New England Public Radio News

06/11/2013
Fred Bever

Hundreds of people turned out for a statehouse hearing today to testify on proposals to raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts.

06/10/2013
Leanna First-Arai

This summer, Holyoke's Office of Planning and Economic Development wants to get a handle on the size of the city's creative sector.

06/10/2013
Karen Brown

A few hundred Northampton residents attended a community concert Sunday to highlight the arts in public education.

06/10/2013
Kari Njiiri

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today [Monday] announced the creation of a home ownership compact with private lenders.

06/10/2013
Jill Kaufman

Switching from a rear foot run to a front foot run has been the trend over the last few years. That's among runners hoping to save energy and see faster race times.

06/05/2013
Henry Epp

The sole online-only public school in Massachusetts, based in Greenfield, is moving forward with a plan to convert to a charter-like, independent structure later this summer.

06/07/2013

Today on Morning Edition Extra: A sneak preview of a new documentary from New England Public Radio News about the Morrill Act passed in 1863, just after the Civi

06/06/2013
Henry Epp

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced a 95 million dollar grant for life sciences at the flagship Amherst campus Thursday.

06/06/2013
Karen Brown

A throng of fans lined a side-street of Northampton, Massachusetts to catch a glimpse of local singer Michelle Chamuel, who's just made it into the finals of the televised singing competition, "The

06/05/2013
Kari Njiiri

Officials at UMass-Amherst are reporting a malware program has potentially exposed the private health information of clients at a University clinic.

06/05/2013
Henry Epp

A report released this week ranks Massachusetts as the number two state in the country for clean technology.

06/04/2013
Leanna First-Arai

Members of the Pittsfield School Committee will meet with community members tomorrow night to consider updating the district's sexual education curriculum.

06/04/2013
Kari Njiiri

The Special Election to fill the remainder of John Kerry's US Senate term is about three weeks away.

06/04/2013
Henry Epp

Public health officials in Springfield held a community forum last night, part of an ongoing study on the health impacts of a future casino in western Massachusetts, but some say the study is too l

06/03/2013
Leanna First-Arai

In Connecticut, both the House and Senate have passed a landmark bill that would require foods containing Genetically Modified Organisms -- or GMO's -- to be clearly labeled.

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