Massachusetts
Steven Senne
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Last May, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a bill allowing immigrants without proof of legal presence to get licenses, and overrode a veto by Governor Charlie Baker.
Western Massachusetts
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Officials in Lee, Massachusetts, recently applied for a an Appalachian Trail designation that could benefit the town and seasonal hikers.
Regional News
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Joe Amon/Connecticut PublicConnecticut's Energy and Technology Committee Senate co-chair Norm Needleman said forces beyond the control of the two utilities are requiring them to raise electric rates this winter. -
Karen Brown/NEPMAfter the pandemic disrupted the live music industry, the nonprofit model will allow the western Massachusetts venue to bring in new revenue.
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A spike in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is straining hospitals across Massachusetts and forcing them to employ new strategies to cope with the wave of young patients.
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Murray Carpenter/Maine PublicTribal environmental planner Marvin Cling says the $5 million in funding will help the Passamaquoddy respond to the effects of climate change.
In Franklin County, the Western Mass Food Processing Center helps local entrepreneurs launch new food products
Commentary
Joerg Bittner
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An Episcopal priest says some of society's impassioned differences over gender and sexuality might be resolved by reconsidering how a seminal biblical passage about God's image is usually interpreted.
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