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UMass Dartmouth Commencement Honors Bombing Victims

May 13, 2013

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a student at UMass Dartmouth and three of his friends who also took classes there are accused of impeding the investigation into the attack.

Voices Of Boston Schools’ Sports Transformation

May 13, 2013
Voices Of Boston Schools’ Sports Transformation

Students, administrators and stakeholders share thoughts on sports in Boston Public Schools.

National Grid And Union Agree On Tentative Contract

May 11, 2013

BOSTON — Both sides are trying to work out a new contract before the current one expires at midnight on Saturday.

Longer Renewable Energy Contracts Could Deliver Savings To Mass. Consumers

May 10, 2013
In this Feb. 24, 2006 file photo, a wind turbine stands, generating power next to Hull, Mass., High School in the shadow of Boston. (Stephan Savoia/AP File)

BOSTON — Massachusetts is part of a coalition of states considering massive bids for renewables that could reshape the New England energy market.

Psychiatrists: Lessons For Parents From Horrific Cleveland Kidnappings

May 10, 2013
Ariel Castro appears in Cleveland Municipal court on Thursday. Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape after three women missing for about a decade and one of their young daughters were found alive at his home earlier in the week. (Tony Dejak/AP)

Two psychiatrists go beyond “Don’t talk to strangers,” and offer clear advice to parents on how to speak with children of different ages about danger in the world following the news out of Cleveland this week.

Marathon Lockdown Serves As Eye-Opener For Suburban Moms

May 10, 2013
Katherine Gekas, (left),  a mother in Newton, a wealthy suburban Boston town, and Tina Chery, (right), a mother whose son was killed in 1996 by cross-fire. She is founder of the Louis D. Brown Institute. (Robin Lubbock/Here & Now)

When a number of Massachusetts communities were on lockdown following the Marathon Bombings, some suburban moms gained a new understanding of the fear their inner-city counterparts live with all the time.

Conspiracy Suspect's Dad Says Son Is Innocent

May 10, 2013
Amir Ismagulov, in Boston (Bruce Gellerman/WBUR)

BOSTON — Amir Ismagulov, the father of 19-year-old Azamat Tazhayakov, came to the U.S. after learning that his son had been arrested in connection with the marathon bombings.

Jeff Zinn: Keeping Company With Robert Brustein And Ryan Landry

May 10, 2013
Jeff Zinn. (Courtesy of Zinn)

Jeff Zinn recalls his associations with two playwrights nominated for Elliot Norton Awards, Robert Brustein and Ryan Landry.

The Name Is Hamlet, James Hamlet

May 10, 2013
Daniel Berer-Jones. (Omar Robinson)

“From Denmark With Love” mashes up Hamlet and James Bond.

Theatre On Fire’s ‘Almost Blue’ Is Red Hot

May 09, 2013
James Bocock and Erin Brehm in "Almost Blue." (Courtesy, Theatre on Fire)

Theatre On Fire’s production of “Almost Blue” does full justice to Keith Reddin’s script.

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