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Concerns about Increased Camera Surveillance in Mass

Date: 05/10/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

This week's Congressional oversight hearing following the Boston marathon bombings highlighted tensions between civil liberties and security.

Carrying Water to Remote Fires

Date: 05/10/2013

Contributor: Jill Kaufman

Brush fire season is underway. One of the challenges firefighters face is getting water to remote sites, like the woods of Mt. Tom

Date: 05/10/2013

Contributor: New England Pub...

Around Mother's Day, commentator Tinky Weisblat likes to think about her late mother's love of music.

Morning Edition Extra, May 10th, 2013

Date: 05/10/2013

Contributor: New England Pub...

This week on Morning Edition Extra, Massachusetts State Treasurer Steven Grossman talks about the Marketplace Fairness Act, approved this week by the U.S.

Strawberry Season on Track Despite Dry Weather

Date: 05/09/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

Despite this week's rain, the dry weather over the past month has brought increasing concerns about possible impacts on early crops like strawberries, whose season usually begins in about a month.

Date: 05/09/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

The trial of Anthony Baye began with opening statements in Springfield Thursday. Baye is accused of setting fifteen fires in Northampton, Massachusetts in December 2009.

Date: 05/08/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

Massachusetts health officials have finalized the rules and the amount of medical marijuana for patients.

Date: 05/08/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

The Massachusetts public health council signed off on a proposed merger today between Northampton's Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Boston's Mass General Hospital.

Date: 05/07/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

UMass Dartmouth, where one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was a student, is stepping up security and limiting the number of people who can attend commencement ceremonies.

Date: 05/07/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

After delaying an expected vote Monday night, The Springfield City Council could decide as early as Friday to ratify a proposed host community agreement to build a casino in the city.

Massachusetts' Teacher of the Year Announced

Date: 05/07/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

A Springfield high school teacher is this year's "Teacher of the Year" in Massachusetts. The award calls attention to a new initiative in the city's schools.

Dueling Ads in US Senate Race in MA

Date: 05/06/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

In the US Senate race, it's been a day of words, images and an empty chair.

Preview of the Anthony Baye Trial

Date: 05/06/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Jury selection in the long-delayed trial of alleged Northampton, Massachusetts arsonist Anthony Baye is began Monday.

Date: 05/03/2013

Contributor: Jeremy Goodwin

Student activism may prompt a change in admissions policy at Smith College with respect to prospective students who identify as transgender.

Date: 05/03/2013

Contributor: Susan Kaplan

The building collapse in Bangladesh has renewed the discussion about working conditions around the world.

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