Holyoke becomes the first city in the state to ban data centers, while another 413 city considers a moratorium on them – we’ll unpack why communities in western Mass. are having concerns about their impact.
Meanwhile, municipalities in Berkshire County face difficult decisions as they struggle to find enough volunteers to fill government positions.
And, new standards are being considered by the state for high school graduation requirements.
Plus, Mass Audubon has developed a new wildlife preserve in the 413.
We’re running down all of that and more this week with panelists Berkshire Eagle reporter Clarence Fanto; Aprell May Munford, reporter for The Springfield Republican Newspaper; and former State Senator Adam Hinds.
![Today's panel for The Rundown includes Greenfield Recorder reporter Erin-Leigh Hoffman; Matt Szafranski [not pictured], editor-in-chief for Western Mass. Politics and Insight; and Springfield Republican reporter Jim Kinney.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/515a98e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5712x3182+0+551/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Ffc%2F42f264554ede942ea62505b9114c%2Fimg-0740.JPG)