Josh Landes
Berkshire Bureau ChiefJosh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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The head of Berkshire County’s Regional Planning Commission is preparing to step down after almost 30 years with the organization. -
A long-awaited dam removal project in Mount Washington, Massachusetts, finally began in earnest this week. WAMC was there and reports on how demolishing a dam can breathe new life into ecosystems thousands of miles away. -
Berkshire County’s regionwide planning body has released its annual report on the rural, westernmost section of Massachusetts. -
An interview with Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin. -
An interview with Democratic Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell. -
As Massachusetts considers new high stakes standardized testing models, educators in Berkshire County are split on the implications. -
Massachusetts is bracing for a number of federal programs to stop abruptly once the ongoing government shutdown stretches into November. -
The Massachusetts House has passed a new bill bolstering oversight of children in the care of the state, as well as increasing the authority of the Office of the Child Advocate. -
A federally funded Pittsfield, Massachusetts, sexual and reproductive health clinic aimed at supporting the underserved has relocated to a new headquarters in the heart of the city. WAMC took a tour of the facility and has this report. -
Public health officials in Massachusetts are encouraging commonwealth residents to get their flu and COVID shots as respiratory disease season gets underway.
