NEW ENGLAND

For 413 Gives, we talk to the Elizabeth Freeman Center. Plus, we find out about Amherst Black history with Ancestral Bridges ahead of their Juneteenth celebration.

We take a hard look into higher education and its economic impacts in Massachusetts.

Members of Massachusetts Water Supply Protection Trust met this week to discuss lessons-learned after last month's small engine plane crash near the Quabbin Reservoir — a major source of drinking water for Greater Boston.

We find out what Arise for Social Justice's plans for Juneteenth, talk with author Sofi Stambo about new her new book, and explore the history of the words "gay" and "queer" with the Word Nerd.

On July 14, 2003 Thomas F. Reilly, the Massachusetts attorney general at the time, published a report on his investigation into crimes against children at the Archdiocese of Boston.

The merger between GBH and Springfield-based NEPM will form a statewide media outfit likely to reach at least 1.3 million people each week.

We check out what's in store for the 9th annual Franklin County Pride, learn how Resilient Community Arts in order of 413 Gives Day, and take a tour of Carrot Corner Farm.

The Trump administration has proposed regulations to control billions of dollars in federal research funding, which it says will reduce "fraud and abuse." Scientists in Massachusetts and beyond say they could set back research in the U.S. by decades.

Officials estimate Massachusetts is on track to lose nearly $4 billion in federal funds. Those losses create a cascading effect — without proper resources, agencies dedicated to vulnerable populations have a harder time helping those people find a stable job, or housing.

Hampshire College officials said they reached "in principle" an agreement with a philanthropic partner to provide a loan that will support the wind down of campus operations.