Western Massachusetts
Elizabeth Román
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NEPM
A comedian at a rally for Donald Trump made disparaging comments about Puerto Rico. Springfield and Holyoke have large Puerto Rican populations.
Regional News
The Fabulous 413
Kaliis Smith
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NEPM
We check out what's happening at the Shea Theater as band Cloudbelly prepares to take the stage, chat with Human Agenda Theater before their performance at Easthampton's CitySpace, and try hard ciders at Provisions in Northampton.
The Rundown with Carrie Saldo
![This week’s panel for The Rundown includes NEPM reporters Adam Frenier, Jill Kaufman [not pictured], Nirvani Williams, Karen Brown and Nancy Eve Cohen.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cfc7ff7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+180/resize/1920x1080!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fc1%2Fe14dd04446c6af2fa47320a6ceef%2Fthumbnail-img-0998.jpg)
John Sutton
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NEPM
Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, a full panel of 5 NEPM journalists dissect and analyze the ballot questions you will see when you visit the polling station.
Commentary
Spencer B Beebe
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www.ecotrust.org
Commentator Susan Johnson knows there's a lot to worry about these days, but she wonders if she —and we — sometimes worry about the wrong things.
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