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Policing

A decade of civilian complaints against Holyoke police shows that of the 92 times an officer was named, the department upheld those allegations only three times. NEPM obtained the records after a sweeping police reform law in Massachusetts opened up law enforcement misconduct investigations to greater public scrutiny.

Dusty Christensen

NEPM

Records obtained under new Mass. law show Holyoke police dismiss nearly all civilian complaints

A decade of civilian complaints against Holyoke police shows that of the 92 times an officer was named, the department upheld those allegations only three times. NEPM obtained the records after a sweeping police reform law in Massachusetts opened up law enforcement misconduct investigations to greater public scrutiny.

State of the Union

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How to watch and listen to President Biden's State of the Union speech

Heidi Glenn

President Biden is delivering his State of the Union address on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET. The speech is expected to highlight the strength of the economy and past legislative wins.
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Cómo escuchar la cobertura bilingüe del Estado de la Unión de NPR

Pablo Valdivia

Este martes el Presidente Joe Biden dará el discurso anual del Estado de la Unión. Por primera vez, NPR News transmitirá la cobertura y análisis en inglés y español.

Western Massachusetts

Springfield City Council president Jesse Lederman addressing supporters after announcing his candidacy for mayor.

Adam Frenier

NEPM

Regional News

Springfield City Council president Jesse Lederman joins mayoral race

Adam Frenier

The field for Springfield’s 2023 mayoral election grew again on Tuesday, when City Council President Jesse Lederman announced his candidacy.

Regional News

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UMass-Amherst

John Bracey, UMass Amherst professor, civil rights activist, dies at 81

Kari Njiiri

John Bracey, a founding member of the UMass Afro-American Studies Department, spent five decades teaching African and African-American history.
Ryan Caron King

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Connecticut Public

With more patients traveling to New England for abortions, Connecticut looks to expand access

Sujata Srinivasan

Many New England states are working to protect and expand abortion access after the Supreme Court ruled against the constitutional right to abortion.
C-SPAN

McGovern and Neal want Biden to tout accomplishments at State of the Union

Alden Bourne

The speech comes as a new ABC Washington Post poll found a majority of Americans don't think President Biden has accomplished much.
Connecting Point

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NEPM

Simison to retire, Parnass to lead The Republican newsroom

Adam Frenier

The Republican's executive editor, Cynthia Simison, is retiring from the post in the coming weeks. She's been at the paper since 1977 and is the first woman to hold the top job in the newsroom. Simison will be succeeded by another veteran western Massachusetts journalist and editor, Larry Parnass.

Connecting Point

Turners Falls institution the Shady Glen Diner serves up food, sense of community

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Commentary

Roland Klein, on vacation to the U.S. from Germany, holds out his arm in the familiar request for a hitch at the entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike near New Brunswick, June 24, 1971.

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Associated Press

Commentary

An upside of hitchhiking: a way of connecting us

"Don’t get into the cars of strangers," most of us — quite sensibly — have been told. But our commentator says hitching can be a valuable way to connect.