Massachusetts
Massachusetts ranked fifth among all states with 440 antisemitic incidents, nearly double the year before, according to a new report.
The Fabulous 413
Monte Belmonte
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NEPM
We hear about Childrens' Advocacy Center's awareness event, discover a new book about the Longmeadow boy who would become Johnny Appleseed with local author Melissa Cybulski, discuss idioms and Merriam-Webster developments with Word Nerd, and revisit our trip to the path of totality.
The Rundown with Carrie Saldo
Joyce Skowyra
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NEPM
Panelists discuss a defamation and discrimination lawsuit out of Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools, the future of psychedelics in Massachusetts, Springfield’s first Black police superintendent, and much more from the NEPM newsroom.
Documentary
"At Sword's Point" recounts a pivotal moment in American history when Joseph McCarthy’s Red Scare found its first true target in the labor movement of the United Electrical Workers in Greenfield, Massachusetts in the early 1950s. Broadcast on 88.5 NEPM on Saturday, May 4 at noon and Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m.
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