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Kenneth Feinberg Chosen to Head Boston Bombing Fund

Date: 04/25/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Donations to the fund for victims of last week's bombings at the Boston Marathon now total well over $20 million.

Date: 04/25/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

A new effort has been launched to save one of the oldest homes in Springfield.

Boston Starting to Get Back to Business

Date: 04/24/2013

Contributor: Fred Bever

Boston's Boylston Street is back to business today, nine days after two bombs ripped through the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 250.

Western MA Gets Low Grades for Air Quality

Date: 04/24/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

A report released Wednesday gives counties in western Massachusetts low grades for air quality, but at the same time shows some modest improvement in Hampden County since last year.

Date: 04/23/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Massachusetts Democratic U.S Senate candidates Congressmen Stephen Lynch and Ed Markey squared off in another heated debate last night -- their second in as many days, this time in Springfield.

Date: 04/23/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

A plan to hold a casino referendum in Springfield on the same day as the June 25th Special Election to fill Massachusetts' vacant US Senate seat is going by the wayside.

Date: 04/23/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

The Boston marathon bombings are reviving the debate over the death penalty in Massachusetts. The death penalty was abolished in Massachusetts in 1984.

Date: 04/23/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts City Council will consider a zoning amendment tonight that nearly doubles the areas in the city where medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed to operate.

Date: 04/22/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Congressman Ed Markey holds a 10-point lead over Congressman Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary race for the open U-S senate seat in Massachusetts, according to a poll released Saturday by Wes

Date: 04/22/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

A newly released poll on the Massachusetts race to fill the vacant U.S.

Date: 04/22/2013

Contributor: New England Pub...

Before the Massachusetts House of Representatives began debate on a proposed 33.9 billion-dollar state budget today, House Speaker Robert Deleo took a moment to remember the victims in Monday's bom

Date: 04/19/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

Many bus and train routes throughout the Northeast were disrupted as law enforcement officials continued to search the region for one of the suspects of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon.

Date: 04/19/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

Our state house reporter, Sarah Birnbaum, reports on Thursday's interfaith memorial service for the victims of Monday's bombings.

Date: 04/18/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Massachusetts public health officials will hold public hearings Friday in Northampton, Boston, and Plymouth on proposed regulations for the state's new medical marijuana law.

Date: 04/18/2013

Contributor: Adam Frenier

Meeting in Palmer Thursday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously to open up Southeastern Massachusetts to commercial casino bids.

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