MASSACHUSETTS

We visit the new Amherst Mushroom Company, speak with actors Jack Davenport and Melissa Gomez about participating in a fundraiser for The Triplex Cinema, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

Today on The Rundown panelists discuss the recent cyberattack on Springfield schools, the status of lawsuits involving a Springfield courthouse and MGM casino, and the root of data center discontent.

We learn about Tapestry Health's vital healthcare and their fundraiser to help sustain their programming, the Walk for Every Body, get a preview of the Ashfield FilmFest, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster returns!

We speak with astronaut Cady Coleman about promoting democracy with the new astronaut-led nonprofit Astronauts for America and talk to the legendary singer Bettye LaVette.

In Part 2 of a series on brewing beer in Massachusetts, we look at a downtown Springfield brewery, White Lion, which is one of the few Black-owned breweries in the state. And like most breweries nationwide, it is seeking new ways to reach a changing beer market.

Tuesday night Springfield, Mass. school officials announced there had been a data breach in the cyber attack that happened around Labor Day, possibly of staff social security numbers.

We learn about Historic Northampton's Plays in Place series and the current productions of "The Hull/Hawley Plays" and explore the cosmos with Mr. Universe.

From laws requiring every town have a tavern.... to prohibition. "Brewing Massachusetts," an exhibit created by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and the Memorial Hall Museum, is open until Oct. 11.

After a week off due to a cyber attack Springfield Public Schools welcomed students back on Monday.

The invasive insect has infested much of Massachusetts, and it's unlikely the state can get rid of it.