Repair cafes, fixit clinics, restart parties – while there’s no standardized term, there’s probably a pop-up volunteer event near you.
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C.L. talks to Rhonda Fleming Hayes, author of Garden For Life and answers your questions.
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The fourth episode of the Catching the Codfather podcast.
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There aren’t many things that will get me out of bed at 5:30 in the morning. But bagels—or really just the prospect of learning how to make them—is one. Recently, I stood in Wellfleet’s Bagel Hound with owner Ellery Althaus, while the windows were still dark, staring a pile of dough.
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New England utilities and grid operators are working to reduce demand on the grid during times of peak use. In the long run, those efforts could help mitigate how much more infrastructure New England needs to build.
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New England has some of the highest energy costs in the country. Cold winters, along with other rising expenses, have rural towns looking for ways to save money. Many have embraced a switch to electric appliances, powered by home-grown renewable energy as a strategy to spare pocketbooks and help the planet.
The Point
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We talk with Heather Goldstone about her new podcast Not A Climate Scientist
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Amy Vince is joined by horticulturist and entomologist Roberta Clark to talk all things garden.
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The week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
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In 1991, a contentious lawsuit forces the government to step in, setting Carlos Rafael and the regulators on a collision course.
NPR Stories
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After the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., the White House was quick to praise law enforcement and call for unity, controlling the narrative early.
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Steve Inskeep asks Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee with oversight of the Secret Service, about experiencing Saturday's correspondents' dinner shooting.
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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe made history with a stunning victory Sunday, running the London Marathon in fewer than two hours.
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Colleges and universities are encouraging conversations about how to use AI and integrate it into the curriculum, even as some students express anxiety about how it will shape their future.
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A new review of state education data shows teacher pay increases can't keep up with inflation and fewer students are enrolled in public schools.