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.
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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.
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The Cape and Islands were spared widespread power outages but still got pounded with rain and wind.
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In New Bedford alone, at least 40 people have been detained.
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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.
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A rundown of the week's headlines with our region's leading journalists.
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How 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.
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We speak with incumbent Democrat Dylan Fernandes and his Republican challenger Kari MacRae.
NPR Stories
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President Trump met with top tech leaders Tuesday as he rolled out an AI-driven website, America.gov, to help citizens navigate government services.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with AI policy expert Aalok Mehta about President Trump's AI Summit with tech industry leaders.
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Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended two criminal indictments against President Trump on Capitol Hill.
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Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.
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Disabled kids make up the largest group in foster care. They have the worst outcomes. They stay in foster care longest. They're the most likely to die.