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In this May 2021 file photo, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses are prepared for members of the community 12 years and up, at a clinic in southeast Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

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State encourages health centers to preorder pediatric COVID vaccines ahead of their approval

So far, 289 health care providers have submitted orders in anticipation of the approval of a vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders.

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Kirsten Cairns, foreground, watches as Matthew DiBattista sings in a rehearsal for "Curlew River." (Courtesy Enigma Chamber Opera)

Five things to do this weekend, including an opera about grief and a play exploring Crispus Attucks

Plus, a production of “Witch” at The Huntington and a “boo-tanical” garden experience for children.

Oct 21, 2021

Consider This: Acting Mayor Janey orders Boston officials to clear 'Mass. and Cass' Homeless Encampment

Janey says the situation poses a public health crisis, and she wants to move the people sleeping there to city-run shelters. Critics say the city has no realistic plan to...

The view from Mass and Cass, the day after Janey orders tents to come down

In an executive order, Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey has declared a public health crisis, and that the city will use existing laws to remove people from their tents.

The latest on Mass and Cass, and reclaiming the word "witch"

Plus, we take listener calls and talk all things apples!

New exhibit aims to reclaim the word 'witch'

A new exhibit at Salem's Peabody Essex Museum aims to introduce us to today's witches, sans broomsticks, while also confronting the dungeons and hanging trees of our our own storied...

Rep. Clark talks negotiations over Biden's spending package

The president met with Democratic leaders yesterday, including Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark. Clark joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to discuss.

04:42Oct 20, 2021

Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George on the campaign trail. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston mayoral candidates debate rent control, free public transit

Sparks flew Tuesday night in the latest Boston mayoral debate as Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George battled over key issues like housing and transportation. Tuesday night's debate, hosted...

Oct 20, 2021

The Magnetic Fields (Courtesy The Magnetic Fields)

The Magnetic Fields return to home base with a stint at City Winery

The eclectic group got its start in Boston around 1988, although initially under different monikers. They settled upon The Magnetic Fields in 1990, but by everyone’s account, including bandleader Stephin...

Oct 20, 2021

Boston’s Chinatown, Hawaii through a native islander’s lens, and funny artists on the docket at BAAFF

This year’s lineup of fiction, non-fiction, and short format films at the Boston Asian American Film Festival capture “a wide range and diversity at the core of who the film...

Oct 20, 2021

Janey unveils plan to remove encampment in Mass. and Cass area

Boston's acting Mayor Kim Janey is declaring homelessness and addiction issues near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard a public health crisis.

04:39Oct 19, 2021

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How women, from myth to television, are taking care of business

We take listener calls with Maria Tatar, the author of "The Heroine with 1001 Faces" and the chair of the Program in Folklore and Mythology...

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren outside her home in Cambridge, March 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Senator Elizabeth Warren on social spending package: "Everybody's got to give a little"

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McIntosh apples hang on a tree on Sunday at Carlson Orchards, in Harvard, Mass. Apple-picking season is gearing up with growers forecasting a bumper crop. (Steven Senne/AP)

It's peak apple season in New England. What are you baking, pressing?

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19:09Oct 20, 2021

Boston mayoral candidate Michelle Wu greets with supporters at Readville Station in Hyde Park. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Business is back in Salem; We check in with Boston Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu

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47:35Oct 19, 2021

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Acting Mayor Kim Janey. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

WATCH LIVE: Janey unveils plan to address homelessness and addiction near Mass. and Cass

Boston acting Mayor Kim Janey is scheduled to make a public health announcement Tuesday, and is expected to unveil a new plan to address homelessness, addiction, and the ongoing problems...

Oct 19, 2021

Mass General Brigham offices in Somerville. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass General Brigham workers denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions sue hospital

Several employees at the largest hospital system in Massachusetts say in a lawsuit that they were subjected to discrimination and retaliation in violation of federal law when their requests for...

Oct 19, 2021

In a cove on the Connecticut River in Northampton, Massachusetts, art viewers paddled through "Swamp Show," an exhibit of art inspired by nature. Along with life vests, participants were given a prompt to write or draw while out on the oxbow. (Jill Kaufman/NEPM)

'Swamp Show' on the Connecticut River inspired by Thomas Cole's 'The Oxbow'

New England Public Media's Jill Kaufman reports works of art hung from trees, floated on water or were partially submerged.

05:05Oct 19, 2021

A still from director Mike Mills film "C'mon C'mon." (Courtesy A24)

IFFBoston Fall Focus film series returns with a diverse and enticing lineup

This year’s fall series features 11 films covering topics from Princess Diana to memories of the Emerald Isle and an imaginary Parisian magazine.

Oct 19, 2021

About 200 people gathered for the Solidarity with Haiti demonstration at John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Downtown Boston to protest the inhumane treatment of Haitian immigrants at the Texas border. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston civil rights group files complaint over treatment of Haitian migrants

A civil rights group filed a federal complaint Monday on behalf of a Haitian American group in Boston over the treatment of nearly 50 Haitians who recently arrived in Massachusetts...

Oct 18, 2021

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to the press at the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site on March 30, 2021 in Boston. (Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

About 4% of Mass. employees have not complied with Baker's vaccine mandate

Gov. Charlie Baker's mandate required all state employees to be fully vaccinated, or receive an exemption, by Sunday.

Oct 18, 2021

It now costs $17 more, on average, than last year to fill up your car's gas tank in Mass.

Gas prices continue to contribute to inflation concerns, rising nine cents per gallon in the last week and cutting further into household budgets across Massachusetts.

Oct 18, 2021

Boston mayoral candidates condemn arrest of Black man having a stroke

Valerie Copeland is glad the mayoral candidates are talking about her husband’s treatment. But she wishes they would provide more concrete plans to make sure it never happens again.

03:34Oct 18, 2021

Michelle Wu's path from immigrant daughter to the pinnacle of Boston politics

Wu, 36, grew up in Chicago — the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants. Back then, she never imagined that she would enter politics, let alone run for mayor of Boston.

07:04Oct 18, 2021

Some hospitals delay worker COVID-19 vaccine requirement

Hundreds of health care workers in Massachusetts have received COVID-19 vaccines in recent days to meet requirements.

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State encourages health centers to preorder pediatric COVID vaccines ahead of their approval

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Five things to do this weekend, including an opera about grief and a play exploring Crispus Attucks

Consider This: Acting Mayor Janey orders Boston officials to clear 'Mass. and Cass' Homeless Encampment

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The view from Mass and Cass, the day after Janey orders tents to come down

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The latest on Mass and Cass, and reclaiming the word "witch"

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New exhibit aims to reclaim the word 'witch'

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Rep. Clark talks negotiations over Biden's spending package

Boston mayoral candidates debate rent control, free public transit

The Magnetic Fields return to home base with a stint at City Winery

Boston’s Chinatown, Hawaii through a native islander’s lens, and funny artists on the docket at BAAFF

Janey unveils plan to remove encampment in Mass. and Cass area

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How women, from myth to television, are taking care of business

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Senator Elizabeth Warren on social spending package: "Everybody's got to give a little"

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It's peak apple season in New England. What are you baking, pressing?

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Business is back in Salem; We check in with Boston Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu

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WATCH LIVE: Janey unveils plan to address homelessness and addiction near Mass. and Cass

Mass General Brigham workers denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions sue hospital

'Swamp Show' on the Connecticut River inspired by Thomas Cole's 'The Oxbow'

IFFBoston Fall Focus film series returns with a diverse and enticing lineup

Boston civil rights group files complaint over treatment of Haitian migrants

About 4% of Mass. employees have not complied with Baker's vaccine mandate

It now costs $17 more, on average, than last year to fill up your car's gas tank in Mass.

Boston mayoral candidates condemn arrest of Black man having a stroke

Michelle Wu's path from immigrant daughter to the pinnacle of Boston politics

Some hospitals delay worker COVID-19 vaccine requirement

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State encourages health centers to preorder pediatric COVID vaccines ahead of their approval

Five things to do this weekend, including an opera about grief and a play exploring Crispus Attucks

Consider This: Acting Mayor Janey orders Boston officials to clear 'Mass. and Cass' Homeless Encampment

The view from Mass and Cass, the day after Janey orders tents to come down

The latest on Mass and Cass, and reclaiming the word "witch"

New exhibit aims to reclaim the word 'witch'

Rep. Clark talks negotiations over Biden's spending package

Boston mayoral candidates debate rent control, free public transit

The Magnetic Fields return to home base with a stint at City Winery

Boston’s Chinatown, Hawaii through a native islander’s lens, and funny artists on the docket at BAAFF

Janey unveils plan to remove encampment in Mass. and Cass area

How women, from myth to television, are taking care of business

Senator Elizabeth Warren on social spending package: "Everybody's got to give a little"

It's peak apple season in New England. What are you baking, pressing?

Business is back in Salem; We check in with Boston Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu

WATCH LIVE: Janey unveils plan to address homelessness and addiction near Mass. and Cass

Mass General Brigham workers denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions sue hospital

'Swamp Show' on the Connecticut River inspired by Thomas Cole's 'The Oxbow'

IFFBoston Fall Focus film series returns with a diverse and enticing lineup

Boston civil rights group files complaint over treatment of Haitian migrants

About 4% of Mass. employees have not complied with Baker's vaccine mandate

It now costs $17 more, on average, than last year to fill up your car's gas tank in Mass.

Boston mayoral candidates condemn arrest of Black man having a stroke

Michelle Wu's path from immigrant daughter to the pinnacle of Boston politics

Some hospitals delay worker COVID-19 vaccine requirement