by: Henry Epp

A soldier from Dalton, Massachusetts died this week in Afghanistan. Army Specialist Mitchell Daehling was a 2006 graduate of Wahconah Regional High School...

Amendments to a Mass Senate committee's budget proposal for FY '14 were due Friday afternoon. Some senators are pushing for better funding of UMass

A study on gambling's societal impact, an urban poet in Lenox and the late Randolph Bromery at StoryCorps...

Aptowicz at the Clampitt house
(photo: Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz)

The poet Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz is not shy about making a loud noise in a quiet space. That's what she is doing right now in Lenox, Massachusetts, where she's turning a secluded writing retreat into a hotbed for slam poetry. 

The Mass Water Resources Authority says there is no evidence of water quality issues at the Quabbin after 7 were caught allegedly trespassing early Tuesday

A Mass state Senate committee's budget proposal for the next fiscal year delivers another blow to the Governor's more ambitious plan for new spending.

Classical Music Blog

Inveterate observer of the cultural scene that I am, I have noticed while gazing down from my lofty perch that these are not the most romantic of...

Jazz Blog

While Tom Reney is away, NEPR's resident big band maven  Peter Sokolowski offers this apprection of one of the giants of the genre.  —JM....

Morning Edition Extra

A study on gambling's societal impact, an urban poet in Lenox and the late Randolph Bromery at StoryCorps 

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