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By Allison Dunne

New Paltz, NY – The first conference to come out of the Disaster Mental Health Institute at SUNY New Paltz takes place Friday. The Institute began in the fall of 2004, and its director was one of the first mental health professionals to offer support in New York City following the September Eleventh terror attacks. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne reports.

By Eesha Williams

Northampton, MA – Like New York and Vermont, western Massachusetts is experiencing a building boom. Two leading environmental groups say Governor Mitt Romney has done less than previous governors to make sure farmland is protected from development. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Eesha Williams reports.

Boston, MA – Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly is expected to propose new rules today to crack down on lavish salaries and benefits for heads of charitable organizations.
WAMC's Berkshire Bureu Chief John Krol has the story....

Boston, MA – A bill promoting stem cell research in Massachusetts passed by a veto-proof margin in the statehouse today -- as lawmakers say a system of oversight will assure that ethical standards are maintained for the controversial research. WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief John Krol has the story...

By WAMC

Albany, NY – WAMC's Alan Chartock continues his discussion with Bethlehem Town Supervisor Teresa Egan. They get into what type of planning goes into being the supervisor and weigh the differences between rural and urban areas.

By John Krol

Rowe, MA – While officials at Yankee Nuclear facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut push ahead with the process of de-commissioning -- the question of what to do with highly-radioactive spent fuel remains.
WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief John Krol has the story...

By Alan Chartock

Albany, NY – Alan Chartock speaks with Supervisor Teresa Egan from the Town of Bethlehem, NY. She describes what exactly a supervisor is, and the worst part of the job.

By Allison Dunne

New Paltz, NY – Student government leaders from SUNY New Paltz, along with village officials, will hold a rally later today to call for an end to part of the school's student drug policy. They say the policy's mandatory expulsions go too far. Yet SUNY New Paltz administration officials say they have no intention of changing the rules. More from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne.

By John Krol

North Adams, MA – Despite 700-million dollars coming into the state of Massachusetts in tobacco settlement money and tobacco taxes, money for tobacco control programs in the state has been cut by 90 percent in the last five years. Advocates say it is leading to more young people picking up the habit.
WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief John Krol has the story.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – Vermont Governor James Douglas is defending his appointments to the Vermont Human Rights Commission. Douglas has come in for criticism because he declined to re-appoint the only black member of the five-member commission, replacing him with a white woman. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.