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Mike and Sarah discuss the Montague Reporter’s coverage of evictions in Franklin County, the town of Montague’s burgeoning marijuana industry, and the Puritan tiger beetle’s role in First Light’s relicensing process.

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Hear directly from two local high school students, Sofia Holden and Izzy Vachula-Curtis, about what remote learning is like, what they like and dislike about it, and what some of the challenges of the pandemic have meant for their lives.

Check out Izzy Vachula-Curtis’s article in the Montague Reporter, October 15: “The At-Home Classroom: In Our Own Words” at https://montaguereporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/October-15-2020.pdf

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Managing Editor Mike Jackson and podcast host Sarah discuss updates on the Farren Care Center closure process, election season, and unpaid work that parents are doing during remote learning.

Boston Globe article: “Nursing home of last resort on the verge of being closed” by Brian MacQuarrie and Laura Crimaldi: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/19/metro/nursing-home-last-resort-verge-being-closed/

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What are the challenges you face? How are you coping with them? Do you have any suggestions about ways we could help each other out?

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Host Sarah Brown-Anson discusses recent news with Managing Editor Mike Jackson: Erving residents approved borrowing up to $17.9 million for a sludge-drying system at a recent town meeting. Current State Representative Susannah Whipps and Will LaRose, candidates for 2nd Franklin state rep seat, debated in a virtual forum. Plus a voting season update for the town of Montague and the inside story of how the Montague Reporter was published against the odds after Wednesday night’s storm.

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Managing Editor Mike Jackson and Sarah discuss the beginning of remote learning in the Gill-Montague school district. A hearing on potential closure of the Farren Care Center in Montague draws criticism from local politicians and others. Plus: coverage of the race for State Representative in the Second Franklin district, the push for safety barriers at French King Bridge on Route 2, and reminders of lighter topics in the paper this week.

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Sarah and Mike discuss what’s new at the Montague Reporter, then dive into the news: Gill-Montague schools are starting with remote learning for at least the first two weeks of classes, and Farren Care Center in Montague City announces it will close. Plus, columnist Izzy Vachula-Curtis finally gets to interview author Brandon Mull.

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Find Jeff’s article on Page 1 of the Montague Reporter from May 22, 2014: https://montaguereporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/May22-2014.pdf

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The Montague Reporter is no longer being printed at the Gazette in Northampton ~ what does this mean for the future of the paper? And how does this tie in with regional trends in the news business? 

The town of Montague is set to form two police advisory groups. What are these groups and what are their goals?

Town meeting voters in Wendell approved one-year moratorium after proposal from Apple Guy Flowers, LLC to grown 25-50 marijuana plants on West Street. What is the context for this story?

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