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Rise In Food Insecurity Projected In Western Massachusetts

Listen to the interview with Andrew Morehouse.    A study projects a sharp increase in the number of people going hungry in western Massachusetts this year as a result of the economic hardships brought about by the pandemic.    In its latest projections, Feeding America, the non-profit network of food banks, estimates that 11 percent of the people who live in the four western Massachusetts counties roughly 100,000 people will struggle with food insecurity this year.    The report said the number of children in western Massachusetts who are food insecure will increase by 30 percent from pre-pandemic levels to roughly 15 percent of the region’s child population.

Town Hall To Promote Coronavirus Vaccinations

Listen to the interview with Helen Caulton-Harris.      In an effort to boost coronavirus vaccination rates in Springfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Domenic Sarno appointed a committee of medical experts and community leaders.      The group, dubbed the “Vax Force,” has developed strategies to promote vaccination as safe and effective and to debunk myths and rumors and counter misinformation.

Connecticut River Advocates Schedule Virtual Events About Hydropower Relicensing

Listen to the interview with Andrea Donlon. Power companies applied in December to renew operating licenses for the Turners Falls Dam and Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage in Massachusetts and the Wilder, Bellows Falls, and Vernon Dams in Vermont and New Hampshire. The question and answer sessions with CRC staff and various experts is an effort to get people to speak up in what is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to influence how the hydropower dams are operated. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Andrea Donlon, the Conservancy’s River Steward in Massachusetts. Tags: 

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