WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

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

Speaking at the Easthampton Public Library on Monday Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said the state wants to invest in reading education to set students up for long-term success.

The Hampden District Attorney's office will not seek a new trial in the case of Edward Wright, convicted of murder in 1985. Wright's conviction was overturned earlier this year.

Two Palestinian American women have become the second generation of their family businesses. One is a restaurant owner in Brooklyn, New York. One is a book publisher in Northampton, Massachusetts. They're connected through their culture, their families — and through the publishing of a new Palestinian cookbook.

For nearly 20 years Springfield City Hall has flown the Ecuadorian flag to celebrate the country's independence and local Ecuadorians who have contributed to the city's culture.

Angel Rios, of Springfield, is the host of “The Rally Cry” podcast and founder of the card game “Enough Said.”

Charles Evans and his international basketball team and foundation flew out to Puerto Rico for a basketball tournament this past July.

Sonya Yelder is a chef and owner of the sandwich shop at 929 Belmont Ave., in Springfield’s Forest Park neighborhood. She studied at Le Cordon Bleu London and was a chef at Smith College before opening her shop.

We talk with comedian Julio Torres before his stand up comedy set at MASS MoCA, hear live music from Kaliope Jones, talk with Freshgrass Institute Director Sue Killam and hear from Ciarra Fragale.

We celebrate Valley Free Radio's 20th birthday, launch into Antenna Cloud Farm's new season of programming and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.