Nancy Eve Cohen
Senior ReporterNancy Eve Cohen is a senior reporter focusing on Berkshire County. Previously she served as the editor of the Northeast Environmental Hub, a collaborative of more than a dozen public radio stations.
Earlier in her career she was the Midwest editor for NPR in Washington, D.C.
Before working in radio, she produced environmental television documentaries.
As part of a camera crew, Nancy also recorded sound for network television news, with assignments in Russia, Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba and in Sarajevo during the war in 1992.
She can be reached at nancy_cohen [at] nepm.org.
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The play, "Unreconciled," opens in Easthampton, Massachusetts this week. It tells the story of a clergy abuse survivor who rejects a settlement from the church. Written by two survivors of abuse, it tells the story from multiple perspectives, including the perpetrator. -
General Electric has disbursed $55 million plus interest to five towns along the Housatonic River. The payments are part of a toxic waste cleanup settlement reached in 2020. GE said it will pay the city of Pittsfield $8 million next month.
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The first now flurries of the season fell past bright autumn leaves as November begins.
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The economy, public safety, housing and bike lanes are some of the big issues in the mayoral race in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In addition, both candidates have been accused of wrongdoing.
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The city of Pittsfield is launching a pilot program that pairs volunteers with senior citizens and others who need assistance shoveling snow and removing ice this winter.
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La oficina del Fiscal del Distrito de Berkshire está brindando un programa en español sobre cómo reportar un delito, cómo solicitar una orden de restricción y más.
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The Berkshire District Attorney's office is presenting a program in Spanish about how to report a crime, how to request a restraining order and what to expect in court.
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After the UMass Graduate Employee organization posted a statement of solidarity with Palestine, a group of nearly 270 students, faculty and staff wrote Chancellor Javier Reyes saying the statement fails to condemn the actions of Hamas, including the killing and kidnapping of civilians.
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At a public hearing before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources, several people with disabling conditions testified that having access to hiking trails is transformative.
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The public has until Monday to submit comments on a 3,894-page report by General Electric on soil, ground water and habitat on a site in Lee where a PCB disposal facility is planned.
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