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By Arielle Trimm

Jennings Wins 4th Term As Albany Mayor

Albany, NY – Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings won't be having to find a new job anytime soon. Albany voters went to the polls on Tuesday and reelected him for another term in office. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief Arielle Trimm

By Jessica Bloustein

Negiotiations tense with Greenfield teachers

Greenfield, MA – Health insurance coverage for public employees in the Northeast Region has become a major issue in many communities. In Greenfield, Massachusetts, negotiations between the city and its teachers union may be stymied further this week after the city filed legal action against the union and the state labor relations commission.

W-A-M-C's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Carrie Saldo

Incumbents abound

Pittsfield, MA – Following Tuesday's election, Pittsfield Mayor James Ruberto is ready for another two years in office, and as our Berkshire Bureau Chief, Carrie Saldo reports he discussed his willingness to serve the community beyond a second term.

By Jessica Bloustein

Incumbents win big in Western Mass.

Northampton, MA – Election night brought an overwhelming win to most of the incumbents in the Massachusetts Pioneer Valley mayoral races.

W-A-M-C's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Jessica Bloustein

Katrina Relief collection breaks record

Springfield, MA – Hurricane Katrina relief has inspired generosity all over the country. The volume of giving in Western Massachusetts has reached record highs.

W-A-M-C's Pioneer Valley Bureau chief Jessica Bloustein reports.

By Carrie Saldo

The trouble with the flu ... vaccine

Great Barrington, MA – For the second year in a row some regional health care providers are experiencing difficulty obtaining doses of the influenza vaccine.

By Pat Bradley

Owners of Independence Air File for Bankruptcy Protection

By Deborah Runcie

$2.3 Million Arsenic Cleanup

Fishkill, NY – The state Department of Environmental Conservation has come up with a 2.3 million dollar clean-up plan to address arsenic and other pollutants generated at a former wood treatment facility in Dutchess County, New York.

WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has a report on what the clean-up will entail, as well as who will cover the cost of it.

By Carrie Saldo

Funding that builds

Williamstown, MA – In a time when capital improvements to public facilities often take the back burner because of tight budgets, Williams College has found a way to help a local school avoid that problem.

By Deborah Runcie

FEMA Funds Provide Decontamination Trailer

Highland Falls, NY – The Hudson Valley's Orange County has its first haz-mat decontamination trailer, courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security's post-9/11 funding for small-town first responders. The rig is designed to help cope with chemical and radiation leaks from natural disasters...or any possible bioterrism attacks.

WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Deborah Runcie has more.