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Longmeadow-Raised Author's Book Earns NHPR Spotlight
A Longmeadow-raised author's new book about a false missile alert earned a regional radio spotlight this week. New Hampshire Public Radio profiled author Vincent Yu, who grew up in Longmeadow, in a July 21 feature headlined "Vincent Yu's 'Seek Immediate Shelter': How a false missile ale…
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A Longmeadow-raised author's new book examining a false missile alert's fallout on a western Massachusetts community drew a July 21 spotlight from New Hampshire Public Radio, marking the most prominent outside mention of the town in this cycle.
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"Vincent Yu's 'Seek Immediate Shelter': How a false missile alert unmasks a WMass community", New Hampshire Public Radio profiled Longmeadow-raised author Vincent Yu on July 21, examining how a false missile alert exposed underlying tensions in a western Massachusetts community, according to NHPR. (read it at https://www.nhpr.org/2026-07-21/vincent-yus-seek-immediate-shelter-how-a-false-missile-alert-unmasks-a-wmass-community)
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