By Jessica Bloustein

Westfield, MA – The Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts has set a date for its summer air show. The biannual tradition, to feature the United States Navy Blue Angels, will be the last before the unit's impending transition from A-10 attack jets to F-15 fighters.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein has details.

By Deborah Runcie

Kingston, NY – The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently paid the City of Kingston almost 14-thousand dollars for services provided by two local firefighters who went to the Gulf Coast to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Red tape and a political side-trip caused a four-day delay before the two Ulster County, New York firefighters could help the survivors.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

Albany, NY – On this week's edition... The story of an unmarried Brooklyn pre-school teacher who was fired when she found out she was pregnant...Is there any difference between those big fashion magazines? ... and Joe Donahue speaks with Maureen Dowd. Air Date: 12/8/05

Albany, NY – Another interesting meeting of WAMC's Science Forum. Host Greg Dahlmann... and the scientists: Helen Ghiradella - biology, Helmut Hirsch - biology/psychology, Ed Stander - geology, Ivar Giaever - physics. Air date: 12/08/05

By Jessica Bloustein

Boston, MA – As of Monday, every hospital emergency room in Massachusetts will dispense Plan B Emergency Contraception to female rape victims. Governor Romney abandoned plans Thursday to exempt Roman Catholic and other privately owned hospitals from the new law passed by the legislature in September. The issue has drawn controversy in Western Massachusetts.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Arielle Trimm

Guilderland, NY –
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer visited two upstate malls today....to warn shoppers of holiday scams. Our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm covered the senior New York Senator's appearance at the Crossgates Mall in Guilderland, just outside Albany..

By Carrie Saldo

Pittsfield, MA – PCB testing results conducted by state and federal agencies at a Pittsfield, Massachusetts Elementary school were released yesterday. WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo has more.

By Deborah Runcie

New Paltz, NY – The State University of New York at New Paltz is working on adding faculty and putting forth a new image in hopes of improving the institution's graduation rate.

WAMC'S Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.

Albany, NY – Kathryn Allen is the Director of Development for Unity House in Troy, NY.

By Deborah Runcie

Fort Edward, NY – New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to hold General Electric accountable for a complete cleanup of the Hudson River. Over a 30 year period ending in the mid 1970's, GE dumped an estimated one-point-three million pounds of PCB's into the river.
WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more...