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The years-long project to replace the Sagamore Bridge has cleared a major hurdle with the release of the request for proposals by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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Groups that use social engagement, movement, and music to provide community and connection for those with memory loss. -
A childhood of six houses in four states left one writer craving the continuity other kids took for granted. Only after retiring to Dennis Port did he see that the Cape summers of his youth had been his home all along. -
The Cape and Islands were spared widespread power outages but still got pounded with rain and wind. -
In New Bedford alone, at least 40 people have been detained. -
The Garden Lady starts the program with information about Christmas and Thanksgiving Cactus, and bringing Amaryllis back indoors. She talks with lilac expert Jack Alexander about a leaf fungus on lilacs, and takes listeners' calls about getting a Poinsettia to color up again, moving peonies, growing garlic in buckets, rooting annual cuttings and more.
The Point
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Groups that use social engagement, movement, and music to provide community and connection for those with memory loss. -
Jennette Barnes/CAIA rundown of the week's headlines with our region's leading journalists. -
S JunkerHow our approach to protecting water quality has evolved over the past 50 years, and what steps we’ll need to take in the future as we balance the needs of housing and development with a healthy ecosystem. -
Elsa PartanWe speak with incumbent Democrat Dylan Fernandes and his Republican challenger Kari MacRae.
NPR Stories
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Jill Kaufman/NEPMIt struck several people in downtown Turners Falls that when their businesses last week were defaced with graffiti — it seemed targeted, but misplaced. In this western Massachusetts village in the town of Montague, the numerous messages were connected to the violence in Gaza, to children dying, and notably to the eating of brunch. -
Solar microgrids are helping Western North Carolina to prepare for disasters like hurricane Helene, which devastated the region two years ago.
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Republican congressional candidate Anthony DiLorenzo is a Seacoast automotive executive who is running on his business acumen. But his campaign disclosures appear to underplay his financial assets. -
The lawsuit by a former Cornell University student, alleging she was raped in 2024 by seven male students, has renewed long-standing concerns about how colleges deal with sexual assault. -
NPR's Juana Summers talks with author Deesha Philyaw about her debut novel, "The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman."
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