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Massachusetts towns whose schools are organized into unions will gain more control over their fates under a provision that was tucked into the broad education reform package Governor Deval Patrick signed into law yesterday. WFCR's...

Members of a church in Longmeadow, Massachusetts are coping with heartbreak over the earthquake in Haiti - a school they helped build was flattened, and dozens are feared dead. WFCR's Karen Brown has more.

Vermont regulators, lawmakers and even the governor are showing strong displeasure with the owners of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant, in the wake of revelations that there are underground pipe systems there which Yankee...

In the race to replace the late Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy in Washington, President Obama and other political stars have made their pitches for their preferred candidates from Boston - or at least nearby. But as WFCR's...

The Massachusetts Senate has delayed consideration of a bill that would ease the construction of wind energy projects in the state -- a measure supported by the administration of Governor Deval Patrick, but opposed by some...

Consumer advocates are launching a campaign for what they are calling "phase two" of Massachusetts health reform - driving down costs and driving up quality. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.

Massachusetts officials are promising to restore state funding to an outpatient clinic at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.