Massachusetts
Henry Epp
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NEPR
Analysis: rising costs, revenue-raising restrictions, and sluggish state aid are squeezing local government budgets
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UMass Amherst
Hamed Sinno brings his solo show "Poems of Consumption" to UMass Amherst's Fine Arts Center, two artists from the Berkshires will present their new graphic novels in Easthampton, and the new season at the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
Tony Dunne
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NEPM
This week on The Rundown, our panel takes on the local impacts of the federal government shutdown, a Legionella bacteria outbreak in Pittsfield, and what the latest MCAS test scores mean for Massachusetts students.
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