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Report: Massachusetts Motorists Vulnerable To Exorbitant Towing Charges

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill
Published May 5, 2021 at 10:49 AM EDT
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    A study by a consumer watchdog concludes that Massachusetts motorists are vulnerable to predatory tow truck drivers.

    The report from MassPIRG  identifies how Massachusetts should improve its laws to better protect people against exorbitant towing charges.

    WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Deirdre Cummings, legislative director for MassPIRG.
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The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.
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