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WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as On Point, Here & Now and Radio Boston.
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Steward plans to close Carney Hospital, Nashoba Valley Medical Center
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/26/steward-to-close-carney-hospital-nashoba-valley-medical-center
Published: July 26, 2024 23:36
Steward Health Care said Friday that it is closing two of its Massachusetts hospitals — Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer — that received no qualified bids in its sales process. The bankrupt company said it will…
Autism is just 'a part of me,' but an obstacle to finding a cancer diagnosis
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/26/autism-doctors-diagnosis-overshadowing
Published: July 26, 2024 21:29
"A doctor dismissed my leg pain as being psychological, suggesting to my mom, not me, the patient, to see a psychiatrist instead of investigating the pain I was experiencing. That made me feel, uh, crazy, uh, frustrated, and not respected or cared for. "
Bostonians are frustrated some city pools remain closed during another stifling summer
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/26/boston-city-pools-residents-upset-hot-weather
Published: July 26, 2024 21:14
For the second year in a row, lots of Boston's 19 city-run pools are closed for repairs or upgrades. And this summer's excessive heat has left families living by the six shuttered city pools scrambling in search of other places to cool off.
Inside a 40-year effort to protect a tiny wild orchid
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/26/small-whorled-pogonia-rare-wild-orchid
Published: July 26, 2024 10:49
The small whorled pogonia is a rare orchid found only in the Northeastern U.S. There are just about 3,000 in the entire world, most in New England, and conservationists are weighing how to best protect them.
Afghan refugees on the North Shore find home through a creative plan that could help many more
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/25/newburyport-afghan-refugees-immigrants-housing
Published: July 25, 2024 17:01
The families moved into the church a few months after they fled Afghanistan in 2021. They and their supporters realized how difficult it would be to find large, affordable permanent housing in the area. The church's rector is leading an effort to develop a…
Mass. top Democratic fundraiser on Harris' record-breaking haul
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/25/alan-solomont-kamala-harris-democratic-fundraising
Published: July 25, 2024 11:48
Vice President Kamala Harris has set fundraising records since President Biden announced he was bowing out of the presidential race on Sunday. Massachusetts-based Democratic fundraiser Alan Solomont joined WBUR's Deborah Becker to to talk about Harris'…
As Harris racks up delegates, a few Mass. Democrats wish nomination process was competitive
Published: July 24, 2024 16:24
Some party members said they wanted a series of mini-forums to hear from Harris and other top Democrats. Harris already has the backing of enough delegates to win the party's presidential nomination.
Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh remembers powerbroker Jack Connors
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/24/boston-jack-connors-marty-walsh-remembrance
Published: July 24, 2024 10:16
Remembrances are pouring in for philanthropist and advertising executive Jack Connors who died from cancer at his home in Brookline on Monday. He was 82.
Jack Connors, Boston power broker and philanthropist, dies at 82
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/23/jack-connors-obituary-boston-power-broker
Published: July 23, 2024 22:36
Connors was a founding partner of advertising giant Hill, Holliday and a Boston power broker with a far-reaching legacy in philanthropy, business and politics.
With Biden out of the race, Mass. Democratic party chair charts next steps for delegates
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/23/steve-kerrigan-massachusetts-democrats-delegates-convention
Published: July 23, 2024 10:04
Massachusetts’ delegates for the Democratic National Convention could have a bigger decision to make about the party’s nominee, after President Biden dropped out of the race Sunday.
Closure of state's oldest men's prison opens up prime real estate; Healey eyes plot for housing
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/23/mci-concord-state-prison-closing-redevelopment
Published: July 23, 2024 09:59
The closure of the state's oldest men's prison is due in part to a steep drop in the number of people incarcerated here over the past decade. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said the state envisions an "economic development project" that would transform…
Mass. politicians react to Biden's withdrawal from race, endorsement of Harris
Published: July 22, 2024 13:22
Many expressed gratitude toward the 81-year-old, praising his actions as president and record as a longtime public servant.
Meet the newest baseball hall-of-famer: Red Sox announcer Joe Castiglione
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/19/red-sox-announcer-hall-of-fame
Published: July 19, 2024 23:04
On Saturday, a regional legend will get his due by the national pastime. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York will honor Red Sox radio play-by-play announcer Joe Castiglione with the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award, which celebrates the elite…
Massachusetts' top Republican delegate on the RNC
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/19/ron-kaufman-gop-massachusetts-trump
Published: July 19, 2024 09:06
Ron Kaufman, the Massachusetts national committeeman and a former treasurer for the Republican National Committee, joined WBUR's Deobrah Becker to talk about how former President Trump's speech at the RNC will affect voters and the party here in…
Atop MGH, psychedelics scientists grow plants that could change your mind
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/18/mass-general-hospital-psychoactive-drugs-medicine-greenhouse
Published: July 18, 2024 11:52
The researchers are using stem cell technology to create what they call "mini brains" and test how psychoactive substances may affect humans. They're hoping to answer profound questions about what the plants might teach us about consciousness and whether…
Panic over Biden's chances sets in among some N.H. Democrats
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/17/biden-new-hampshire-concerns
Published: July 17, 2024 21:08
A recent poll suggests that New Hampshire, which for five straight presidential elections has been a reliable pickup for Democrats, is suddenly in play. And that has some of party’s faithful on the brink of despair.