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A person without a home panhandles in the snow in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.(Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Awarded $1.8 Million In Federal Funding For Housing Vouchers

The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development will pay for 139 housing vouchers for Boston residents with disabilities, homeless families and the chronically homeless, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Saturday.

Dec 7, 2019

Boston Officials To Recount About 66,000 Ballots To Settle Contested City Council Seat
Mass. Agencies Reach Agreement On Data, But Questions Remain Over Latest Vaping Cases
27 Young Climate Activists Arrested On Trespassing Charges At State House Protest
Man Who Offered $500 For Killing An ICE Agent Is Acquitted
Arsenic And Diesel As Thick As Peanut Butter: What’s Below The Future Weymouth Compressor?
Week In Review: Winter Transportation Woes, Sheriff Hodgson's White House Ties, Impeachment Advances

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A view of Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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Jewish Immigrants Wrote Some Of The Most Famous Christmas Songs. A Composer Explains Why

He also breaks down some popular Christmas songs to help make sense of what makes them so catchy and timeless.

Radio Boston

13:20Dec 6, 2019

Hundreds of students and alumni take to the field in protest of climate change during Harvard-Yale rivalry football game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 (Courtesy of Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard).

Ivy Leaguers Get Community Service For Disrupting Game

Students and alumni from both schools occupied the midfield of the Yale Bowl during halftime. Some held banners urging their colleges to act on climate change. Other signs referred to...

Earthwhile

Dec 6, 2019

First Listen: Food, We Need To Talk

Listen to this trailer of WBUR's new podcast, "Food, We Need To Talk," to get a sense of its journey toward eating better and, most importantly, feeling better about it.

Food, We Need To Talk

02:37Dec 6, 2019

An unidentified 15-year-old high school student uses a vaping device near the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP File Photo)

State: 6 Lung Illnesses Linked To Regulated Pot Vapes

The new data marks the first time the state Department of Health has linked illnesses to vaping products bought at dispensaries.

CommonHealth

Dec 6, 2019

Federal Prosecutors Say Over 60 Gang Members, Associates Arrested In Sweep

WBUR's Steve Brown joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to report.

02:25Dec 6, 2019

Snow is expected in Boston between roughly 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday. (Dave Epstein/WBUR)

Weekend Weather: Snow Showers Today Before Sunshine Takes Over

Cold weather arrives after a few hours of snow showers later today.

Dec 6, 2019

In this March 27, 2017 file photo Sunny Larson, left, and Zak McCutcheon pick produce while gathering provisions to take home at the Augusta Food Bank in Augusta, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

Why Are We Letting Trump Decide Who Gets To Eat And Who Goes Hungry?

Some 35,000 Massachusetts residents will lose access to food stamps as a result of a new Trump administration rule. It's counterproductive, writes Erin McAleer, and it’s also cruel.

Cognoscenti

Dec 6, 2019

Harvard Crimson president Kristine Guillaume and director Greta Gerwig at The Wing in Boston (Courtesy Kayana Szymczak)

Greta Gerwig Wants 'Little Women' To Be Great Or Nothing

Beneath the cozy surface of Greta Gerwig's work lies an abiding frustration and anxiety — about the precariousness of young, (albeit white) womanhood, its stifling economic realities, and its quashed...

The ARTery

Dec 6, 2019

The music video for Alec Hutson's "Zebra" takes viewers on a reflective, transforming journey through seasons, moods and emotions. (Courtesy of Alec Hutson)

Watch The Music Video Premiere Of Alec Hutson's 'Zebra,' A Reflection On The Constant Of Change

The Cambridge-based musician and his co-producer take viewers on a journey through familiar haunts as they change with the seasons, and Hutson's moods.

The ARTery

Dec 6, 2019

Album art for "Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits." (Courtesy)

Women Take On The Music Of Tom Waits

With “Come On Up To the House: Women Sing Waits,” musicians including Patty Griffin, Aimee Mann, Rosanne Cash, sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer, and Iris Dement uncover the melodic...

The ARTery

Dec 6, 2019

Radio Boston

Full Episode: Week In Review, Jewish Christmas Music

Here's the Radio Boston rundown for Dec. 6.

Radio Boston

35:41Dec 6, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., reads a statement announcing a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Full Episode: Impeachment, Mayor Pete, and Evangelicals From Boston To Brazil

Radio Boston

34:29Dec 5, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg answers questions from employees during a campaign stop at a dairy company in Londonderry, N.H. on April 19. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Catching Up With 'Mayor Pete' On The Campaign Trail In N.H.

Radio Boston

07:23Dec 5, 2019

Democrats Move Forward With Articles Of Impeachment

As Democrats announce they're moving forward with drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump, we check in with WBUR senior news correspondent and retired federal...

Radio Boston

15:51Dec 5, 2019

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Boston Schools Cut Ties With Volunteer-Led Youth Orchestra Program

Boston Public Schools has ended an after-school youth orchestra program called The Roxbury Youth Orchestra. It was led by professional violinist David France.

Dec 5, 2019

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., second from right, speaks to reporters during a break in the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 4. (Susan Walsh/AP)

U.S. Rep. Cicilline: Trump's Abuse Of Power A Clear Case For Impeachment

Plus, how the Democrats are stepping up their messaging machine.

Dec 5, 2019

Company Owner Gets 2 Years For Deaths Of Employees In Boston Trench Collapse

Kevin Otto, the owner of now-defunct Atlantic Drain Service, was sentenced Thursday to two years in jail.

Dec 5, 2019

Federal authorities displayed the weapons seized as part of an early-morning sting against dozens of alleged gang leaders, members and associates. (Steve Brown/WBUR)

Dozens Arrested In Federal Sting Against Latin Kings Gang

Federal authorities say those charged were leaders, members or associates of the gang.

Dec 5, 2019

Highs Thursday will be within a degree or two of 40 in the afternoon. (Courtesy NOAA)

Today's Weather: More Sunshine Emerges

Today will be the sunniest day we've seen since Saturday.

Dec 5, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addresses an audience at a campaign event on Nov. 11 in Exeter, N.H. (Steven Senne/AP)

Warren Says Her Wealth Tax Would Pay For Needed Programs. Not Everyone Agrees

While recent polling suggests that most Americans support a core goal of Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's proposed wealth tax, there's debate among academics and others as to how much...

07:17Dec 5, 2019

House Where Whitey Bulger Buried 3 Victims Faces Demolition

The Boston home where late mobster James "Whitey" Bulger and his gang buried three of their victims may be torn down.

Dec 4, 2019

Part of the memorial dedicated to the Fallen Six in Worcester. (Simón Rios/WBUR)

Worcester Six Commemorated In Ceremony, 20 Years After Tragedy

WBUR's Simón Rios reports.

03:22Dec 4, 2019

Boston Man Is 2nd Convicted In Marshfield Man's Death

A second suspect has been convicted in the September 2015 killing of a retired stockbroker from Massachusetts.

Dec 4, 2019

Over two feet of snow fell in some areas during the past three days. (Courtesy NOAA)

Today's Weather: Tranquil Weather Returns After Storm

The winter storm has departed and we are left with cold, but dry weather.

Dec 4, 2019

Weekend Edition Sunday

Boston Awarded $1.8 Million In Federal Funding For Housing Vouchers

Help Us Find A Story. What Are You Curious About Around Boston?

Jewish Immigrants Wrote Some Of The Most Famous Christmas Songs. A Composer Explains Why

Ivy Leaguers Get Community Service For Disrupting Game

First Listen: Food, We Need To Talk

State: 6 Lung Illnesses Linked To Regulated Pot Vapes

Federal Prosecutors Say Over 60 Gang Members, Associates Arrested In Sweep

Weekend Weather: Snow Showers Today Before Sunshine Takes Over

Why Are We Letting Trump Decide Who Gets To Eat And Who Goes Hungry?

Greta Gerwig Wants 'Little Women' To Be Great Or Nothing

Watch The Music Video Premiere Of Alec Hutson's 'Zebra,' A Reflection On The Constant Of Change

Women Take On The Music Of Tom Waits

Full Episode: Week In Review, Jewish Christmas Music

Full Episode: Impeachment, Mayor Pete, and Evangelicals From Boston To Brazil

Catching Up With 'Mayor Pete' On The Campaign Trail In N.H.

Democrats Move Forward With Articles Of Impeachment

Boston Schools Cut Ties With Volunteer-Led Youth Orchestra Program

U.S. Rep. Cicilline: Trump's Abuse Of Power A Clear Case For Impeachment

Company Owner Gets 2 Years For Deaths Of Employees In Boston Trench Collapse

Dozens Arrested In Federal Sting Against Latin Kings Gang

Today's Weather: More Sunshine Emerges

Warren Says Her Wealth Tax Would Pay For Needed Programs. Not Everyone Agrees

House Where Whitey Bulger Buried 3 Victims Faces Demolition

Worcester Six Commemorated In Ceremony, 20 Years After Tragedy

Boston Man Is 2nd Convicted In Marshfield Man's Death

Today's Weather: Tranquil Weather Returns After Storm