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New Buses for PVTA
02/12/2010
Sarah Danson

The Springfield based Pioneer Valley Transit Authority's fleet of buses has been upgraded, thanks to more than $16 million in federal stimulus funds. It's been almost a year since the state's largest transit authority learned about...

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Haitian Children Come to Springfield for Emergency Care
02/12/2010
Karen Brown

Eight injured children from Haiti have arrived in Western Massachusetts to get emergency medical care. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.

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Tree Cutting in Quabbin May Have Gone Too Far
02/12/2010
Bob Paquette

Massachusetts has had an active forestry program at the Quabbin Reservoir Watershed for more than half a century. But in the last year, state officials acknowledge, the cutting went too far. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports.

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Homelessness Coordinator for WMass
02/12/2010
Karen Brown

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has been advocating a new way to end chronic homelessness -- it's called Housing First, a national model designed to replace the emergency shelter system. Springfield was one of the first cities...

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Ma Governor Weighs in on Vermont Yankee
02/11/2010
Fred Bever

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is calling for a federal investigation into whether a radioactive leak at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant could also take place at the Pilgrim Nuclear Station in Plymouth, and for a halt to...

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Holyoke's High Tech Partnership
02/11/2010
Karen Brown

City officials in Holyoke, Massachusetts have announced a partnership with a national company on a high-tech project they hope with help revitalize the city. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.

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Paying for College
02/11/2010
Bob Paquette

The average American college student graduates with $23,000 of debt. That's according to a new report from the public policy think tank Mass Inc. Tony Broh, a co-author of "Planning for College", says it can't be stressed enough...

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Little Snow, Closed Schools
02/11/2010
Jill Kaufman

Most public schools in the region were closed yesterday as heavy snowfall was predicted. But Western New Englanders barely saw a flake until well after midday. As WFCR's Jill Kaufman reports, school leaders may have gotten this one...

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Springfield Diocese Helping Haitians
02/10/2010
Kari Njiiri

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has begun a series of workshops for Haitians in Western Massachusetts who are seeking to stay legally in the US, following last month's earthquake. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports.

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Dispute between Green Street and Smith College is Over
02/10/2010
Peter Moskowitz

A long public dispute between Smith College and a Northampton, Massachusetts restaurant has ended. WFCR's Peter Moskowitz reports.

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Blog about South Hadley
02/10/2010
Jill Kaufman

South Hadley has made international news since high school freshman Phoebe Prince apparently committed suicide in early January. It's now known she was bullied: in school, on her way home and online. Greg Saulmon grew up in South...

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Plan to Install Electronic Toll Collection
02/09/2010
Bob Paquette

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is considering a plan to install electronic toll collection systems throughout the Massachusetts Turnpike. As WFCR's Bob Paquette reports, the high speed, drive through system would mean the end...

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Springfield Police Hearing Board - Postponed
02/09/2010
Kari Njiiri

The Springfield City Council was scheduled to vote Monday night on a proposal that would create a new police hearing board with broader authority than Mayor Dominic Sarno proposed last week. But according to the Springfield...

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The River Gods
02/09/2010
Bob Paquette

Author and Northampton Massachusetts native Brian Kitely has long been interested in "The River Gods," a term applied to a group of ministers in that city back in the 1600's and early 1700's. WFCR's Bob Paquette has more.

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New Information on South Hadley Bullying
02/08/2010
Jill Kaufman

School officials in South Hadley, Massachusetts are reporting new information about bullying incidents that may be connected to last month's suicide of a high school freshman. WFCR's Jill Kaufman reports.

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