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For nearly a year, teachers in Holyoke, Massachusetts, have been without a contract.Throughout that time, negotiations between their union and district leadership have been start and stop, with the plot seemingly thickening last week amid rumors of a strike.

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Kayla Sacco and Madeleine Reynolds
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Kelley Drahushuk of Spotty Dog Books and Ale joins us to talk about how we can turn personal memories into watercolor landscapes. Earlier we provided three audience members with art supplies to show off their talents.We will talk to them as we discuss good art supplies and all the possibilities that await us in creating art. We will discuss how you can create a watercolor painting based on your own interpretation of the landscape and how we can blend artmaking with reflection, places, people, and moments into expressive works on paper.

The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Denise Young
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New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany.
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Kena Betancur
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New Jersey State Police say a United Airlines passenger jet struck a light pole and damaged a truck as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday.