Montague Reporter Podcast

Mike Jackson pays tribute to Chris Sawyer-Lauçanno, the Poetry Page editor who died on October 3. Then Sarah and Mike discuss the interview Mike did with Caitlin Kelley, the director of Montague Public Libraries (there are 3 of them). The Rent Control Board in Orange approved an increase in lot rental rates, but by less than the amount originally requested by the owners. And a treasure hunt that several Montague Reporter community members participated in ends with someone finding treasure in Wendell State Forest. 

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Mike joins Sarah to talk about updates for ongoing stories in the region: the development of the Kittredge estate in Leverett (and Amherst); the New Leaf battery project in Wendell that was recently withdrawn; and the ongoing process at Falls Farm to get in compliance with environmental regulations.

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True Love Will Find You in the End is a new-ish satire column channelled through the comedians/writers Mo Schweiger and Bella Levavi. This is an interview with them.

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Mike and Sarah discuss the ongoing story of erosion at a farm in Montague and Sunderland, and story updates. And a rent control board run by the town of Orange has been asked to consider the request by Leisure Woods Estate to raise rent on land there by 43%.

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Sarah and Mike discuss a complex story of Falls Farm’s struggle with erosion; Erving’s Union 28 superintendent’s inherited challenge; and Mike’s interview with outgoing Town Administrator Steve Ellis.

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Lots of Montague news in this episode! Montague has gotten funds totaling nearly $10 million to demolish the Strathmore Mill complex that lays between the canal and the Connecticut River. The Montague Selectboard saw a presentation from MassDOT on their plans to replace the bridges in the same vicinity in Turners, and the design phase is expected to last till 2027. Casella Waste Management is taking over trash collection in Montague starting in July.

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Managing Editor Mike Jackson joins podcast host Sarah Brown-Anson in a wide ranging conversation about brick-and-mortar happenings in both Greenfield and Turners Falls. Plus, voters in Erving did not allocate money to demolish the International Paper Mill, so that complex of buildings may be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

Mike joins Sarah on the podcast again to talk about a surprise A1 article about spiky shards in the road on Industrial Boulevard, Montague Selectboard discussions about redevelopment of the former Farren site in Montague City, and the mural project on the side of the Shea Theater.

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Editor Mike joins podcast host Sarah for a discussion about complex budget preparation in the town of Erving. The town of Montague does its best to find a pesky infiltration and inflow ground water leak that is costing the town tens of thousands of dollars in sewage fees. 

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Our perennial and most honored guest Mike joins Sarah to talk about the issues surrounding a potential battery energy storage site in Wendell; plus an inside look into the coverage of the sale of an Avenue A building and two winter fires in the Patch neighborhood. 

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