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Living Through Corona: Binx

We catch up with drag performer Binx as part of our series "Living Through Corona."

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A kettle pond shoreline in the Cape Cod National Seashore (Courtesy CCNS)

Cape Cod Water Quality In Decline, Report Says

While the report says that public drinking water is "excellent" overall, the percentage of surface water -- including ponds and bays -- with “unacceptable” quality increased from last year.

How Mass General Brigham Plans To Dismantle Racism In And Outside Hospital Walls

The project, called “United Against Racism,” includes changes in leadership, culture and patient care. It also expands efforts to address hunger, housing and job opportunities outside hospital walls.

BSO Musicians Return To Perform, Without An Audience, In A Very Different Symphony Hall

Dozens of musicians performed -- from a distance and without an audience -- for a new series of videos the symphony is releasing.

The 2021 Boston Marathon Won't Be Happening In April

About six months before the scheduled April 19 date, the Boston Athletic Association said it was postponing next year's race until "at least the fall of 2021."

Oct 28, 2020

Throngs of people cross the street in Salem on Oct. 24, 2020. Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and Gov. Charlie Baker are imploring the public to avoid the historic city between now and Halloween and said there will be early businesses closings, significant parking restrictions,and no traditional holiday events in an effort to thin out crowds amid the ongoing pandemic. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

How Some Mass. Communities Are Planning For A Pandemic-Safe Halloween

Gov. Charlie Baker is urging residents to avoid parties and gatherings as the state sees an uptick in coronavirus cases. Some local leaders have asked their residents to forgo trick-or-treating...

Oct 28, 2020

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice Kimberly Budd, left, takes a ceremonial oath from Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, right, in 2016 during a ceremony at Faneuil Hall in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP)

Baker Nominates Justice Kimberly Budd As SJC Chief Justice

Plus, as part of the city's economic efforts to aid struggling families, Chelsea is making a bold policy decision: direct cash payments to residents, to spend however they'd like.

'We Will Never Be The Same': Holyoke Soldiers' Home Staff Testify To Oversight Committee

Workers at a Massachusetts home for sick veterans where 76 residents who contracted the coronavirus died told lawmakers that the facility wasn’t adequately staffed, that they weren’t given enough protective...

Oct 28, 2020

Check The Score: World Series Outcome, Boston Marathon Update

With the Los Angeles Dodgers now the 2020 World Series champions, and a developing story regarding the 2021 Boston Marathon, we Check the Score with Radio Boston's Chris Citorik.

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07:26Oct 28, 2020

Gov. Baker Nominates Justice Kimberly Budd To Lead The State's Highest Court

If confirmed, Budd would be the first Black woman to ever hold the position in the history of the state's highest court.

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13:02Oct 28, 2020

Cars driving along Storrow Drive. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Connecticut And New York Discourage Travel To And From Massachusetts As COVID Cases Rise

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont added Massachusetts to his state's advisory list on Tuesday; and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it was not "practically viable" to try to limit travel...

Oct 28, 2020

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Nearly three-quarters of respondents in a recent poll said Massachusetts is likely to experience more powerful storms, sea level rise and coastal flooding as a result of global warming. Here's a breached wall at Brant Rock in Marshfield, during a late January storm. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What's At Stake In The 2020 Election For Massachusetts: Energy And The Environment

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A sign, received anonymously in the mail, hangs in the center of a wreath on the front door of the Athienites hom, indicating health care workers that have survived COVID. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What's At Stake In The 2020 Election For Massachusetts: Health Care And The ACA

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13:20Oct 28, 2020

Chelsea Pilots Cash Payments To Residents In Need

To learn how the new program will work and its goals, we speak with Chelsea city manager Tom Ambrosino and Jill Shah, president of the...

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13:25Oct 28, 2020

Children's vehicles parked at Waltham Day Care Center in March as providers closed as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

What's At Stake In The 2020 Election For Massachusetts: Early Education And Childcare

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13:58Oct 27, 2020

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Voters enter Lawrence City Hall during early in-person voting, Oct. 22, 2020, in Lawrence, Mass. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Latino Voters' Turnout Could Be Critical In 2020 Election

The 2020 election marks the first time that Latinos will make up the largest racial or ethnic minority in the electorate, with 32 million eligible voters in the country. But...

Oct 28, 2020

Gov. Baker Nominates Associate Justice Budd To Supreme Judicial Court Chief

If confirmed, she will become the first female Black chief justice in the history of the state's top court.

03:55Oct 28, 2020

A Boston police officer at the protests against police brutality on May 31 is seen wearing a body camera. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Boston Police Has No Formal Policy To Check Body Camera Compliance

In a year and a half, Boston police has completed just one investigation into an officer's misuse of his body camera. It was triggered by a television station’s public records...

Oct 28, 2020

Changes Needed In Youth Hockey After COVID-19 Clusters, Baker Says

Gov. Charlie Baker and his health chief said their decision was prompted not only by the multiple clusters but also because some adults and coaches stymied the state's attempts...

Oct 27, 2020

Longtime Federal Appeals Court Judge Juan Torruella Dies

Torruella, who was born in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, was appointed to the 1st Circuit in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, becoming the first Puerto Rican to serve on...

Oct 26, 2020

A surveillance image, released by Boston police, of a person they are attempting to identify as part of the investigation of the ballot box fire. (Courtesy Boston Police Department)

Man Charged For Ballot Box Fire In Boston's Copley Square

The 39-year-old was arraigned in municipal court on a charge of willful and malicious burning in connection with the Sunday morning fire.

Oct 26, 2020

In this Jan. 22, 2013, file photo, Sonja Farak, left, stands during her arraignment at Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Mass. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP, Pool, File)

200 More Mass. Cases Thrown Out In Continued Fallout Over Farak Drug Lab Scandal

Hundreds more drug-related cases in Massachusetts are expected to be dismissed in the state drug lab scandal.

Oct 26, 2020

FBI Investigates Fire In Boston Ballot Drop Box; Election Chief Decries It As A 'Deliberate Criminal Act'

Following an apparent arson, local elections officials are being directed to take additional measures to secure ballot dropboxes.

Oct 25, 2020

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley casts her ballot early at the Shelburne Community Center in Roxbury. (Quincy Walters/WBUR)

Rep. Pressley Joins More Than 30% Of Mass. Voters Who Cast Early Ballots, Encourages Others To Vote

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley voted early on Saturday, joining more than 30% of Massachusetts voters who have cast their ballots prior to election day on Nov. 3. "We need to vote...

05:18Oct 25, 2020

Robelio Gonzalez looks on as his attorney Susan Church reviews papers he was given before being released by ICE. (Simón Rios/WBUR)

Lynn Immigrant Sees Path To Citizenship After Landlord's Alleged Threat To Call ICE

ICE agents who knocked on Robelio Gonzalez's door earlier this month let him go on the condition that he report to ICE headquarters in Burlington three weeks later. And on...

02:53Oct 23, 2020