sobre los votantes latinos también se reflejan a nivel local, según El Proyecto Electoral Latino.

Some national trends about Latino voters also apply locally, according to reporting by the Latino Election Project.

There has been devastating news in Israel and Gaza in recent days — with some areas now fully at war. That was not the case over the summer, when Serenitee Graham, a Ludlow High School student in NEPM's Media Lab, interviewed Hannah Moushabeck about her new book, "Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine."

The Media Lab is interviewing western Massachusetts authors of books for young readers. Next up: Kaliis Smith, co-author of "Sir Morien: The Legend of a Knight of the Round Table."

Mychal Connolly Sr. is himself a business owner. He shared his motivation for the book during an interview with with NEPM's Media Lab.