Phillip Bishop
Reporter, on-air hostPhillip Bishop is a reporter in the NEPM newsroom and serves as technical director for “The Fabulous 413” and “All Things Considered” on 88.5 NEPM.
Before joining NEPM, he was a managing news producer at WWLP-TV 22News and was the news director for his college radio station, WMUA 91.1 FM at UMass Amherst.
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Easthampton's interim mayor Salem Derby defeated Lindsi Sekula and Jason "J.T." Tirrell on Tuesday in a race that saw heavy turnout. -
Easthampton voters will choose whether the interim mayor, the interim mayor's executive assistant, or a city council member will take office. -
As some health centers in Massachusetts pull back on gender-affirming care for minors to protect federal funding, Northampton-based TransHealth says they will continue to offer that care for young people. -
The protests will be held across the region from Springfield to Amherst and North Adams. -
As the federal government shutdown continues, some organizations in western Massachusetts who receive federal funds have been preparing for this. -
A new report from UMass Amherst and Springfield-based housing agency Way Finders highlights an affordability crisis for renters and homeowners in Western Massachusetts. -
The Western Massachusetts Literacy Collaborative recently received a $190,000 grant from the Massachusetts Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education to train future educators -
The Avenue of States is a strip of land on the fairground, which houses buildings that highlight Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. -
Amid a statewide housing crisis, renters across Western Massachusetts communities are banding together in hopes of resisting a trend of rising rents across the region and the state. -
The Big E fair on the Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds is set to open for the season on Sept. 12, 2025
