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A map produced by the Department of Energy Resources shows the areas where incentivized biomass facilities would be prohibited under a proposal to shield environmental justice communities and surrounding areas from the wood-burning plants.

Proposed Rules For Wood-Burning Biomass Plants Leave 35 Towns In Industry “Crosshairs”

Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Commissioner Patrick Woodcock outlined proposed changes to the Renewable Portfolio Standard regulations for biomass power plants

The view from a seaplane flying over Boston (Tibisay Zea/WBUR)

Puddle Jumping To New York In 75 Minutes: Seaplane Service Set To Launch From Boston Harbor

Judge Agrees To Destruction Of Kraft Massage Parlor Video

Mass. Housing Advocates Worry About End Of U.S. Eviction Moratorium

Explainer: Will Massachusetts Do Enough To Limit Evictions?

Mass. AG's Office Sues Grubhub, Claims It Violated Cap On Restaurant Fees

Boston City Councilor Essaibi George Denies Using Her Office To Help Husband

State Announces First VaxMillions Winners, Both Vaccinated Before Incentive Started

St. Vincent Hospital In Worcester Reduces Services In Response To Months-Long Nurses Strike

St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester said Wednesday the cuts are essential to maintain core health care services that are crucial to the community. The nurses' union said it was dismayed...

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An MBTA Green Line car collided with another trolley on Commonwealth Avenue. (Courtesy Boston Fire Department)

Green Line Trolleys Collide on Comm. Ave.

Emergency workers were evaluating passengers for injuries following the crash across from Boston University's Agganis Arena.

Provincetown Data Suggests Vaccines Protect Against Complications, But Not Delta Transmission

Instead, an outbreak stemming out of the Provincetown themed weeks is casting doubt on the vaccine’s ability to halt transmission of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. An epidemiological investigation...

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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Malden. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

No Mask Mandate For Mass. Schools, And State Suggests Vaccinated Students Shed Masks

In updated guidance released Friday, state education and public health leaders recommended that vaccinated students be able to keep masks off and "strongly recommend" unvaccinated students and staff wear masks...

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Jul 30, 2021

Former Boston Ballet Dancer And Husband Accused Of Sexual Assault In Lawsuit

Boston Ballet dancer Sage Humphries accused Dusty Button, a prominent ballerina, and her husband, Mitchell Taylor Button, of sexual assault and emotional and physical abuse.

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Jul 30, 2021

A student walks into New Bedford High School in November of 2020. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. Health Officials Now Recommend Some Vaccinated People Wear Masks Indoors

Are you vaccinated? Do you have a weakened immune system? Do you live with someone who does or who is unvaccinated? Then, the state guidance released today suggests you wear...

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Jul 30, 2021

Woman Shot And Killed Outside Roslindale Drug Store

The woman was found suffering from gunshot wounds outside a drug store in the area of Cornith and Birch streets around 1:18 p.m., Boston police said in a statement.

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Jul 30, 2021

John Douglas Thompson as Prospero cradles John Lam's Ariel in "The Tempest" on Boston Common. (Courtesy Evgenia Eliseeva)

Our Revels Now Are Restarted: 'The Tempest' Gets Boston Theater Buzzing Again On The Common

John Douglas Thompson leads a pitch-perfect cast, says critic Jacquinn Sinclair.

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Jul 30, 2021

Boston's federal courthouse. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Battle Between South End Housing Group And Investor Goes to Court

Federal appeals court judges in Boston heard arguments Thursday in a fight between a nonprofit that wants to buy and maintain the affordable housing it's managed for South End residents...

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Jul 29, 2021

A Massachusetts vote-by-mail application. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Vote-By-Mail Is Extended. What Does That Mean For Boston's Preliminary Mayoral Race?

Several municipal preliminary elections in Massachusetts are less than two months away, and once again voters across the state will have the option to cast their ballots by mail --...

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Jul 29, 2021