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By Deborah Runcie

Hyde Park, NY – Another set of Four Freedoms Awards has been handed out in Hyde Park, New York, birthplace of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie covered the event on Saturday...

By Jessica Bloustein

Springfield, MA – The Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed new legislation last week that will step up the fight against gang violence. But in Springfield and Holyoke--two cities plagued by gang-related crime--there are mixed reactions.

W-A-M-C's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – The Greater Capital Association of Realtors released statistics today showing that the residential real estate market in New York's Capital Region continues to perform near record levels. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

By Carrie Saldo

Boston, MA – An inspection report on 186 high-hazard dams in Massachusetts is expected to be released today. As our Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo reports the inspection of more than 30 dams in the county was completed on schedule.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – Some remote stretches of the Adirondack Northway are well known for their lack of cell phone service. Those same areas have had inactive emergency call boxes for years. Three North Country lawmakers say they have a proposal that could solve both the lack of cell coverage and re-activate some of the emergency phones along the highway.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – The New York State Department of Transportation announced on Friday that the Interstate 787 northbound ramp into the Empire State Plaza in the City of Albany will reopen in Mid November. The ramp had been closed to traffic since July 27th, when the ramp shifted, resulting in a 19-inch vertal gap in the roadway. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm

By Jessica Bloustein

Holyoke, MA – The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority ran its first diesel-electric hybrid bus this week on the Holyoke to Springfield line. Adding it to the P-V-T-A'S one hundred eighty-five bus fleet may change everything about the region's transit system.

W-A-M-C's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Carrie Saldo

Sheffield, MA – The first regional school district in Massachusetts is celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend. Its events are open to past, present, and future students.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Danger on the Internet was the theme during the first New York State Cyber Security Awareness Conference held Thursday in Albany. Our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm has a report:

By Deborah Runcie

Goshen, NY – More than half of the sirens tested in Orange County by the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant failed. That has alarmed a key local lawmaker.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.