The event tonight at Forbes at 6:30. Smith Coll English Prof Michael Gorra on his new book “The Storytellers: Reading the Masterpieces of Nineteenth-Century Short Fiction” such as Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. How and why short stories came to be and why their ghosts still haunt us.

The Ballot Questions. Sen Jo Comerford shares her perspective on these critical questions that we are about to vote on.

Big Projects. Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra tells us about the road safety construction project in front of the high school and the new NHS geothermal project. The Mayor also discusses the FACT (Fiscal Assessment Community Task) Force , the potential override, and also, Picture Main Street.