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Tonight at 7pm on #CPonWGBY, Ray Hershel explores the challenges that local newspapers face today—and how they are surviving—with Reminder Publication’s G. Michael Dobbs and @BerkshireEagle's Fred Rutberg & Kevin Moran. → 💻 Watch a livestream at https://wgby.org/cplive

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When the pandemic hit, Craig Bero knew he had to help. See how Bero’s @Pleasant_Main Café is helping the small community of Housatonic, Mass. weather the ups and downs of the pandemic tonight at 7pm on #CPonWGBY. →💻 livestream http://wgby.org/cplive

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What went wrong at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home? Former Superintendent Paul Barabani talks about his tenure at the home and the deadly COVD-19 outbreak at the facility on #CPonWGBY. https://connectingpoint.wgby.org/former-holyoke-soldiers-home-head-speaks-out/

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John Berkowitz and Dr. Douglas Barnshaw joined #CPonWGBY to explain why they support the Mass. Death with Dignity bill, which would allow terminally ill patients to end their life with the help of medication prescribed by a physician. https://connectingpoint.wgby.org/death-with-dignity-bill-supporters-john-berkowitz-dr-douglas-barnshaw/

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Paul Barabani served as the Superintendent at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home from 2011-2016. He speaks about the #COVID19 outbreak at the facility and his current advocacy work with the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Coalition tonight at 7pm on #CPonWGBY. →💻 https://wgby.org/cplive

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