Manufacturing
A contract "reset" with the manufacturer of new Red and Orange Line trains would set the end of 2027 as the latest completion target for the maligned project, add up to $148 million in allowable costs, and forgive tens of millions of dollars more in penalties.
The Fabulous 413
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Simon Pauly
We talk to conductor Mei-Ann Chen about her new position at the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, author Ayize Jama-Everett tells us about his "Liminal Series," and Jill Kaufman updates us on the latest from the NEPM newsroom.
The Rundown with Carrie Saldo
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NEPM
This week on The Rundown, panelists discuss the aftermath of racist student bullying, the development of clean energy infrastructure, and more from the NEPM newsroom and the NENC.
Documentary
"At Swords 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 May 5 at noon and May 6 at 3 p.m.
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- Federal database says Springfield museum has Native remains from central Mass. The museum disagrees.
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