Salem Reporter has teamed up with What’s Happening Salem for a regular “Coffee Break” podcast.

Managing Editor and host Jacob Espinoza talk about Salem’s top news of the week in about 10 minutes.

Here’s the Oct. 29 episode, covering:

The impending loss of federal food benefits for tens of thousands of local families, and what people can do to help keep Salem fed

Local Dia de Muertos events

Salem real estate investors pulling the plug on a planned JC Penney building purchase and renovation

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