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Date: 03/03/2010

by: Peter Moskowitz

High school dropout rates in Massachusetts are at a 10 year low. That's according to a new state report. WFCR's Peter Moskowitz has more.

Walls Resigns from Hughes Charter Board

Date: 03/03/2010

by: Kari Njiiri

The chairman of the Board of Directors at the Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter School in Springfield has announced his resignation. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports.

Date: 03/01/2010

by: Jill Kaufman

Stop it Now, a child sexual abuse prevention program just received a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department that will allow it to build up its staff and its technological capacity.

Using high-tech methods to track storm damage

Date: 03/31/2009

Gardner, Massachusetts is seeking money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with the clean-up from last December's ice storm. And, as WFCR's Bob Paquette reports, the city is using a high-tech approach to assess...

Date: 03/31/2009

Officials with Springfield's Basketball Hall of Fame say the Hall is not in danger of shutting down, nor is it on the verge of filing for bankruptcy. WFCR's Kari Njiiri has more.

Date: 03/31/2009

by: Tina Antolini

Daffodils and crocuses aren't the only signs of spring in Western New England right now. Sap buckets hanging on maple trees are overflowing. Sugar shacks have two-hour waits for fresh pancakes and even fresher maple syrup. But, as...

Date: 03/31/2009

by: Tina Antolini

Like many rural school districts wrestling with budget deficits, Greenfield and Mohawk trail regional have been looking at sharing various services to run more efficiently. But, as WFCR's Tina Antolini reports, there may be legal...

Date: 03/31/2009

by: Karen Brown

In 2006, when Massachusetts mandated that every resident in the state had to have health insurance, the market blew wide open for insurance companies. And while most of them have legitimate products, some have taken advantage of a...

Date: 03/30/2009

Regional planners are considering seeking stimulus money to alter an Amtrak route in Western Massachusetts. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports.

A Meltdown in Goshen

Date: 03/30/2009

A pond in a small Western Massachusetts hilltown is getting worldwide attention, all for a good cause. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports.

Date: 03/30/2009

by: Tina Antolini

Massachusetts officials have revised some proposed changes to regulations that govern homeless families seeking state shelter beds. The move comes after outcry from advocates, who said the changes might deny shelter to some needy...

Amherst Dims Lights for Earth Hour

Date: 03/27/2009

by: Susan Kaplan

On Saturday night, thousands of cities and towns in eighty-four countries will turn off many non-essential lights for an hour to heighten awareness about global climate change. One of the towns is Amherst, Massachusetts. WFCR's...

Date: 03/25/2009

Amherst is asking surrounding towns if there's interest in establish a regional emergency dispatch center. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports.

Family Lore, on WFCR's StoryCorps

Date: 03/25/2009

by: Editor: Jill Kaufman

All families have stories. Some tragic. Some comic. Some more elaborate than others. Rebecca Flowers Schamess loves listening to her mother-in -law's childhood stories. Stephanie Schamess now lives in Florence, MA. In the 1940s,...

Date: 03/25/2009

by: Tina Antolini

Massachusetts agricultural officials are asking residents to be check their trees for signs of the Asian longhorned beetle. As WFCR's Tina Antolini reports, they're trying to prevent devastation of the state's hardwood forests....

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