Montague Reporter Podcast
By Sarah Brown-Anson
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Episodes: 114
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The Montague Reporter Podcast brings you inside the making of this weekly newspaper and the stories we report. The Montague Reporter covers the five villages of Montague, Massachusetts and the surrounding towns of Gill, Erving, Wendell, and Leverett.
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A lesson in history and civics: Panic(s) of the 1890s, special district summit, election rundown
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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The value of a grocery store, a meal, and a library: Food City sale, Summer Eats, library vote wrap-up
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Full of Dilemmas: Montague library debate, Gill budget logistics, FCTS graduation snafu
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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From 1894 to 2026: historical archives and today’s town governance
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May 12, 2026 |
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Municipal functionality within global chaos: changes in town leadership, large public gatherings
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Gloomy Chorus 2: 2 Gloomy 2 Handle
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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A Gloomy Chorus: Funding new tech school and library buildings amidst a challenging financial landscape
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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The Seriousness of Doing Things Well Locally: depression of 1893, dam, pit, ballot glut
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Things that don’t last forever, and stories that feel like they do
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Crabs in a Barrel: local struggles over school districts and solar batteries against the national backdrop of austerity and media suppression
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Back to the Grind: early fall stories of school district regionalizaion and EBT theft reimbursement efforts
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Ice cream and other topics: towns grapple with health insurance increase, Wendell budget & batteries, cop drama
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Summer Catch-up: events calendar highlights, river stories, and new battery
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Late Spring Sampler Platter: Pizza! Turnovers! Asparagus! and much more!
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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EBT Theft; Annual Town Meetings; AmeriCorps Cuts
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May 21, 2025 |
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Trees, Trees, Trees; WQCs; and a totally non-sensational non sequitur about the Montague PD
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Updates and uncertainties, Big Picture interview, and Sarah is back
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Collapses and Trainwrecks: GMRSD budget deficit, local impact of federal funding precarity, Strathmore snag and more
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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GMRSD drama, downtown dreams, and day trips
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Community health care comes to Montague, Kittredge estate housing non-proposals, and Sarah's big news!
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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An original MR investigation, MCSM becomes Heartwing Center, updates on Leisure Woods
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Maggie Sadoway on the joys and challenges of being Editorial Assistant
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Updates on Montague libraries, Orange rent control board decision, and treasure hunt in Wendell
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Stories that straddle town lines
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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The comedians behind the MR satire column, True Love Will Find You in the End
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Orange rent control board mulls proposal, farm erosion continues
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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New farm struggles to hold dirt; Erving updates, exit interview with Steve Ellis
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Go Time: Strathmore Mill demo funds, bridge plans discussed, new trash collector
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Storefront and building changes in Franklin County, Erving paper mill stays standing for now
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May 21, 2024 |
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Spilled steel shards shred tires, Montague selectboard plans slow and fast projects
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Erving’s budget puzzle, Montague DPW tries to find expensive infiltration and inflow
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Wendell battery regs; Avenue A building; two house fires in the Patch
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Sarah Robertson on her award-winning environmental reporting
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Budget season begins with local loss of housing funds, school money shortfall
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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New school regionalization recommended, too many deer at TF airport
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Farren reuse possibilities, Erving housing project, school district merger talks continue
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Garth Shaneyfelt on managing the business of the MR
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Contract approved for Gill-Montague teachers, Erving voters strike down spending, Mike stays up all night to make the paper
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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School committee vacancies filled, new Falls Fest in the Falls, lightning round news
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Trouble Mandeson on local food and her column Notes from the Heartfelt Cafe
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Zoning change proposals spark discussion, teachers begin school year without contract
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Max Hartshorne on his column, Travel With Max
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Health center location bought, trash pickup provider to change, Avenue A businesses
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Work-to-rule in schools, little fruit buds destroyed by freeze
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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East Spoke stays open for now, Montague searches for better trash collection
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May 30, 2023 |
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Facing Endings: Mike and Nina Discuss Last Month's Death Theme Issue
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Ian Hamilton on GCTV's film contest
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Three topics related to FirstLight Power: dam pistons, school budgeting, relicensing negotiations
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Sarah Robertson on juicy stories and reporting scoops
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Erving takes the next step with paper mill, combined sewer overflow analysis
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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An inside look at the Montague Reporter subscription drive
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Saying goodbye to town buildings and welcoming grant money; why fuel assistance is so slow
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Building and infrastructure news and the return of turkey day football
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Update on Farren building, Montague Center roof repairs, and other A1 favorites
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Nathan Frontiero on being a stringer for the Montague Reporter
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Two stories from Leverett and the Franklin County Fair
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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David Brule on his West Along the River column and Board service
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Residents' crime complaints, long-form music writing in the paper
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Future of Strathmore complex, school committee openings, and Mike's perspective on 'being bad'
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Town of Montague Bridge roundup, About-Face Computer to close on July 1
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Town meeting season at the Montague Reporter
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May 25, 2022 |
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Stephanie Baird on the Sex Matters column
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May 20, 2022 |
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Movie filming, dam oil leak, special photo section
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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The Science Page and science communication in the Montague Reporter
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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50th episode of the Montague Reporter Podcast!
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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A deeper dive into the Montague police log
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Bonus episode: Stomping and its Discontents
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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A not-quite-comprehensive review of hydroelectricity in Franklin County
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Celebrating the Children's Page in the Montague Reporter
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Four possible futures for Montague highway garage; Pandemic strains institutions
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Bonus episode: The Montague Reporter redaction project
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Beginning of Montague budget season, possible dingle land transfer, amusing non sequiturs
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Sarah Robertson on PFAS in drinking water
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Spotlight on Montague City: Farren Care Center update and other neighborhood news
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Solar editorial, Buckland police chief story
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Leverett Pond; housing and evictions update with Sarah Robertson
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Volunteer ask, Candidates for Selectboard, and Montague “cop stuff”
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Joshua Shanley on the Connecticut River Flood of 1936
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Prominent Avenue A building sold, federal money funds local projects
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Trish Crapo on Art Beat column and creativity
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Big picture A1 news: redistricting and police advisory group feedback
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May 26, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: transparency in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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May 13, 2021 |
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Is dual-use solar coming to Western Mass? Is artificial intelligence the future of the Montague Reporter?
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May 04, 2021 |
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Late March highlights from A1 and beyond
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: deep dive into Connecticut River ecology and FirstLight relicensing process
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: catching up with Joe Parzych on local history and photojournalism
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Montague town buildings and schools set to reopen, coverage of pandemic housing crisis continues
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Valley Eye Radio brings Montague Reporter content to the valley
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Leverett Co-op, Vaccine Supply, PPP small business funding
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Sarah Robertson and Mike Jackson on evictions and housing, FirstLight relicensing
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Coronavirus numbers up in Franklin County, FirstLight relicensing moves forward, PPP program brings $93 million to county
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Introducing the Montague Reporter wrapping paper edition!
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Evictions in Franklin County, Montague marijuana Mecca, and environmental concerns for First Light relicensing
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: What is remote learning like for high school students?
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Farren Care Center closure proposal draws more scrutiny, election season arrives during pandemic
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Erving approves funding for sludge-drying system, candidates debate in second Franklin race, Montague voting season updates
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Remote learning begins, Farren Care hearing draws criticism of closure
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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End of the summer: Gill-Montague schools to begin with at-home learning, Farren announces it will close
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Bonus episode: Joe Parzych on photojournalism as a freelance contributor to the Montague Reporter
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Bonus episode: A look into the Montague Reporter archives with Jeff Singleton
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Printing press ends its run, Montague Police Advisory groups, Wendell pot moratorium
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Black Lives Matter protests in Franklin County, ACLU report on racial disparities in marijuana arrests
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Towns change venues for annual meeting, Mr. Bush brings "another story" to the newspaper, local businesses negotiate for rent relief
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May 19, 2020 |
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Local institutions try to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, schools cancel April vacation, Montague Reporter goes back to print
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Bonus episode: Jeff Singleton on his Montague beat and the history of the Montague Reporter
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Bonus episode: guest editors Julian Mayo and Izzy Vachula-Curtis reflect on special edition of Montague Reporter
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Bonus episode: Samantha Wood on Greenfield responses to coronavirus and the importance of journalism during the public health crisis
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Towns and Montague Reporter respond to Coronavirus pandemic
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Montague's new comfort dog; pay raises in Erving; return of editorial
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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Bonus episode: Izzy Vachula-Curtis on the Authors' Corner column
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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Bonus episode - audio postcard from Gill
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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February: Wendell solar development, Leverett Village Co-op, bridge rehab plans
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Bonus episode: Nina Rossi discusses investigative series on the lottery
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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January: towns' recycling woes; memorial article; co-op meetings
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Jan 20, 2020 |