NEW ENGLAND

We find out about Genuine Culture and Wistriahurst's Juneteenth celebration, talk to Ancestral Bridges about their Juneteenth walking tour and break down language history in America with the Word Nerd.

A CDC-funded research center based at UMass Amherst is looking for natural alternatives to chemical tick repellants, and they believe a substance produced by donkey glands might offer one.

Al descubrir la jardinería durante la pandemia, Shayla Burge ha aprendido mucho sobre el cuidado personal a través del cuidado de plantas y sus productos.

Among the federal clean energy awards recently terminated by the Trump administration is $87 million for a low carbon cement plant in Holyoke, a decision that Massachusetts-based Sublime Systems hopes to reverse.

We hear about the 3rd annual Juneteenth Freedom Concert with the SSO, talk to the Silverthorne Theater Company about some upcoming productions and visit Ray's Family Farm in Southwick.

We talk to filmmaker Llewellyn Smith about his new documentary exploring the history of the American medical system and talk about a strange exoplanet with Mr. Universe.

Discovering gardening during the pandemic, Shayla Burge has learned a lot about self care through caring for her plants and produce.

Some 8,000 accounts will receive a total of $300,000 in rebates after a settlement between seven states and several brokerage houses. The states, including Massachusetts, allege small-time investors were charged more than they should have for transactions.

More than five months into lawmaking, and Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers have yet to agree to joint rules to foster transparency and process.

The new federal travel ban implemented by the Trump administration on certain countries as of June 9, 2025 comes with "a high degree of uncertainty" around actions and enforcement, UMass Amherst officials told the the international school community.