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The Short List: Campaign Fines, College Rankings, Casino Predictions

New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier
Published September 15, 2017 at 5:37 PM EDT
In May of 2015, about 5,500 students graduated from UMass Amherst during ceremonies at McGuirk Stadium on campus. This is Elizabeth Thomas of Medfield, Mass.
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In May of 2015, about 5,500 students graduated from UMass Amherst during ceremonies at McGuirk Stadium on campus. This is Elizabeth Thomas of Medfield, Mass.

Our of journalists looks at the big stories in the news. 

What made The Short List this week?

  • A group financing last year's failed charter school expansion question in Massachusetts has agreed to a $400,000 fine from the state's office of campaign finance.  Boston Globe
  • Local schools held steady in the latest US News and World Report college rankings.  NEPR
  • This time next year, MGM Springfield's casino is scheduled to open for business. 
  • Springfield community activist Jafet Robles was found dead this week in Chicopee. NEPR, WMASSPI

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Adam Frenier
Adam ed NEPM as a freelance reporter and fill-in operations assistant during the summer of 2011. For more than 15 years, Adam has had a number stops throughout his broadcast career, including as a news reporter and anchor, sports host and play-by-play announcer as well as a producer and technician.
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