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New England has some of the highest electricity prices in the country. But this past winter, 140,000 households in Massachusetts got a break on their bills because they have a heat pump.
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Amy Vince is joined by horticulturist and entomologist Roberta Clark to talk all things garden. -
Nantucket writer and historian Mary Bergman talks about the sounds of wildlife reemerging signaling the return of spring. -
Across New England, farmers are finding that switching to renewable energy isn’t just a nice thing to have, it’s becoming a necessary part of their economic survival. -
These small panels can be plugged into a regular wall outlet, and when paired with a battery, they generate enough electricity to keep a refrigerator running through a power outage. -
It's a spring planting extravaganza as The Garden Lady talks with Katie Rotella, of Ball Horticultural, about four top performing plants for 2026.
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Jennette Barnes/CAIThe week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists. -
In 1991, a contentious lawsuit forces the government to step in, setting Carlos Rafael and the regulators on a collision course. -
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Ospreys and piping plovers are back and starting to nest.
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Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APVirginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state. -
Jacquelyn Martin/APThe Justice Department alleges that the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups.
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The historic Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race started in 1967 and is Maine’s largest canoe race. -
These matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter, Arwen, without violence. -
President Trump announced that he's extending the ceasefire with Iran, just one day before it was set to expire. He said he's waiting for Iran's leaders to come up with a proposal to end the war.
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