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The new head of the Mass. AAPI commission on @WAMCNews: "There are some AAPI ethnic communities that are more disadvantaged and struggling economically that are obscured by the other AAPI communities that are actually doing better economically." wamc.org/news/2026-10-14/new…
Berkshire County mental health & addiction support services are sounding the alarm on a major gap in crisis care for children: "We have to figure out how to get our kids out of the emergency room and keep them in the community.”
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My latest Western Massachusetts reporting for @WAMCNews:
Miss Hall's School graduate explains decision to drop alleged rapist from civil suit as investigation into sexual abuse scandal continues at the Pittsfield private all-girls boarding school. wamc.org/news/2026-10-08/mis… – at Pittsfield, MA
The ongoing "worst fans" battle between the Yankees and Braves continues to rage in 2026 – at Pittsfield, MA
Josh Landes retweeted
The Jets tweeted Sunday that Braelon Allen had run 4 straight plays for 26 yards. We asked Mike Francesa about it.
Here was Mike's response:
The great @OteilBurbridge & LaMP at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs! Folks, do not miss this tour. Unreal stuff. – at Saratoga Springs, NY
Covering the ongoing return of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican people to Western Mass is some of the most meaningful work I've ever done for @WAMCNews. Last weekend's triumphant powwow saw hundreds travel 1000+ miles from Wisconsin to Lenox to celebrate. wamc.org/news/2026-10-06/the… – at Pittsfield, MA
While beating the Western Massachusetts streets for @WAMCNews I stumbled over a biweekly mahjong game in a Berkshire County hill town general store. I spoke with the players to find out what's on their minds during another chaotic American election season. wamc.org/news/2026-10-01/ber… – at Pittsfield, MA
"If you show up, watch the trees when the drums are singing. The trees will move with the beat of the drum, and the reason they do that is native people have the same DNA as Turtle Island.” @WAMCNews wamc.org/news/2026-09-30/len… – at Pittsfield, MA
Josh Landes retweeted
Scherzer and Verlander retiring the same week is the baseball version of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson dying on July 4th for guys my age.
Next month, Dead & Co/The Allman Bros Band bassist @OteilBurbridge is joining up with LaMP for a run of northeast shows to benefit @makeawish_neny. We talked about how it's all about the kids, and how his time on the bus with Dead music is eternal. wamc.org/news/2026-09-22/ote… – at Pittsfield, MA
I'm monitoring debate over Question 7 on the Massachusetts ballot- an effort to effectively end local zoning control that's overwhelmingly backed by the real estate industry and now Governor Maura Healey. Here's what opponents have to say @WAMCNews #mapoli wamc.org/news/2026-09-23/as-… – at Pittsfield, MA
