MASSACHUSETTS

We speak with the new director of the Academy of Music in Northampton, Ray Dumont, and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern.

Schools in Springfield, Massachusetts, remain closed through the week, as the city continues an investigation into an apparent widespread cyberattack on the district's computer system that began sometime before Labor Day.

We hear about the 3rd annual Queercore Fest, visit Wheel-View Farm in honor of CISA's Climate Change and Farming Week, and dive into the digitization of Merriam-Webster with the Word Nerd.

The Fabulous 413 visits Warner Farm with State Sen. Jo Comerford to discuss agrotourism right in time for Mike's Maze and find out what treats are coming to downtown Florence for Flo Fest.

Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno would not give details on the incident but called it a "Level 4," or severe cyber attack.

We speak with the producer of film "Wisdom of Happiness," actor Richard Gere, talk to organizers of the film's UMass screening, and have a sake Thunderdome at Provisions ahead of their Japan Fest.

All public schools in Springfield, Mass., will be closed Tuesday, September 8, following a cyber incident.

It's been almost a decade since federal health officials first issued a warning about the herbal product kratom, promoted as a safe alternative to opioids for pain. It remains readily available in stores. Massachusetts and Springfield officials are taking action.

Proposed White House security plans raise new questions. What about public access on Beacon Hill? Colin Young explains how Massachusetts’ 9/11 history still shapes policy and remembrance.

As eastern Massachusetts officials ask for more water from the Quabbin Reservoir in western Mass., the state's Interbasin Transfer Act stipulates applications need to spell out which communities will receiving the water, why they need it and whether other options been explored. At the moment says Mass. state Representative Aaron Saunders (D-Belchertown), those answers are not in the MWRA's application.