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During a press conference held at Johnny Appleseed Park in Springfield, a partnership between the city and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department was announced to address the needle problem in the city’s parks.
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Get a preview the music at Saturday's Easthampton Porchfest, explore children's picture books in a new light with The Carle After Dark, and learn why it took 22 years for Merriam Webster to update the collegiate dictionary.
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On The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss the state of freedom of speech in western Mass., where $2.5 million in state funds went, and the impacts of a potential federal government shutdown.
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