The Rundown with Carrie Saldo
Fridays at 9 a.m. on 88.5 NEPM
Dig into the week’s most important stories and know what’s up in western Mass. Join Carrie Saldo for The Rundown — where reporters from newsrooms across the region recap the biggest headlines and share their takes on the news and events that shaped the week in the 413.
What do you think was the most important news event of the week? Share your thoughts at 413-225-4922 or via email at therundown@nepm.org.
Latest Episodes
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![This week's panel for The Rundown includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for The Springfield Republican; freelance journalist Sarah Robertson [not pictured]; and Elizabeth Román, NEPM executive news director.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f158bee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/542x542+169+0/resize/280x280!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F4d%2Fca2d953b403a8d57d347b9c226e9%2Fgrove.png)
We discuss how a new state budget could aid local homeowners with crumbling foundations, relicensing hydropower facilities in Franklin County, talks of reinstating “happy hour” for Mass. restaurants and bars and more. -
Today on The Rundown, we discuss local reaction to U.S. strikes in Iran, threats waged against Job Corps, local advocacy for digital equity and public schooling in rural areas and much more. -
Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss local involvement in the “No Kings” protests, how people in western Mass. are surviving under rising costs of living, and how communities in the 413 celebrated Juneteenth. -
Today on The Rundown, Carrie Saldo and panelists discuss the legal landscapes of cannabis and gambling in western Massachusetts. -
Panelists discuss the evolving Cannabis Control Commission, DOGE’s decision to close Springfield’s Small Business Administration, a call for more water protections for the Quabbin Reservoir and much more. -
Panelists discuss a local town's role in the defense of the U.S. Dept. of Ed., concerns of civil rights rollbacks five years after George Floyd’s murder, Berkshire arts groups unified in infrastructure advocacy and much more. -
Police and the district attorney in Franklin County turn property seized in a cannabis bust into millions in revenue; how are they spending it? -
Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss the possible consequences and solutions to massive bee colony collapse, plans to repurpose the vacant Berkshire Mall for senior housing, the latest in a controversial biomass plant development in Springfield and much more. -
![Kevin Moran, executive editor of The Berkshire Eagle; political consultant Anthony Cignoli; Laura Colarusso, editor of The CommonWealth Beacon [not pictured]; and NEPM reporter Jill Kaufman.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cc72b8d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/542x542+169+0/resize/280x280!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2F57%2Fe707b5cd470786502c264e73b869%2Fgrove.png)
Today on The Rundown, Carrie Saldo and panelists discuss ICE presence in western Mass., how federal funding cuts could impact the local arts and culture economy, how municipalities prepare for future climate disasters and much more. -
Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss the first 100 days of the Trump administration, the Mass. Latino population’s significant contributions to the state’s economy, returning Holyoke schools from state to local control and much more.
![This week's panel for The Rundown includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for The Springfield Republican; freelance journalist Sarah Robertson [not pictured]; and Elizabeth Román, NEPM executive news director.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3dcf8b2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/542x542+169+0/resize/560x560!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F4d%2Fca2d953b403a8d57d347b9c226e9%2Fgrove.png)
![Kevin Moran, executive editor of The Berkshire Eagle; political consultant Anthony Cignoli; Laura Colarusso, editor of The CommonWealth Beacon [not pictured]; and NEPM reporter Jill Kaufman.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d089a18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/542x542+169+0/resize/560x560!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2F57%2Fe707b5cd470786502c264e73b869%2Fgrove.png)
