An Amherst Massachusetts based organization has received a major government grant to promote reconciliation among religious groups in Sri Lanka.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Increased Population for W Mass CitiesMassachusetts state officials, in conjunction with the Donahue Institute at UMass-Amherst have challenged the results of the 2008 Federal Census and found several thousand more residents living in the state than previously estimated. WFCR's Fred Bever reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Soldier's Home Clinic in LimboMassachusetts lawmakers and Governor Deval Patrick are at odds over the state budget - and that includes funding that could avert the closure of an outpatient clinic at Holyoke's Soldiers Home. WFCR's Susan Kaplan reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Health Insurer Data BreachInsurer Health Net reported a big private data loss this week to Connecticut's Attorney General's Office. But as WFCR's Fred Bever reports, the breach has apparently been under wraps for six months.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Deadline for Ballot Questions in MassToday is the deadline for Massachusetts activists pushing potential ballot questions to submit signatures to local city and town clerks. As WFCR's Bob Paquette reports, it can be hard to get a voter to sign on the dotted line.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
MA Report on ImmigrantsGovernor Deval Patrick has released a state-commissioned report with 131 recommendations to make Massachusetts a more inclusive place for the one million immigrants living here.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Springfield Armor Ready to PlayWith about a week before professional basketball debuts in the city of its birth, players and coaches with the Springfield Armor say they're excited about the season beginning. WFCR's Kari Njiiri met some of the team at its practice facility at the Springfield YMCA.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
W Mass Cancer Center Against New GuidelinesA major cancer center in Western Massachusetts is coming out against new national recommendations for breast cancer screening. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Smoking Link to ALSA new study just published in the journal "Neurology" says smoking increases the risk for ALS -- commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. WFCR's Susan Kaplan reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Shumlin Announces for GovernorVermont Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin is running for governor.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Department of Children and Families ReportThe Massachusetts Department of Children and Families has released its annual report showing improved outcomes for abused or neglected children - but at the same time, budget cuts and a union vote are raising questions about the department's future. WFCR's Karen Brown has more.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
High Court Justice in Springfield MAA justice on Massachusetts' highest court says the rulings that legalized same-sex marriage remain the most significant decisions since he's been on the bench. Justice Rick Ireland was in Springfield speaking to law students at Western New England College. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Belchertown Library Rehab in LimboA planned renovation of a 122 year old library building in Belchertown is up in the air. This is after residents in a special town meeting voted down a proposal to bond up to two thirds of the $9.3 million project. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Guantanamo Detainee to Amherst?Activists in Western Massachusetts say they're still hoping to host a Guantanamo Bay detainee they believe will be freed, even though he's wanted by Interpol -- an international police organization. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Credit Union Loans for Farm SharesA local credit union is teaming up with area farmers on a new loan program to get fresh food to more families. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Goodspeed Musicals New "Actor's Village"Goodspeed Musicals is breaking ground on an "actor's village," next to its opera house in East Haddam, Connecticut.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Voters rights groups critical of MA Military personnel being given option to vote onlineA coalition of national and state voting rights groups are criticizing a measure in Massachusetts new veterans law, which gives military personnel overseas the option to vote online. WFCR's Jill Kaufman explains.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Levasseur Reinvited to Speak at UMassA man convicted of domestic terrorism in 1986 has been re-invited to speak at UMass-Amherst.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Levasseur prohibted from traveling to MARay Luc Levasseur, the former leader of the United Freedom Front, a violent anti government group linked to numerous bombings on U.S. soil in the 1970s, will not be speaking at UMASS Amherst tomorrow as scheduled. In a press release from the event organizers, they say Levasseur has been denied permission to live the state of Maine, by the U.S. Parole Commission. The forum will still take place with other scheduled speakers.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Latest Quinnipiac PollThe latest Quinnipiac University poll shows Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell's approval rating has improved for the first time in months. WFCR's Helen Barrington has this report.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
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