Adam Frenier
All Things Considered Reporter/Producer/HostAdam joined NEPM as a freelance reporter and fill-in operations assistant during the summer of 2011. For more than 15 years, Adam has had a number stops throughout his broadcast career, including as a news reporter and anchor, sports host and play-by-play announcer as well as a producer and technician.
Adam graduated from UMass Amherst in 2004 with a B.A. in History.
He can be reached at adam_frenier [at] nepm.org.
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Lawrence Akers is 64 and police in Massachusetts are usually required to retire at age 65. To get an exemption, the city council and state lawmakers will have to approve what's known as a "home-rule petition."
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The Shoestring reported that the embattled police chief of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and his top deputy received substantial raises from former Mayor Roxann Wedegartner the week before she lost her reelection bid last November.
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Springfield recorded 31 homicides last year, up from 14 in 2022 — the steepest rise among the five largest cities in New England.
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Louis Theros is taking over for the departing Chris Kelley as president and CEO of the MGM Springfield casino.
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About a few hundred people attended the swearing in held at Symphony Hall’s Mahogony Room on Monday for Domenic Sarno, Springfield's longest serving mayor who has held the job since 2008.
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In Pittsfield, City Council President Peter Marchetti will become the new mayor, taking over for the outgoing Linda Tyer. He defeated John Krol in the contentious 2023 election.
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'Step aside and enjoy what I have left in life here': Sapelli leaves office after long run in AgawamOutgoing Agawam Mayor Bill Sapelli has spent more than 40 years working for Agawam as an educator, school superintendent, and finally, chief executive.
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The Springfield Rescue Mission currently serves 48 people in its emergency shelter and about another 30 in its rehabilitation program.
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The Massachusetts Land Court has ruled construction permits for the project have expired, affirming a decision by the Springfield Zoning Board of Appeals in 2021.
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The training session was held by the Massachusetts Municipal Association. It featured sessions on how to handle budgets, contract negotiations with employees and media relations, among other topics.