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The Weymouth Natural Gas Compressor Station, photographed on Sept. 13. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Feds Give Weymouth Compressor Station Approval To Start Up

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration signed off Wednesday, saying that the company sufficiently corrected any issues behind two emergency shutdowns this fall.

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The front entrance of the Museum of Fine Arts. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

MFA Employees Say Unionization Was A Long Time Coming

MFA employees voted overwhelmingly to unionize, joined a growing wave of museum workers across the nation dissatisfied with low pay and precarious employment.

For The Love Of Apples: Baking With And Enjoying New England's Favorite Fruit

Amy Traverso is the senior food editor at Yankee magazine. She's also an unabashed apple fan, and the author of a newly revised and updated "The Apple Lover's Cookbook." She...

Initial Results From A Massive Experiment: Over 3 Million Coronavirus Tests At New England Colleges

Overall, only about one in a thousand tests turned up positive while students were on campus this fall, though the rate has ticked up recently.

Baker Bill Authorizes Mail-In, Early Voting in Newton

The governor's bill, filed at the request of Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and the Newton City Council, would permit the city to use the voting options for a special election to...

Nov 25, 2020

Thanksgiving Day Looks Rainy, With Downpours Forecast

David Epstein talks with Bob Oakes on Morning Edition to discuss this week's weather, including a very rainy Thanksgiving.

02:25Nov 25, 2020

Timothy Sanders, right, hands a pie to Brian Morrill, left, senior manager for donations for the Greater Boston Food Bank. (The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Greater Boston Food Bank Can't Get Its Hands On Enough Turkeys To Meet Thanksgiving Demand

The shortage is a side effect of the call to limit the size of Thanksgiving gatherings and travel for the holiday. Leaders with the food bank said they have seen...

03:28Nov 25, 2020

New Bedford High School students walk into the Philip Bronspiegel Memorial Auditorium to begin their day at school. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'Weirdly Empty, But Also It Feels The Same': Inside A High School In A High-Risk Community

The city of New Bedford has one of the highest positivity rates in the state, but the schools are open to students for hybrid learning.

'I Have To Risk It': Working At Logan Airport Amid A Growing Outbreak

During a busy week for travel and a worsening coronavirus outbreak, Mario Seide of Everett says, "I have no choice but to work."

Smaller Thanksgiving Gatherings May Mean Fewer Political Arguments. That's Not All Good

Uncomfortable as they can be, Thanksgiving get-togethers can help people with different political views understand one another — or, at least, remember the other reasons why they love each other....

03:55Nov 25, 2020

The sun sets behind the late autumn vineyards in Bavaria, Rödelsee. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images)

There Will Be No Sweet Harvest In This Bitter Year

In our small Boston yard, our grapevine was a lifeline to future sweetness, writes Rev. Laura Everett. But come fall and the time to harvest, there was none.

Host Tiziana Dearing Reflects On A Thanksgiving Unlike Any Other

Host Tiziana Dearing reflect on a Thanksgiving unlike any other -- which comes in the middle of a pandemic and a reckoning about who we...

The Coast Guard Calls Off The Search For The Emmy Rose Fishing Vessel

The Maine-based groundfishing vessel went missing off the coast of Provincetown early Monday morning.

This Thanksgiving, Helping Those In Need Takes On A New Meaning

Living Through Corona: Organizing A Turkey Drive In A Pandemic

Many of us will have very little for the holiday, let alone an abundant feast. Having once stood in line to receive a free Thanksgiving...

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USCG Cutter Vigorous and Air Station Cape Cod crews search for the missing fishing crew. (USCG Northeast Twitter)

Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Fishing Vessel Crew

The 82-foot (25-meter) Emmy Rose, based in Portland, Maine, went down about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, around 1:30 a.m. Monday. It was heading for Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Nov 24, 2020

Coronavirus Cases Spike At Another Massachusetts Prison

The number of prisoners testing positive for the coronavirus has almost doubled at MCI-Shirley Medium since Monday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Correction.

Nov 24, 2020

The John F. Kennedy Federal Building. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'We've Never Seen These Orders Issued Before': New Deadlines In Immigration Court Have Attorneys Scrambling

Attorneys in Boston say they began receiving the orders in the mail earlier this month, calling for individuals in certain cases to file an application with the court to remain...

Nov 24, 2020

Boston Houses More Than 100 Young People In First Year Of Anti-Homelessness Initiative

The initiative seeks to create at least 285 "housing opportunities" for people between the ages of 18 and 24. It's created 280 in the first year.

Nov 24, 2020

Demonstrators display signs calling for an end to evictions and foreclosures during a rally at Boston Housing Court outside the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston on Oct. 29, 2020. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Eviction Filings Are On The Rise, Weeks After State Moratorium Ended

Landlords in Massachusetts filed 689 new eviction cases last week for nonpayment of rent, according to a report by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership.

Nov 23, 2020

In this Feb. 1 file photo, Joe Biden smiles as former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium to speak at a campaign stop at the South Slope Community Center in North Liberty, Iowa. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Biden Taps John Kerry For New National Security Role Focused On The Climate Crisis

The former U.S. secretary of state and Massachusetts senator is slated to lead the administration's efforts to combat climate change as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate -- a role that...

Nov 23, 2020

On Jan. 24, 2020, Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward moves the ball on a fast break against the Orlando Magic. (John Raoux/AP)

Gordon Hayward Signs 4-Year, $120 Million Deal With Charlotte Hornets

Gordon Hayward, who opted out of what would have been his fourth season with the Boston Celtics this week, has signed a four-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets, according to...

Nov 21, 2020

Rollins Investigating Sexual Assault Allegations Against Former Prosecutor Adam Foss

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office is investigating allegations made against a former prosecutor in an online post published this week.

Nov 20, 2020

DCF To Change Policies For Parents With Disabilities After Federal Discrimination Probe

At the core of the changes is a commitment by DCF that the child welfare agency will "not base decisions about removal of a child on stereotypes or generalizations about...

Nov 20, 2020

Massachusetts Again Postpones Resumption Of Jury Trials

The earliest date for the resumption of jury trials is now Jan. 11, 2021, the Trial Court said in a statement Friday, citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as the reason...

Nov 20, 2020