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Snowmaker Lincoln Faria moves a water hose to prevent it from getting buried in the snow at the Blue Hills Ski Area in Canton, where snowmaking on the slopes began early in the morning to allow for skiing over the weekend on Dec. 14, 2017. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Snowmaking helps ski season start at some western Massachusetts facilities

Some ski areas in western Massachusetts have been open limited hours even without much in the way of natural snow and are hoping for some help from Mother Nature to reach full capacity.

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Volunteers help out at the Sean Powers Wood Bank annual work day. (Rosalie Smith/NHPR)

With high heating costs, demand for assistance, firewood, and chimney sweeps is up in N.H.

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Anne Kaufman (right) with her husband Rob and daughter Maya. (Courtesy Anne Kaufman)

Shortage of care workers means heartache, stress for people with disabilities and their families

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06:21Dec 5, 2022

Installing a nitrogen-filtering septic system. (Courtesy Barnstable Clean Water Coalition)

Mass. residents express concerns about cost and feasibility of proposed septic regulations

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02:49Dec 5, 2022

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New Mass. EV rebates now available for residents

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Maine Supreme Court upholds lease for $1B power line project

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Company decommissioning Pilgrim edges closer to dumping contaminated wastewater in Cape Cod Bay

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Thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems under new state regulations

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Holiday shopping season kicks off amid a mixed economic outlook in Greater Boston

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UMaine unveils first 3D-printed home in a bid to mass-produce affordable housing

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Turkey farmers had high hopes for better profits this year, but supply costs have spiked

“Supply chain isn’t just the turkey. It’s raising the turkey. It’s getting people to actually come to work. And get people back to work, so they can raise the turkey.”

Business

Nov 21, 2022

United Way's distribution site in Dorchester was just one of two dozen sites in 21 communities distributing meals through the United Way ahead of Thanksgiving. (Amanda Beland/WBUR)

Food distribution centers kick into high gear in attempts to meet the needs for holiday meals

On Saturday, two dozen sites in 21 communities distributed meals through the United Way ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the organization, their plan was to give away 20,000...

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Nov 19, 2022

Blockchain industry may cool following FTX collapse, but many are betting not for long

The crash of a large cryptocurrency exchange is yet another stain on the growing blockchain industry, which is worth an estimated $12 billion in Massachusetts.

Business

Nov 18, 2022

Eversource seeks 43% rate hike for electric customers in Mass. this winter

If approved, the average monthly electric bill will go up between $39-$47.

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Nov 18, 2022

What's open and what's closed on Thanksgiving in Mass.

You already know almost everything is closed on Thanksgiving, but here's the list of just how little there is to do that Thursday.

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Nov 18, 2022

A help wanted sign is displayed in a storefront, Nov. 1, 2022, in Bedford, N.Y. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)

State unemployment rate up to 3.5% last month

After a steady stretch of improvement, the unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point from 3.4% in September, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced.

Business

Nov 18, 2022

An MBTA Green Line train rides on the tracks beneath McGrath Highway in Somerville during testing runs of the Green Line Extension. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Final stretch of Green Line Extension will open Dec. 12

All five new stations along the Medford Branch will come online at the start of service Dec. 12, Poftak said, bringing rapid transit service to densely populated areas near Tufts...

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Nov 17, 2022

Eversource begins setting new rates in N.H., saying it's in an unprecedented position

New Hampshire’s largest electric utility told state regulators late last week that failures in wholesale energy markets could make it difficult for them to secure enough energy for customers this...

Environment

Nov 16, 2022

Two turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A wind project promised Mass. cheap power. Then came inflation

The ongoing saga with Commmonwealth Wind, the utilities and Massachusetts, explained.

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Nov 16, 2022

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Snowmaking helps ski season start at some western Massachusetts facilities

With high heating costs, demand for assistance, firewood, and chimney sweeps is up in N.H.

Shortage of care workers means heartache, stress for people with disabilities and their families

Mass. residents express concerns about cost and feasibility of proposed septic regulations

New Mass. EV rebates now available for residents

Maine Supreme Court upholds lease for $1B power line project

Company decommissioning Pilgrim edges closer to dumping contaminated wastewater in Cape Cod Bay

Thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems under new state regulations

Holiday shopping season kicks off amid a mixed economic outlook in Greater Boston

UMaine unveils first 3D-printed home in a bid to mass-produce affordable housing

Three hour wait, three days in a row: Mass. shelter hotline leaves some families desperate

Turkey farmers had high hopes for better profits this year, but supply costs have spiked

Food distribution centers kick into high gear in attempts to meet the needs for holiday meals

Blockchain industry may cool following FTX collapse, but many are betting not for long

Eversource seeks 43% rate hike for electric customers in Mass. this winter

What's open and what's closed on Thanksgiving in Mass.

State unemployment rate up to 3.5% last month

Final stretch of Green Line Extension will open Dec. 12

Eversource begins setting new rates in N.H., saying it's in an unprecedented position

A wind project promised Mass. cheap power. Then came inflation