WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

Protesters in Western Massachusetts joined many across the nation in gathering in town squares and outside city halls for the third "No Kings" rally held since President Donald Trump took office in 2025.

We broadcast live from the Back Porch Festival with live performances from Willie Carlisle, Olive Klug, Sally Baby's Silver Dollars and The Faux Paws.

Today on The Rundown, we break down the Hampden County Sheriff announcement of 50 job cuts and $4 million budget reduction, Springfield's effort to get back climate grants that were cut by the Trump administration, and complaints by lawmakers about school funding.

In NEPM's weekly chat with U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, he talks about the ongoing war on Iran, ICE agents being called to serve at local airports and more.

We revisit an archival conversation with the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Williamsburg author, Tracy Kidder, hear the sounds of the tabla with Salar Nader, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We hear poetry from local author Martín Espada and talk to State Senator Jo Comerford ahead of this weekend's Support our Immigrant Neighbors benefit. We also hear live music from The Soul Rebels.

We visit Meawdowhawk Farm, preview this weekend's Local Vocal Chord Bowl, and explore adjectives with the Word Nerd.

The department is cutting 50 positions that provide support to local police, while paring back their Marine Patrol and Drone Units.

Advocates have been asking for a new school for decades — citing multiple problems with the building, including flooding in the basement and a public walkway on its lower level.

For the second time in a decade, the New England Commission of Higher Education announced Tuesday it will require Hampshire College to show cause why it should not be placed on probation "or" why its accreditation should not be withdrawn.