The latest plans for the new Bourne and Sagamore bridges were on view Monday at an open house in Bourne hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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The town’s fire district on Wednesday night unanimously approved spending $1.2 million to design a fire station big enough to accommodate population growth over the next 50 years.
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This week, the joys of keeping indoor-outdoor food plants.
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When did your “spring is finally here” birds arrive? At my house, spring came Monday, April 29.
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A new front has opened in the Massachusetts National Guard’s years-long effort to build a controversial machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod. Newly disclosed emails reveal the Guard is leveling accusations against the Environmental Protection Agency, and trying to cut the EPA out of the process.
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1st Barnstable District State Representative Christopher Flanagan, D-Dennis, says a violation of campaign finance law was his responsibility and he has apologized to the people he represents at the Statehouse.
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Mental health experts discuss cognitive processes.
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While Donald Trump has never won Minnesota, this year his campaign thinks he may have a chance. State Democratic leaders are also viewing the state as competitive and not taking it for granted.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the origins of baobab trees, lizard-inspired construction, and why outside play is beneficial for kids' eyesight.
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Four nonprofits joined a federal lawsuit to protect people in Texas prisons from the heat. It's one of several attempts over the years to address this issue, but efforts haven't gotten much traction.
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Food insecurity in Connecticut is growing, alarming advocates and lawmakers following the release of a new nationwide report this week that says nearly half a million state residents didn't have enough food to eat in 2022.
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Forecasters say most of the U.S. is set to have a hotter summer, and 2024 will be one of the five hottest years ever recorded. Meanwhile, hot water in the Atlantic means more fuel for hurricanes.