Montague Reporter Podcast

Josh’s website: http://www.newenglandfloods.org/ You can learn more about “Connecticut River Valley Flood of 1936” and purchase it here: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467145770 Read a longer form of this conversation in this week's Montague Reporter newspaper: https://montaguereporter.org/  Reach out to us at podcast@montaguereporter.org Subscribe to the paper: https://montagu...

Sarah and Mike discuss changes to the St Katz building on Avenue A, as well as what local towns plan to do with the federal funds becoming available through the American Rescue Plan Act. Contact us at podcast@montaguereporter.org or 413-586-8666. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!

Don’t miss Trish Crapo’s last Art Beat column in the Montague Reporter June 17, 2021 edition out this week! Jack Nelson: It's in the Brush: https://montaguereporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/May-2-2019.pdf Remembering Hallmark: https://montaguereporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/January-7-2021.pdf Trish’s website: http://www.trishcrapo.com/Telling_Stories_with_Light/Welcome.html

Sarah and Mike discuss the news from late May. Mike also talks about an unexpected story that he published online. Reach out to the podcast: podcast@montaguereporter.org Thanks for listening! Tell a friend!

In this episode we take a deep dive into Massachusetts state politics. I discuss with two local residents, Alex Davidson Carroll and Matt Barron, proposals to increase public access and transparency of the goings-on in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Link to the Letter to the Editor in the January 28, 2021 edition:  https://montaguereporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/January-28-202...

Mike and Sarah discuss a proposed project in Northfield to allow dual-use solar on a farm. The discussion also turns to Mike’s experiences reporting long-form interviews, and the current (good!) state of the newspaper. Plus - speculations on the role of artificial intelligence at the paper. Mike is taking applications for apprentices! You heard it here first. Contact him at editor@montaguereporter...

Join Sarah, Reporter Sarah Robertson, and Managing Editor Mike Jackson in a discussion of the newspaper’s recent reporting on goings-on in Montague and surrounding towns, as well as Sarah Robertson’s reporting on housing and the environment. If you like the podcast, please leave us a review and subscribe. Comments, questions, or suggestions? Reach out to us at  podcast@montaguereporter.org March 2...

Join us for a deep dive into Sarah Robertson's (and the Montague Reporter's) reporting on the FirstLight Power relicensing process for power production on the Connecticut River. Scientists Ken Sprankel (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with the CT River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office) and Rodger Gwiazdowski (Department of Environmental Conservation, UMass, Amherst) join us for a discu...

Please feel free to reach out to Joe Parzych via email at Joerparzych@gmail.com . His website is https://www.facebook.com/Jrparzych/ . Link to the Faces and Places feature: https://montaguereporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/September-24-2020.pdf (Page A8). Reach out to the podcast at podcast@montaguereporter.org Subscribe or donate to the paper! https://montaguereporter.org/subscribe/

The Montague selectboard met to discuss reopening town buildings after fewer new COVID cases were reported. The selectboard also convinced Eversource to remove more redundant polls in town. Gill-Montague schools are set to reopen in a hybrid model starting February 22. The Montague Reporter continues to cover evictions and the housing crisis in the area. Plus - entertaining tidbits and non sequitu...

Learn more about Valley Eye Radio on their website: https://valleyeyeradio.org/ and listen live here: https://valleyeyeradio.org/listen-live.html Contact the Montague Reporter podcast: podcast@montaguereporter.org or 413-863-8666 Subscribe to the Montague Reporter: https://montaguereporter.org/subscribe/

Leveret Village Coop has their annual meeting coming up after a year in which it came back from the brink of closure. Vaccinations are taking place in Franklin County, but the availability of future supply of vaccine doses is unclear. The second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding is now available and the Montague Reporter is following the infusion of federal funds into the local economy....

Join host Sarah Brown-Anson, Reporter Sarah Robertson and MR Managing Editor Mike Jackson for a conversation about ongoing coverage of evictions and housing insecurity in Franklin County, and the relicensing of FirstLight’s operations along the Connecticut River. Thank you to everyone who has helped us on our first year as a podcast! Like longer episodes? Like shorter episodes? Want us to talk abo...

Data point to COVID-19 cases being more widespread than ever in Franklin County. FirstLight Power’s quest to renew their license takes a step forward. Plus Mike explains his reporting and editorial on the Paycheck Protection Program’s impact on our county and its economy. Preregister for free COVID testing: tinyurl.com/y6etuajc Tests will be available, on demand and at no cost, on the Greenfield C...

Learn more about the special wrapping paper edition -- AVAILABLE NOW! -- from three of the people behind the project, Charlotte Kohlmann, Annie Levine, and Nina Rossi. Order your copies of the special wrapping paper edition here: https://montaguereporter.org/montague-reporter-special-wrapping-paper-edition/ Or you can pick up a copy at a local retailer. Donate: https://montaguereporter.org/donate/...

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. Reach out: podcast@montaguereporter.org Subscribe to the newspaper: montaguereporter.org/subscribe

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. Contact us: podcast@montaguereporter.org or 413-863-8666 Subscribe...

Check out Joe’s photos on his website: https://www.facebook.com/Jrparzych/ Let us know what you think about the podcast! Email podcast@montaguereporter.org or call 413-863-8666 Please rate and review the podcast, it helps us get more listeners.  Subscribe to the Montague Reporter: https://montaguereporter.org/subscribe/

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 Subscribe to the Montague Reporter: https://montaguereporter.org/subscribe/ Email us! podcast@montaguereporter.org

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...

Mike and Sarah discuss the Montague Reporter's coverage of Black Lives Matters protests in Franklin County, and a recent ACLU report that found huge racial disparities in arrest rates for marijuana possession in the county. Link to Montague Community Television video of Black Lives Matter protest in Greenfield: https://vimeo.com/427189796 Contact us! 413-863-8666 or podcast@montaguereporter.or...