New England Public Radio News

Date: 02/16/2013

Contributor: Helen Barrington

Community activists are calling on the state legislature to make an emergency appropriation, saying tens of thousands of families and senior citizens in Massachusetts are running out of

Date: 02/15/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

A Northampton, Massachusetts Superior Court judge has spent this week filling jury seats in the murder trial of Cara Rintala, a Granby woman accused of killing her wife in 2010.

MA FY 14 Budget Debate Underway

Date: 02/14/2013

Contributor: Fred Bever

Lawmakers on the budget-writing ways and Means Committee kicked of a series of hearings on Governor Deval Patrick’s proposed tax and spending plan.

Special Election in MA to Cost Millions

Date: 02/14/2013

Contributor: Helen Barrington

Officials say it is expected to cost the State of Massachusetts at least $13.5 million to hold the special election to fill the US Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Date: 02/14/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Members of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's administration continue to tour the state promoting Patrick's proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1st.

Date: 02/13/2013

Contributor: Fred Bever

Despite dedicated lobbying by former Springfield Mayor Michael Albano, the Governor's Council, a judicial review group has rejected Governor Deval Patrick’s nominee for the Southern Berkshire bench

Date: 02/13/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

A decision by Olympic executives to drop wrestling from the 2020 Games is drawing strong criticism from the local wrestling community.

Date: 02/13/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Public safety and health officials in Hampshire and Franklin counties in Massachusetts kicked off a program Wednesday aimed at getting unused prescription drugs out of homes to lessen the risk of a

Date: 02/12/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

A Massachusetts-based private college that caters to adult learners formally opened its new regional center in downtown Springfield today (Tuesday).Cambridge College, which was founded in 1971, has

Date: 02/12/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Jury selection continued in Hampshire Superior Court in Northampton, Massachusetts Tuesday at the trial of Cara Rintala.

Can the U.S. Reach Full Employment?

Date: 02/12/2013

Contributor: Susan Kaplan

In a suprisingly slim book UMass Amherst economist Robert Pollin argues that full employment is possible. New England Public Radio's Susan Kaplan spoke with Pollin and asked him first to expl

Date: 02/12/2013

Contributor: Jeremy Goodwin

The United States Postal Service's recent announcement it will cease Saturday delivery of mail in August is only the latest effort to cut costs. Post office locations acros

Western MA Catholics Ponder Pope's Resignation

Date: 02/11/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

Officials from the Catholic Church in Western Massachusetts say Pope Benedict's decision to retire marks a new era for the papacy.

Date: 02/11/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

As western Massachusetts continues digging out from the historic weekend storm that dumped as much as two feet in the area, clean-up efforts in some communities appear to have fared better than oth

Storm Updates: Power Outages

Date: 02/09/2013

Contributor: New England Pub...

You can stay up to date with power outages and restoration efforts around the region; these links take you to utility outage maps