When children fall through Massachusetts' safety net, you hear about it. A legislative committee was recently formed in response to several high profile tragedies involving children under the watch of the Department of Social...
Every year, about 700 adolescents in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services simply age out of the system at 18 -- having never been adopted. Studies have found a high percentage of them will end up homeless...
After years of dispute over control of Springfield's libraries and museums, the city and the privately-run Springfield Museum Association have announced a sweeping new agreement. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.
Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster is known as an ambassador for the music and dance of her native Nova Scotia, where fiddling and step dancing are inseparable. The Canadian government has acknowledged MacMaster's contribution...
Joe Parzych was born in 1929, the year the stock market crashed and the collapsing economy sent ripple effects all the way to rural western Massachusetts. Parzych speaks about his life at the Greenfield, Massachusetts' historical...
Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal took to the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday. He spoke in favor of a resolution denouncing President Bush's plan to increase the number of American troops in Iraq.
February: is it the season of love or the season for chocolate? Some say the two are inseparable. In search of some seriously delicious answers, WFCR's Charlene Scott and sound engineer Cathleen O'Keefe, met up with chef and...
A Valentine's Day talk with a journalistic love professional. Daniel Jones of Northampton writes the Modern Love column in the New York Times. Jones' column is published in the Styles section of the Times, and a...
Diana David probably never thought she'd become an active member of MADD -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving. But that was before march 21st, 2001. She was on her way to a bowling alley, her car motoring behind a pick-up truck when...
With the Theater Project in its tenth season at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield, WFCR's critic Chris Rohmann lauds the company for its success.
Actress and playwright Anne Galjour grew up with hurricanes in her native state of Louisiana. And years before Katrina transformed the bayou, she had already created her award-winning one woman play, Hurricane. Galjour -- who's in...
In Connecticut, 2007 was shaping up to be the year of univeral healthcare at the State Capitol. Instead, it may end up being the year of public education. Governor Jodi Rell laid out her two-year, $34 billion spending plan...
President Bush's plan for an escalation of American troops in Iraq will be the subject of a panel discussion at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts on Wednesday night. Hampshire professor Michael Klare will be one of the...
Following the nation's first Earth Day in 1970, many cities and towns contracted with private nature centers to give their students more outdoor experiences. The city of Springfield, MA developed its own environmental education...
Nothing warms the body quite like a bowl of soup. Especially now that it appears the real cold weather is upon us. In search of something hearty WFCR's Charlene Scott and sound engineer Cathleen O'Keefe, met up with chef and...
