http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/ WFCR Local News en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:41:50 GMT Public Interactive newsroom.NewsPodcast via Rome 30 radio@wfcr.org no WFCR Podcast Feed http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1609954.html 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 Republican newspaper, at last night's meeting, the council decided to send the proposal to a committee for further review. WFCR's Kari Njiiri has more on support for - and opposition to - the new board. wfcr Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:04:49 GMT radio@wfcr.org no 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 Republican newspaper, at Springfield Police Hearing Board - Postponed radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1609928.html 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 of human toll takers, and even toll booths on the highway. wfcr Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:06:06 GMT radio@wfcr.org no 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 of human toll Plan to Install Electronic Toll Collection radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1609413.html 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. wfcr Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:05:36 GMT radio@wfcr.org no 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. New Information on South Hadley Bullying radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1608783.html The future of logging on hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Massachusetts will be discussed at public forums in the next few days. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports. wfcr Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:55:46 GMT radio@wfcr.org no The future of logging on hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Massachusetts will be discussed at public forums in the next few days. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports. Managing Massachusetts State Forests radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1608594.html Investigators at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant continue to drill new test wells to search for the source of a leak of radioactive tritium. As they test water closer and closer to the plant itself, they are finding higher levels of the substance. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. wfcr Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:27:56 GMT radio@wfcr.org no Investigators at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant continue to drill new test wells to search for the source of a leak of radioactive tritium. As they test water closer and closer to the plant itself, they are finding higher levels of the More Test Wells at Yankee Nuclear radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1608592.html Two western Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing a bill that would limit so-called "robocalls" - the automated telephone messages political candidates and their supporters increasingly use as a cheap way to get their message to voters. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. wfcr Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:23:25 GMT radio@wfcr.org no Two western Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing a bill that would limit so-called "robocalls" - the automated telephone messages political candidates and their supporters increasingly use as a cheap way to get their message to voters. WFCR's Fred Bill to Limit Robocalls radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1608586.html Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's budget proposal to add juice and water containers to the state's bottle deposit law has some private recycling centers worried. WFCR's Bob Paquette explains. wfcr Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:05:17 GMT radio@wfcr.org no Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's budget proposal to add juice and water containers to the state's bottle deposit law has some private recycling centers worried. WFCR's Bob Paquette explains. MA Budget Proposal to add Juice, Water Containers to Deposit Law radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1608201.html A Western Massachusetts lawmaker wants to change the state's health reform law to exempt some small business owners. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports: wfcr Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:25:39 GMT radio@wfcr.org no A Western Massachusetts lawmaker wants to change the state's health reform law to exempt some small business owners. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports: Mass. Lawmaker Pushes for Small Business Health Mandate Exemption radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1608053.html In South Hadley, Massachusetts, parents, educators and students remain stunned and frustrated three weeks after high school student Phoebe Prince died of an apparent suicide after a series of bullying incidents. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. wfcr Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:01:10 GMT radio@wfcr.org no In South Hadley, Massachusetts, parents, educators and students remain stunned and frustrated three weeks after high school student Phoebe Prince died of an apparent suicide after a series of bullying incidents. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. Bullying Update - South Hadley radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1608043.html A new study on hunger finds that the last year has seen a significant increase in the number of Americans seeking emergency food assistance. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports that the trend is real in Western Massachusetts. wfcr Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:08:50 GMT radio@wfcr.org no A new study on hunger finds that the last year has seen a significant increase in the number of Americans seeking emergency food assistance. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports that the trend is real in Western Massachusetts. More People Need Food Pantries radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1607557.html In the wake of an alleged police beating caught on videotape, Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno has detailed his plans for a new civilian board to review cases of alleged police misconduct. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports. wfcr Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:41:08 GMT radio@wfcr.org no In the wake of an alleged police beating caught on videotape, Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno has detailed his plans for a new civilian board to review cases of alleged police misconduct. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports. New Civilian Police Review Board radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1607545.html No one under the age of eighteen would be allowed to handle a fully automatic firearm, even with a parent's permission, under proposed legislation that would overhaul Massachusetts' gun laws. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. wfcr Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:10:22 GMT radio@wfcr.org no No one under the age of eighteen would be allowed to handle a fully automatic firearm, even with a parent's permission, under proposed legislation that would overhaul Massachusetts' gun laws. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. Proposal to Overhaul MA Gun Laws radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1607540.html Holyoke Medical Center is hoping a new report by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office will bolster its own lawsuit against the state. WFCR's Karen Brown reports. wfcr Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:06:47 GMT radio@wfcr.org no Holyoke Medical Center is hoping a new report by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office will bolster its own lawsuit against the state. WFCR's Karen Brown reports. Holyoke Medical Center and MA Ag's Report radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1607033.html THE City of Holyoke, Massachusetts has honored its first elected official from the Dominican Republic. WFCR's Karen Brown reports. wfcr Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02:28 GMT radio@wfcr.org no THE City of Holyoke, Massachusetts has honored its first elected official from the Dominican Republic. WFCR's Karen Brown reports. First Dominican Elected Official Honored in Holyoke radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1607018.html Officials at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant are reporting more evidence of a radiation leak at the southern Vermont facility, which is located less than 10 miles from the Massachusetts border. And, as WFCR's Fred Bever reports, Western Massachusetts lawmakers are adding their voices to calls to shut the plan down after 2012. wfcr Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:39:39 GMT radio@wfcr.org no Officials at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant are reporting more evidence of a radiation leak at the southern Vermont facility, which is located less than 10 miles from the Massachusetts border. And, as WFCR's Fred Bever reports, Western Massachusetts More Evidence of Radiation Leaking at Yankee radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1607011.html U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Dennis Hightower was in Springfield to discuss local efforts to get what he calls the most complete count of area residents yet for this year's upcoming federal census. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports. wfcr Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:27:24 GMT radio@wfcr.org no U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Dennis Hightower was in Springfield to discuss local efforts to get what he calls the most complete count of area residents yet for this year's upcoming federal census. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports. Local Efforts for Federal Census radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1606996.html Massachusetts officials are making a bid to become the national leader in reducting energy use. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. wfcr Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:19:10 GMT radio@wfcr.org no Massachusetts officials are making a bid to become the national leader in reducting energy use. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. Energy Efficient Massachusetts radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1606466.html After her loss in the contentious race to replace the late Edward Kennedy in the US Senate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is back at work as the state's top prosecutor. Her office has issued a flurry of press releases since the election - about an arrest for income tax evasion, a settlement over alleged event ticket-price fixing, and, as WFCR's Fred Bever reports, a new set of anti-fraud regulations. wfcr Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:34:05 GMT radio@wfcr.org no After her loss in the contentious race to replace the late Edward Kennedy in the US Senate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is back at work as the state's top prosecutor. Her office has issued a flurry of press releases since the New Anti-Fraud Regulations in MA radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1606441.html Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's proposed budget maintains many of the state's health reform programs - with a few notable exceptions. WFCR's Karen Brown reports. wfcr Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:30:04 GMT radio@wfcr.org no Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's proposed budget maintains many of the state's health reform programs - with a few notable exceptions. WFCR's Karen Brown reports. MA Health Reform Programs in 2011 Budget radio@wfcr.org http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news/content/1605659.html A rail corridor that links Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont has received a $160 million federal boost. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. wfcr Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:38:37 GMT radio@wfcr.org no A rail corridor that links Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont has received a $160 million federal boost. WFCR's Fred Bever reports. Stimulus Money for N.E. Rail radio@wfcr.org