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Preliminary Elections Underway in Springfield, Holyoke It's Election Day in Springfield and Holyoke -- preliminary election day, that is. Residents will cast their ballots for city councilors and narrow down the race for mayor in each city. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Preliminary Elections Underway in Springfield, HolyokeIt's Election Day in Springfield and Holyoke -- preliminary election day, that is. Residents will cast their ballots for city councilors and narrow down the race for mayor in each city. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Springfield Hires Redevelopment FirmSpringfield officials announced today the choice of a firm to prepare a master plan for the areas that were destroyed by the June 1st tornadoes. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Springfield's River Inn CondemnedA condemned inn in Springfield is turning its remaining residents out onto the street, and city officials and police are scrambling to find them a place to live. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Vermont Teenager Still Missing, Search ContinuesAfter almost two weeks without word from a Vermont teenager who went missing the day before Tropical Storm Irene, his friends and family from the Brattleboro area are ramping up the search. New England Public Radio's Jill Kaufman reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Morning Edition Extra for Sept. 16, 2011Voices in the news from the week of 9/16/11-- Jill Kaufman talks to local producer Larry Hott about the new PBS documentary on the war of 1812 and takes a closer look at Massachusetts' proposed casino bill. Commentator Mira Bartok takes a walk near the Quabbin Reservoir and 'Extreme Makeover Home Edition' visits Springfield.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Grocery Stores Eliminate Self-Checkout MachinesThe state-of-the-art, self-checkout-machines at Big Y supermarkets in Massachusetts and Connecticut will soon be extinct. They haven't been popular with customers, and they're costing the grocery chain time and money. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Massachusetts Tax Cut In The WorksMassachusetts lawmakers are starting a new conversation about lowering the state's income tax rate. New England Public Radio's Fred Bever reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ct. River Health Advisory LiftedAs of today [Tuesday] a sewage treatment plant in Greenfield Massachusetts that was badly damaged in tropical storm Irene is a hundred percent back online, and state officials are preparing are lifting a health advisory that had been posted for the length of the the Connecticut River in the state. New England Public Radio's Fred Bever reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hurricanes Bring Back MosquitosAside from flooding, heavy rainfall has caused an overwhelming resurgence of mosquitos in Western New England. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Baye Trial Delayed, SJC Reviews ConfessionMurder defendant and accused arsonist Anthony Baye will stay behind bars for several more months before trial -- now that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to hear a pre-trial appeal by the defense team. Karen Brown reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Triple Homicide in PittsfieldThree men were arraigned in Pittsfield Monday after being charged with the murders of three other men, whose remains were found over the weekend in the Berkshires. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Amherst Drug Lab ClosingA group of western Massachusetts lawmakers is banding together to stop the planned closure of a drug analysis laboratory at UMass-Amherst. New England Public Radio's Kari Njiiri reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Debates begin for Springfield Mayoral CandidatesSpringfield's race for mayor is heating up, as the three candidates hold lively debates around the city. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | MA Delegation - Including Sen. Brown -- Opposing GOP Move on FEMAHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor says new funding for disaster assistance to victims of Hurricane Irene should be offset by cuts elsewhere in the federal budget. As New England Public Radio's Fred Bever reports, that's not sitting well with members of the Massachusetts delegation -- including Cantor's fellow-Republican, Senator Scott Brown.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sewage Spills into Rivers Post-HurricaneReceding flood waters aren't necessarily diminishing problems for Western New England residents. Pollution - in the form of debris and sewage - is flowing into local rivers. And as New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports, the amounts are high--sewage is flowing into the Deerfield River from the Greenfield wastewater treatment plant at a rate of about 3 million gallons a day.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Floods Cause Major Damage to Western Massachusetts FarmsFarmers across Western Massachusetts are discovering widespread damage to crops and farm land in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. One farm in Deerfield was especially hard hit. New England Public Radio's Adam Frenier reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CT River Still RisingNorthampton, Mass -- which borders the Connecticut River -- got less rain and wind from Tropical Storm Irene than predicted. But rivers further west and north that DID flood are now emptying into the Connecticut. And that's making some property owners nervous. Karen Brown has more.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Shelburne Falls Cleans Up After IreneWestern Massachusetts residents are starting to pick up the mess Tropical Storm Irene left behind. New England Public Radio's Andy Locke has more.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Insurance Agents Face Barrage of ClaimsA year of blizzards, tornadoes, a small earthquake and the remnants of Hurricane Irene has left insurance agents in Western Massachusetts swamped with claims. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Shelter Set Up in Preparation for Hurricane IreneWhile Hurricane Irene's forecasted arrival has changed to early Sunday morning, Springfield city officials are setting up a shelter and urging residents to stay indoors. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | State and Local Officials Brace for Hurricane IreneBarely three months after the tornadoes -- and a few days after an earthquake -- Western Massachusetts is bracing for Hurricane Irene to blow through. Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno says noon on Saturday is the deadline for all outdoor events to end, and people to stock up on groceries, water, batteries and candles. As New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports, municipal officials throughout the region are scrambling to prepare.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Massachusetts Emergency Officials Brace for Irene's ArrivalMassachusetts emergency officials are bracing for Hurricane Irene, as the storm appears to be on track to hit the Bay State on Sunday. New England Public Radio's Sarah Birnbaum reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New Casino Bill Could Benefit Mashpee Wampanoag TribeMassachusetts lawmakers unveiled a casino gambling bill earlier this week that would give a boost to the Mashpee Wampanoag Native American tribe. New England Public Radio's Sarah Birnbaum reports from Boston.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nurses Picket Hospital in Northampton, MAMembers of the Massachusetts Nurses Association who are employed at Cooley Dickinson gathered outside the hospital in Northampton on Wednesday, to draw attention to ongoing contract negotiations. New England Public Radio's Sarah Fitzgibbons has the story.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Massachusetts Legislators Release New Casino Gambling BillAfter months of closed door negotiations with Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, legislative leaders have released a new casino gambling bill. Many lawmakers predict this time, it will pass. New England Public Radio's Sarah Birnbaum has more.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Springfield Plans to Crack Down on Youth ViolenceSpringfield mayor Dominic Sarno has detailed plans to crack down on youth violence in troubled city neighborhoods, as part of his new public safety task force. New England Public Radio's Sarah Fitzgibbons has the details.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Health Officials Tracking West Nile Virus in MassachusettsState public health officials are watching the movement of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus -- including some positive samples in central and western Massachusetts. New England Public Radio's Karen Brown reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Westover Air Reserve Base Prepares for Hurricane IreneWestover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts is working with federal emergency management officials to prepare the state for the arrival of Hurricane Irene. New England Public Radio's Andy Locke reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | State Audit Reveals Misspending at Mental Health CenterThe state auditor in Massachusetts released a report Thursday detailing the misuse of more than $1 million in public funds by a nonprofit mental health center serving families in Massachusetts and Connecticut. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Western New England Power Companies Prepare for Hurricane IreneThe National Weather Service expects Hurricane Irene to hit the Northeast on Sunday. In western New England, power companies are already preparing for large-scale outages. New England Public Radio's Andy Locke reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Monson Businesses Reopen after Tornado-Related RepairsDowntown Monson, Massachusetts is slowly recovering from the June 1st tornadoes that crippled the small town. Businesses are coming back to life and two reopened Tuesday, with encouragement from the state's Secretary of Housing and Economic Development. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lowes Closes Stores as Housing Industry Continues to StruggleThe big box chain Lowe's Home Improvement announced the closure of seven stores last week, including one in Meriden, Connecticut. The closures came without any prior notice, and as New England Public Radio's Andy Locke reports, there may be more to come.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Study: Western Massachusetts Behind in Economic RecoveryA study published by the Donahue Institute at UMass finds that, while the state's economic recovery is ahead of the national average, not all regions of the Commonwealth are experiencing it. New England Public Radio's Adam Frenier reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New Ocean Current DetectedMassachusetts researchers are part of an international team describing a new ocean current that could affect our understanding of climate change. New England Public Radio's Karen Brown reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Schools Plan to Reopen after TornadoesSchool will soon be back in session, though the towns most affected by the June 1st tornadoes in Western Massachusetts will have to accommodate students differently this fall. But all are reporting they will start on time. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Berkshire Town Uses Landfill for Green EnergyThe Town of Adams, Massachusetts has entered into a contract to allow a solar array to be built on the town's closed landfill. It is one of the first projects of its type in the Commonwealth. New England Public Radio's Adam Frenier reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Bakery Sells Shares to Finance Down TimeCommunity supported agriculture farm shares -- or CSA's -- have been growing in popularity in recent years. A CSA is where customers invest in the farm, then reap their dividend in locally grown produce. But in Northampton, Massachusetts, one bakery is using the same model to get through a rough financial patch. New England Public Radio's Sarah Fitzgibbons has the details.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gambling Plans Around the RegionLegislative leaders in Massachusetts are putting the finishing touches on a sweeping casino bill, but not without hearing from various quarters. New England Public Radio's Sarah Birnbaum reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Deaths in MA Group Homes Raise ConcernsTwo recent deaths are raising questions about plans in Massachusetts to close down state-run facilities for people with developmental disabilities. New England Public Radio's Sarah Birnbaum reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Reduction for MA AIDS/HIV PreventionLess federal funding for AIDS and HIV prevention programs will be coming to Massachusetts, among other states. New England Public Radio's Jill Kaufman reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Week in Preview on Beacon Hill, August 15, 2011This week in Massachusetts state politics, officials consider new consumer protections for cell phone and cable customers, and parole board chairman Josh Wall is in the hot seat after a dropoff in the number of prisoners granted parole. New England Public Radio's Sarah Birnbaum reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Emerald Ash Borer Threatens Western MassachusettsThe Asian long-horned beetle has been killing trees in parts of New England -- including eastern and central Massachusetts -- for several years. Now, state officials are warning another invasive beetle could soon threaten forests in western Massachusetts, as well. New England Public Radio's Andy Locke reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Library of Congress Display Visits PittsfieldAs part of Pittsfield, Massachusetts 250th Anniversary Celebration, a Library of Congress traveling exhibit is visiting the city this week. New England Public Radio's Adam Frenier reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Massachusetts Realtors Lose Confidence in Housing MarketA survey conducted by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors says its members felt less confident about the real estate market in July compared to the same time last year. New England Public Radio's Adam Frenier reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trees to be Replanted in Springfield's Court SquareMassachusetts' Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Galvin, appeared in Springfield's Court Square Wednesday to present a plan to re-create the historic area's landscape. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Health Insurance Rates Go DownHere's a headline you don't hear too often - "health insurance rates go down." But, for one Western Massachusetts insurer, it's true. New England Public Radio's Fred Bever reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Massachusetts' Lieutenant Governor Pays Visit to SpringfieldMassachusetts' lieutenant governor visited Springfield Tuesday to survey ongoing repair and recovery efforts, two-and-a-half months after tornadoes hit Central and Western Massachusetts. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Springfield Superintendent ResignsThe superintendent of the Springfield public schools has announced his resignation, not long after he was criticized for how he spent a $30,000 signing bonus. New England Public Radio's Anne Mostue reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |