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The Rundown with Carrie Saldo

RNC, mobile methadone clinic, nursing home maltreatment, Victory Theater restoration

By Carrie Saldo
Published July 19, 2024 at 11:42 AM EDT
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This week’s panel includes Greta Jochem, investigations editor for The Republican, Rob Rizzuto, senior public information officer for the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, and Payton North, executive editor of Reminder Publishing.
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This week’s panel includes Greta Jochem, investigations editor for The Republican, Rob Rizzuto, senior public information officer for the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, and Payton North, executive editor of Reminder Publishing.
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Inside the Victory Theater, Holyoke, Mass., January 23, 2022. The arts group MIFA needs to raise an additional $22 million dollars to begin renovating what they say will bring economic benefits to the region, as the theater becomes a destination for touring Broadway shows and other large arts events.
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Inside the Victory Theater, Holyoke, Mass., January 23, 2022. The arts group MIFA needs to raise an additional $22 million dollars to begin renovating what they say will bring economic benefits to the region, as the theater becomes a destination for touring Broadway shows and other large arts events.
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Delegates listen to Lara Trump, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee and Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
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Delegates listen to Lara Trump, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee and Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
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This week, following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, thousands of delegates from all over the U.S. and its territories traveled to Milwaukee to attend the 2024 Republican National Convention. We discuss the latest on the presidential race and hear from two Massachusetts delegates, Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick and Michael Valanzola, about their support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

In effort to combat the drug crisis in the region, Behavioral Health Network launched a mobile methadone clinic in Ware, the only of its kind in western Massachusetts. We discuss the potential impact of this facility and the expanding need for accessible methadone treatment in rural areas.

And, western Massachusetts nursing homes face allegations of patient neglect, maltreatment and more. We look into the reported mistreatment, the response from state legislators and how to combat this ongoing issue across the region.

Plus, we touch on the latest from the $71 million project to restore the MIFA Victory Theater in Holyoke. What could this facility bring to the entertainment industry in western Massachusetts? We dig in and find out.

This week’s panel includes Greta Jochem, investigations editor for The Republican, Rob Rizzuto, senior public information officer for the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, and Payton North, executive editor of Reminder Publishing.

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Carrie Saldo
Carrie Saldo is a host and producer for New England Public Media.
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