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Hace un año, 49 inmigrantes llegaron inesperadamente a Martha’s Vineyard, una comunidad isleña adinerada cerca de la costa de Massachusetts.
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The largest international airport in New England is the latest spot to feel the effects of the southern border crisis.
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Saying the state has "reached a point where a pivot is necessary and overdue," a top Massachusetts House Democrat is calling on Gov. Maura Healey's administration to overhaul its "chaotic" response to the ongoing arrival of migrant families, and establish a unified command structure.
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City and town officials say it's hard to ensure families' basic needs are met without coordination from the state. State officials counter they're doing their best, but the "fast moving nature of this emergency" makes it hard.
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We chat with Carlos Uriona of Double Edge Theater and Larry Spotted-Crow Mann of Oketeau Cultural Center about Little Amal's visit to Ashfield, and celebrate 50 years of the Mattoon St. Arts Festival with organizers Jason Alves, Bob McCarroll, and Freya Bromwich.
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We chat with Juan Falcon of the Hispanic American Library about the New England Latino Festival, and with filmmaker Ido Mizrahi about a documentary he's made involving the family of local Astronaut, Cady Coleman.
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Mass. Governor Maura Healey is appealing to federal government officials for assistance, housing new immigrants coming to the state. Healey is also asking religious groups and state residents to consider taking in individuals and families. The just signed state budget includes funding for homelessness and shelter funding.
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Healey also called on the community to act with a sense of urgency, including donating to a new fund for family assistance and asking residents to open their homes to homeless families.
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We speak with the growing number of farmers and community members affected by the recent floods, the word nerd exonerates "irregardless", and we talk with Irida Kakhtiranova about immigration and pirogis.
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We chat with the folx behind the "Black Families of Greenfield" exhibit at the Lava Center, explore the bridge of tap dance with members of "They Dance for Rain" as they participate in the Nairobi Dance Life Festival, and drink with Amy McMahon of Mesa Verde in Greenfield while discovering her collaborations with Haitian refugees.