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The small community of Uvalde, Texas is grieving one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
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The casino reported 1,203 employees — a 23% increase from a year ago. The rise was fueled by the hiring of more part-time and on-call employees. MGM has just 35 more full-time workers on staff than a year ago.
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Elizabeth M. Masse/SubmittedTama Lang, from Litwin Elementary School in Chicopee, has been named counselor of the year in Massachusetts. -
Lina Baroscak, AP/The state of Connecticut is giving millions of dollars to houses of worship so they can protect themselves from potential hate crimes or other attacks.
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Nirvani Williams/NEPM"Ghost guns" are firearms that do not contain a serial number and can be manually constructed from parts.
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Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis last year, but it’s still unclear when recreational marijuana will be available to buy without a prescription.
Greenfield’s LAVA Center allows artists to commune, connect, and collaborate
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CourtesyThe rhythms of the bomba, Puerto Rico’s traditional dance music, are the underpinnings of composer Johanny Navarro’s work, "Belén: Un Canto Sagrado a mis Ancestros" (“A Sacred Chant to my Ancestors”).
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Samuel Quiñones/CourtesyComposer Christian Quiñones, who participated in El Puerto Rico IV, said his music channeled a dichotomy between beauty and the fear of letting go.
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Each year about a quarter of a million fish use the fish lift at the Hadley Falls Station in Holyoke, Massachusetts. -
Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes asked Pentagon officials to help reduce "speculation and conspiracy theories" around UFOs.
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The Center For Health Information and Analysis said aggregate operating revenue for hospitals increased by $2.8 billion, or 9% in 2021.
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The special commission charged with reviewing and possibly revamping Massachusetts's official state seal and motto voted unanimously to recommend that both be replaced.
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Author Erik Reardon dives into the history of commitments local citizens made to gaining a greater understanding of migratory fish, and accommodations they cooperatively made to keep these fish populations healthy.
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Language helping to set up expanded passenger rail service from western Massachusetts to Boston was left out of a nearly $10 billion transportation bond bill.
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The Connecticut General Assembly’s committee on Public Health and Children held a forum in Hartford to address the baby formula shortage.
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School district takeovers by the state of Massachusetts, known as receivership, haven't worked, according to an analysis of data by The Boston Globe.
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A moment of silence was held before the announcement, made Wednesday night at a playoff game.
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