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‘Into Light’ exhibit showcases the real people, stories behind drug addiction
Each graphite portrait and brief narrative in the exhibition, entitled "Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories Massachusetts," represents another 65 people who died of drug overdoses in The Bay State in 2023, the description explains.
Helpline launched for Massachusetts students experiencing antisemitism
BOSTON - A helpline has been launched in K-12 schools in Massachusetts to provide pro-bono legal assistance to parents whose children are experiencing antisemitism. The helpline was created by the Anti-Defamation League along with Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and StandWithUs. Peggy Shukur is Vice President of ADL East Division. She says since October 7, when Hamas militants attacked Israel, there's been a dramatic uptick in antisemitic incidents in K-12 schools. "So, we realized that we needed to do more to really provide better assistance for families that were really suffering from really pernicious antisemitism in...
Kentucky-Born Abe Lincoln Never Knew of His Massachusetts Roots
The nation's 16th president certainly got around. Recently, we told you how in September 1848, U.S. Representative Abraham Lincoln spent a night at the Grinnell Mansion on County Street. Lincoln was in New Bedford to campaign on behalf of Zachary Taylor's presidential bid and for the re-election of his friend,...
Massachusetts Museum Site of One of America’s Biggest Unsolved Heists
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston was the scene of one of the most infamous art heists in history. While most museums are famous for their collections safely stored within their walls, this museum has gained notoriety for the artwork that was once on display before it fell prey to an unfortunate theft scandal.
Worcester County Wonders: The werewolf who summered in Southborough
SOUTHBOROUGH ― As the leaves change from green to orange, jack-o'-lanterns are placed with care on the doorsteps and horror movies creep their way onto our streaming services. From vampires to ghosts, witches to werewolves, this time of year is all about monsters. In Massachusetts, many head to Salem for the haunted-holiday season, but did you know Southborough is home to Hollywood's original werewolf? ...
Advocates hope utility’s winter heat pump rate discount becomes model for Massachusetts utilities
Residents with heat pumps in four Massachusetts towns will soon pay hundreds of dollars less for their electricity over the winter, thanks to a new pricing approach advocates hope will become a model for utilities across the state. State regulators in June approved a plan by utility Unitil to lower...
Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some vegetables close by and offering reusable containers for customers' takeout. When Massachusetts was weighing whether to block restaurants from dumping food waste into landfills, her restaurant started composting without waiting on a law.Right away, there were challenges: $3,000 a year for bins and pickup. Busy dishwashers could contaminate an entire bag of compostable materials by missing a single butter packet. And customers in the habit of just chucking their leftovers needed signage to get uneaten food into the right...
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