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The Short List: The Irony Of Tragic Fires, Privacy On The Pike, High Schoolers Love Sleep

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The former toll booth at Exit 8 of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Palmer.
Adam Frenier

What made The Short List this week?

  • A fire in Warwick, Mass., last weekend killed a mother and four of her children. We discuss the complications of rural firefighting and the irony that it often takes a tragedy to get attention on fire safety.
  • A couple state lawmakers introduced legislation to restrict the release of information collected at the toll gantries on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Is this based on valid privacy concerns, paranoia or politics?
  • A new study found that high schools pushing their start times back an hour benefit from better attendance and graduation rates. But there are obstacles.

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Adam 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.