SCIENCE

We meet the first of two candidates vying for mayor in North Adams, Jennifer Macksey, Mr. Universe discusses the new "Frankenstein" movie, and BAV joins us to get a tour at Square Roots Farm

We speak with the first of three mayoral candidates in Easthampton, current Interim Mayor Salem Derby, get a preview of the costumes Monte will wear on the March for the Food Bank, and hear about comets you can see in the sky this week with Mr. Universe.

Author Michael Hutton-Woodland shares the story of his new novel, "Harvesting Legacy: A Farm’s Journey," Avery Sharpe on tour across New England, and Mr. Universe tells us about World Space Week.

We speak to the latest Mass Humanities Storyteller of the Year, Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys, hear how Images Cinema is shifting gears as they prepare for construction and explore the cosmos with Mr. Universe.

We learn about an initiative to merge 6 towns into one regional school district in Franklin County, speak with the authors of "The Big E Book" as the fair descends upon western Mass., and discuss possible life on Mars with Mr. Universe.

We learn about the the 2025-2026 program of the Hope Center of the Arts, pet some instruments at the Northampton Community Music Center and hear more about the lunar eclipse with Mr. Universe.

We hear about how festival Transformance 35 benefits the local arts and talk with Mr. Universe about the upcoming lunar eclipse and not-so-far-away planets.

The ancient glacial and tectonic past surrounding a glacial drumlin in Amherst, Mass. will be brought to the present with new landform observatory.

We take a walk in Wildwood Cemetery to see a new sculpture, learn about Amherst Cinema's "Sound and Vision" film series and learn about the future of the star, Betelgeuse, with Mr. Universe.

The study from the UMass Amherst Donahue Institute said research funding helps to support more than 81,000 jobs and a total of over $16 billion in economic activity in Massachusetts.